Determining body measurements

• US 9,460,342 B1
• Filed: 08/05/2013
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Freund, Martin Brandt, Xie, Yuanying
• Primary Examiner(s): Bitar, Nancy
• Application Number:
  US13/959,594
• Time in Patent Office: 1,156 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands

Abstract

Implementations generally relate to determining body measurements. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of images associated with a subject user. The method also includes generating a 3-dimensional composition of the subject user based on the images. The method also includes determining one or more initial body measurements based the 3-dimensional composition and one or more known reference dimensions. The method also includes modifying the one or more initial body measurements based on one or more modifying criteria.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a plurality of images associated with a subject user;

generating a 3-dimensional composition of the subject user based on the plurality of images, wherein generating the 3-dimensional composition comprises stitching together matching points in the plurality of images;

determining one or more initial body measurements of the subject user based on the 3-dimensional composition and one or more known reference dimensions, wherein the one or more known reference dimensions are based on one or more objects in at least one of the plurality of images;

modifying the one or more initial body measurements of the subject user to generate one or more modified body measurements based on one or more modifying criteria, wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes one or more stored historical patterns of body measurements;

determining historical preferences data associated with at least one of clothing preferences and fashion accessories preferences of the subject user, based, at least in part, on at least one of;

past purchases and returns; and

providing a recommendation for an article of clothing or fashion accessory, wherein the recommendation is based, at least in part, on the one or more modified body measurements and on the historical preferences data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an age of the subject user, wherein the one or more modifying criteria further includes whether the determined age of the subject user meets an age criteria.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes geographic location criteria and a current time of year.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified body measurement is a predicted future body measurement.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more objects includes a person in the image other than the subject user.

4. A method comprising:

receiving a plurality of images associated with a subject user;

generating a 3-dimensional composition of the subject user based on the plurality of images;

determining one or more initial body measurements of the subject user based the 3-dimensional composition and one or more known reference dimensions;

modifying at least one of the one or more initial body measurements of the subject user to generate one or more modified body measurements based on one or more modifying criteria, wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes one or more stored historical patterns of body measurements;

determining historical preferences data associated with at least one of clothing preferences and fashion accessories preferences of the subject user, based, at least in part, on at least one of;

past purchases and returns; and

providing a recommendation for an article of clothing or fashion accessory, wherein the recommendation is based, at least in part, on the one or more modified body measurements and on the historical preferences data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more known reference dimensions are based on one or more objects in at least one image of the plurality of images and a determined distance between the subject user and the one or more objects in the respective at least one image of the plurality of images.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining an age of the subject user, wherein the one or more modifying criteria further includes whether the determined age of the subject user meets an age criteria.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes geographic location criteria and a current time of year.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising providing a recommendation for an article of clothing based on the one or more body measurements.

14. The method of claim 4, wherein the modified body measurement is a predicted future body measurement.

17. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more objects includes a person in the image other than the subject user.

9. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising;

receiving a plurality of images associated with a subject user;

generating a 3-dimensional composition of the subject user based on the plurality of images;

determining one or more initial body measurements based the 3-dimensional composition and one or more known reference dimensions;

modifying the one or more initial body measurements of the subject user to generate one or more modified body measurements based on one or more modifying criteria, wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes a deviation from predetermined body measurements based on one or more stored historical patterns of body measurements;

determining historical preferences data associated with at least one of clothing preferences and fashion accessories preferences of the subject user, based, at least in part, on at least one of;

past purchases and returns; and

providing a recommendation for an article of clothing or fashion accessory, wherein the recommendation is based, at least in part, on the one or more modified body measurements and on the historical preferences data.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more known reference dimensions are based on one or more objects in at least one image of the plurality of images and a determined distance between the subject user and the one or more objects in the respective at least one image of the plurality of images.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

determining an age of the subject user, wherein the one or more modifying criteria further includes whether the determined age of the subject user meets an age criteria.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes geographic location criteria and a current time of year.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the modified body measurement is a predicted future body measurement.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more objects includes a person in the image other than the subject user.