Providing a simulation of wearing items such as garments and/or accessories

• US 8,275,590 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2010
• Issued: 09/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zugara, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zugara, Inc.
• Inventors: Benoff, Jack, SZYMCZYK, Matthew, Von Hungen, Aaron, Callens, Blake, Forsman, Hans
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, SHAMBHAVI K
• Application Number:
  US12/822,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20110040539A1
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261- 272, 705/3, 705/17, 705/30, 703/6, 703/1, 703/2, 703/7, 700/117, 700/130, 700/132, 345/418, 345/419, 345/424, 345/629, 345/630, 345/633, 345/646
• US Class Current: 703/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof

Abstract

A user may simulate wearing real-wearable items, such as virtual garments and accessories. A virtual-outfitting interface may be provided for presentation to the user. An item-search/selection portion within the virtual-outfitting interface may be provided. The item-search/selection portion may depict one or more virtual-wearable items corresponding to one or more real-wearable items. The user may be allowed to select at least one virtual-wearable item from the item-search/selection portion. A main display portion within the virtual-outfitting interface may be provided. The main display portion may include a composite video feed that incorporates a video feed of the user and the selected at least one virtual-wearable item such that the user appears to be wearing the selected at least one virtual-wearable item in the main display portion.

Claims

1. A system configured for allowing a user to simulate wearing real-wearable items, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising;

a virtual-outfitting-interface module configured to provide a virtual-outfitting interface for presentation to a user, a virtual-outfitting interface including two or more separate portions simultaneously presented in different regions of the virtual-outfitting interface, the two or more separate portions including an item search/selection portion and a main display portion;

an item search/selection module configured to provide the item-search/selection portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the item-search/selection portion conveying information associated with one or more virtual-wearable items corresponding to one or more real-wearable items;

a composite-imaging module configured to provide the main display portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the main display portion including a composite video feed that incorporates a live video feed of the user and a first virtual-wearable item such that the user appears to be wearing the first virtual-wearable item in real time in the main display portion; and

a motion-capture module configured to track motion, position, and/or orientation of the user so as to allow the user to interact with individual ones of the or more separate portions of the virtual-outfitting interface using gestural commands, a given interaction with the item-search/selection portion including selecting a second virtual-wearable item via a first gestural command, wherein the user appears to be wearing the second virtual-wearable item in the composite video feed of the main display portion responsive to the second virtual-wearable item being selected from the item-search/selection portion;

wherein a given virtual-wearable item moves within the main display portion in order to track movements of the user based on the tracked motion, position and/or orientation of the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more virtual-wearable items include one or both of a virtual garment or a virtual accessory.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein individual ones of the one or more virtual-wearable items visually represent the one or more corresponding real-wearable items.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first gestural command is received by observing the user moving a hand such that the hand is depicted as lying within the item-search/selection portion of the virtual-outfitting interface.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a conferencing module configured to provide a conferencing portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the conferencing portion displaying one or more other users.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a purchase module configured to allow the user to indicate one or more virtual-wearable items to effectuate a purchase of one or more real-wearable items corresponding to the indicated one or more virtual-wearable items.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a screen-capture module configured to provide a screen-capture tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the screen-capture tool allowing the user to obtain a snapshot of at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the screen-capture module is configured to provide a snapshot portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the snapshot portion allowing the user to manage one or more snapshots of the at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a social-networking module configured to provide a social-networking tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the social-networking tool allowing the user to interface with one or more social-networking services with which the user is associated.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the social-networking tool allows the user to interface with the one or more social-networking services in order to share one or more snapshots with one or more contacts of the user.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise an interface-control module configured to provide a virtual-outfitting-interface-control tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the virtual-outfitting-interface-control tool allowing the user to control one or more aspects associated with the virtual-outfitting interface.

12. A computer-implemented method for allowing a user to simulate wearing real-wearable items, the method being performed by one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the method comprising:

providing a virtual-outfitting interface for presentation to a user, the virtual-outfitting interface including two or more separate portions simultaneously presented in different regions of the virtual-outfitting interface, the two or more separate portions including an item search/selection portion and a main display portion, wherein (1) the item-search/selection portion conveys information associated with one or more virtual-wearable items corresponding to one or more real-wearable items, and (2) the main display portion includes a composite video feed that incorporates a live video feed of the user and a first virtual-wearable item such that the user appears to be wearing the first virtual-wearable item in real time in the main display portion;

tracking motion, position, and/or orientation of the user so as to allow the user to interact with individual ones of the two or more separate portions the virtual-outfitting interface using gestural commands, a given interaction with the item-search/selection portion including selecting a second virtual-wearable item via a first gestural command;

wherein the user appears to be wearing the second virtual-wearable item in the composite video feed of the main display portion responsive to the second virtual-wearable item being selected from the item-search/selection portion; and

wherein a given virtual-wearable item moves within the main display portion in order to track movements of the user based on the tracked motion, position and/or orientation of the user.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more virtual-wearable items include one or both of a virtual garment or a virtual accessory.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein individual ones of the one or more virtual-wearable items visually represent the one or more corresponding real-wearable items.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving the first gestural command by observing the user moving a hand such that the hand is depicted as lying within the item-search/selection portion of the virtual-outfitting interface.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing a conferencing portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the conferencing portion displaying one or more other users.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising allowing the user to indicate one or more virtual-wearable items to effectuate a purchase of one or more real-wearable items corresponding to the indicated one or more virtual-wearable items.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing a screen-capture tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the screen-capture tool allowing the user to obtain a snapshot of at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising providing a snapshot portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the snapshot portion allowing the user to manage one or more snapshots of the at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing a social-networking tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the social-networking tool allowing the user to interface with one or more social-networking services with which the user is associated.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the social-networking tool allows the user to interface with the one or more social-networking services in order to share one or more snapshots with one or more contacts of the user.

22. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing a virtual-outfitting-interface-control tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the virtual-outfitting-interface-control tool allowing the user to control one or more aspects associated with the virtual-outfitting interface.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method for allowing a user to simulate wearing real-wearable items, the method comprising:

providing, a virtual-outfitting interface for presentation to a user, a virtual-outfitting interface including two or more separate portions simultaneously presented in different regions of the virtual-outfitting interface, the two or more separate portions including an item search/selection portion and a main display portion, wherein (1) the item-search/selection portion conveys information associated with one or more virtual-wearable items corresponding to one or more real-wearable items, and (2) the main display portion includes a composite video feed that incorporates a live video feed of the user and a first virtual-wearable item such that the user appears to be wearing the first virtual-wearable item in real time in the main display portion;

tracking motion, position, and/or orientation of the user so as to allow the user to interact with individual ones of the two or more separate portions the virtual-outfitting interface using gestural commands, a given interaction with the item-search/selection portion including selecting a second virtual-wearable item via a first gestural command;

wherein the user appears to be wearing the second virtual-wearable item in the composite video feed of the main display portion responsive to the second virtual-wearable item being selected from the item-search/selection portion; and

wherein a given virtual-wearable item moves within the main display portion in order to track movements of the user based on the tracked motion, position and/or orientation of the user.