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Method and apparatus for selecting a wearable to match an object

  • US 5,537,211 A
  • Filed: 01/13/1995
  • Issued: 07/16/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for selecting a wearable, the apparatus comprising:

  • an input device having a light emitting portion light receiving portion, the light emitting portion operative to emit light which is reflected by an object, and the light receiving portion operative to detect the reflected light, thereby producing a sensed electrical signal representative of the color of the object based on light reflectivity of the object;

    a memory for storing a database of color reflectivities associated with a plurality of wearables, each wearable having at least one reflectivity identified therewith;

    control logic in communication with the input device, the control logic being operative to receive said sensed signal to compare the reflectivity of the sensed object with the color reflectivities of the wearables, to determine a difference metric between the color reflectivities of each of the wearables and the reflectivity of the object, and to compare the difference metrics to determine the least difference metric to select one of the plurality of wearables based on the least difference metric; and

    an output device in communication with the control logic for indicating the selected wearable associated with the least difference metric.

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