Image composition system and method of using same
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1. An image composition system, comprising:
- display means for displaying a user selected image to facilitate viewing an image of a person in a virtual environment, said user selected image including a human image representative of said person;
control means coupled to said display means for integrating said human image into said user selected image to view said human image in said user selected image for enabling the visualization of said person in a real scene corresponding to said user selected image, wherein said human image defines a core element of said user selected image;
camera means coupled to said control means for generating human image video information indicative of said human image to reproduce said person in said virtual environment; and
memory means coupled to said control means for storing clothing video information including clothing item information indicative of a clothing item image to permit said clothing item image to be combined with said human image for forming said user selected image, said clothing item image being representative of a real environment clothing item capable of being worn by said person, wherein said clothing item image defines an accessory element to be positioned relative to said core element so that said user selected image facilitates the visualization of a real environment combination of said person and said clothing item without said clothing item being physically present with said person in said real scene;
wherein said human image includes a head image representative of a head portion only of said person, said clothing video information further including mannequin information indicative of a mannequin image wearing said clothing item image, and wherein said mannequin image is coupled below said head image in said user selected image, whereby said head image, said mannequin image and said clothing item image are displayed as said user selected image;
means defining a plurality of measure and match point indicia on said clothing item image to facilitate fitting conformally said clothing item image to said human image;
means defining a plurality of body match point indicia on said human image to correspond with individual ones of said plurality of measure and match point indicia;
means for comparing measure and match point indicia with said body match point indicia to determine if a size adjustment is required;
means for adjusting measure and match point indicia to said body match point indicia to correspond substantially therewith; and
means for adjusting the remaining portions of said clothing item image to conform substantially to said human image.
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Abstract
The image composition system includes a display device coupled to a central processing device for displaying a user selected image. A camera coupled to the central processing device enables a real subject to be incorporated into the user selected image. Accessory items are stored in a memory device coupled to the central processing unit for combining with the subject in the user selected image.
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1. An image composition system, comprising:
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display means for displaying a user selected image to facilitate viewing an image of a person in a virtual environment, said user selected image including a human image representative of said person; control means coupled to said display means for integrating said human image into said user selected image to view said human image in said user selected image for enabling the visualization of said person in a real scene corresponding to said user selected image, wherein said human image defines a core element of said user selected image; camera means coupled to said control means for generating human image video information indicative of said human image to reproduce said person in said virtual environment; and memory means coupled to said control means for storing clothing video information including clothing item information indicative of a clothing item image to permit said clothing item image to be combined with said human image for forming said user selected image, said clothing item image being representative of a real environment clothing item capable of being worn by said person, wherein said clothing item image defines an accessory element to be positioned relative to said core element so that said user selected image facilitates the visualization of a real environment combination of said person and said clothing item without said clothing item being physically present with said person in said real scene; wherein said human image includes a head image representative of a head portion only of said person, said clothing video information further including mannequin information indicative of a mannequin image wearing said clothing item image, and wherein said mannequin image is coupled below said head image in said user selected image, whereby said head image, said mannequin image and said clothing item image are displayed as said user selected image; means defining a plurality of measure and match point indicia on said clothing item image to facilitate fitting conformally said clothing item image to said human image; means defining a plurality of body match point indicia on said human image to correspond with individual ones of said plurality of measure and match point indicia; means for comparing measure and match point indicia with said body match point indicia to determine if a size adjustment is required; means for adjusting measure and match point indicia to said body match point indicia to correspond substantially therewith; and means for adjusting the remaining portions of said clothing item image to conform substantially to said human image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An image composition system, comprising:
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display means for displaying a user selected image to facilitate viewing in image of a person in a virtual environment, said user selected image including a human image representative of said person; control means coupled to said display means for integrating said human image into said user selected image to view said human image in said user selected image for enabling the visualization of said person in a real scene corresponding to said user selected image, wherein said human image defines a core element of said user selected image; camera means coupled to said control means for generating human image video information indicative of said human image to reproduce said person in said virtual environment; memory means coupled to said control means for storing clothing video information including clothing item information indicative of a clothing item image to permit said clothing item image to be combined with said human image for forming said user selected image, said clothing item image being representative of a real environment clothing item capable of being worn by said person, wherein said clothing item image defines an accessory element to be positioned relative to said core element so that said user selected image facilitates the visualization of a real environment combination of said person and said clothing item without said clothing item being physically present with said person in aid real scene; wherein said human image includes an entire body image of said person, said clothing item image and said body image defining an overlap portion of said body image, said overlap portion defining an area for cooperating with other accessory items, where said clothing item image and said body image coincide, and wherein said clothing item image and said body image less said overlap portion are displayed as said user selected image; means defining a plurality of measure and match point indicia on said clothing item image to facilitate fitting conformally said clothing item image to said human image; means defining a plurality of body match point indicia on said human image to correspond with individual ones of said plurality of measure and match point indicia; means for comparing measure and match point indicia with said body match point indicia to determine if a size adjustment is required; means for adjusting measure and match point indicia to said body match point indicia to correspond substantially therewith; and means for adjusting the remaining portions of said clothing item image to conform substantially to said human image. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of composing a user selected image, comprising:
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displaying the user selected image to facilitate viewing a person in a virtual environment, the user selected image including a human image representative of said person; integrating said human image with the user selected image to view said human image and the user selected image for enabling the visualization of said person in a real scene corresponding to the user selected image, wherein said human image defines a core element of the user selected image; generating human image video information indicative of said human image to reproduce said person in said virtual environment; storing clothing video information including clothing item information indicative of a clothing item image to permit said clothing item image to be combined with said human image for forming the user selected image, said clothing item image being representative of a real environment clothing item capable of being worn by said person, wherein said clothing item image defines an accessory element to be positioned relative to said core element so that the user selected image facilitates the visualization of a real environment combination of said person an said clothing item without said clothing item being physically present with said person in said real scene; displaying a head image from said human image, said head displaying a mannequin image wearing said clothing item image, and coupling said mannequin image below said head image in the user selected image, whereby said head image, said mannequin image and said clothing item image are displayed as the user selected image; defining a plurality of measure and match point indicia on said clothing item image to facilitate fitting conformally said clothing item image to said human image; defining a plurality of body match point indicia on said human image to correspond with individual ones of said plurality of measure and match point indicia; comparing measure and match point indicia with said body match point indicia to determine if a size adjustment is required; adjusting measure and match point indicia to said body match point indicia to correspond substantially therewith; and adjusting the remaining portions of said clothing item image to conform substantially to said human image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of composing a user selected image comprising:
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displaying a human image; storing and displaying a clothing item image; defining a plurality of measure and match point indicia on said clothing item image to facilitate fitting conformally said clothing item image to said human image; defining a plurality of body match point indicia on said human image to correspond with individual ones of said plurality of measure and match point indicia; comparing measure and match point indicia with said body match point indicia to determine if a size adjustment is required; adjusting measure and match point indicia to said body match point indicia to correspond substantially therewith; and adjusting the remaining portions of said clothing item image to conform substantially to said human image.
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