Garment fitting system and method

• US 9,799,064 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2013
• Issued: 10/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eyefitu AG
• Original Assignee: Eyefitu AG
• Inventors: Ohnemus, Isabelle, Felber, Joel J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Desai, Resha
• Application Number:
  US13/959,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20140040041A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,541 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261- 272
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0627 using item specifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

At least one database is accessed that includes at least personal size information representing measurements respectively associated with at least one person. Clothing information is received that represents at least one of the plurality of articles of clothing. The received clothing information is processed to associate the clothing information with at least some of the personal size information associated with one of the plurality of persons. Thereafter, a value is determined, as a function of the processed clothing information, that represents the fit of the one of the articles of clothing with at least one person. Information associated with the information is displayed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

providing a software application to execute on a respective computing device operated by a user, wherein the respective computing device is configured with a camera and is configured by the software application to;

obtain user profile information representing at least respective physical body measurements and clothing fit preferences of each of a plurality of people,

store on the respective computing device at least some of the user profile information representing the physical body measurements respectively associated with at least one of the people;

automatically cause the camera to take an image;

automatically extract, from the image, clothing information representing at least one respective article of clothing; and

automatically transmit the extracted clothing information, using a first data communication protocol on a network, to at least one processor;

in response to receiving, by the at least one processor from the respective computing device using a first data communication protocol on the network, i) first user profile information respectively associated with one person, wherein none of the received first user profile information includes physical body measurements, and ii) first clothing information respectively associated with a first article of clothing, transmitting by the at least one processor over the network to a computing device associated with the respective article of clothing, information representing the article of clothing;

receiving, by the at least one processor over the network from a different computing device associated with the article of clothing, clothing article size information representing at least one measurement of the first article of clothing;

accessing, by the at least one processor, a respective one reference body model of a plurality of stored reference body models, each of which correspond with respective ones of various clothing sizes, wherein the respective one reference body model corresponds with the clothing article size information;

transmitting, by the at least one processor to the respective computing devices, the clothing article size information and information representing the one reference body model;

wherein the respective computing device is further configured by the software application to;

automatically correlate the received clothing article size information and the stored physical body measurements represented in the first user profile information;

automatically display, as a function of the step of correlating, a comparison that includes;

a graphical representation of the respective one reference body model; and

a graphical representation of the first user'"'"'s body,

wherein the comparison is based at least in part on the clothing fit preferences of the one person.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein correlating the received information further comprises converting at least some of the received clothing article size information from a first standard to a second standard.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, by at least one processor, an application programming interface and wherein the information is received via the application programming interface.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a fit score representing a degree by which the first article of clothing matches at least body measurements and clothing fit preferences, wherein the first article of clothing matches at least the body measurements and clothing fit preferences when the value is above a threshold value.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the software application configures the computing devices to display the fit score in a graphical user interface as a graphical representation of a human form and an article of clothing.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the representation identifies respective areas on a human body where the article of clothing does not fit.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing, by at least one processor, information associated with a discounted price of the first article of clothing and transmitting, by the at least one processor to the one of the plurality of configured computing devices, a message representing the discounting price.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by at least one processor, a recommendation for purchasing the first article of clothing from at least one merchant; and

transmitting the recommendation to the one of the plurality of configured computing devices.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the recommendation further includes displaying a map that shows where the at least one merchant is located.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the software application includes a graphical user interface and receiving at least some of the profile information is received via the graphical user interface.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising reading a machine-readable code to access clothing information associated with the article of clothing.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the machine readable code is displayed on a computing device.

13. The method of claim 1, further wherein when the software application executes, each of the respective computing devices is configured to:

transmit, to at least one computing device associated with the article of clothing, at least feedback information associated with the first article of clothing.

14. A computer-implemented system that uses electronic information stored on remotely located devices to generate and transmit information to a respective computing device over a network, the system comprising:

a software application that executes on each of a plurality of computing devices respectively operated by each of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of computing devices is configured with a camera and the software application;

wherein, when the software application executes on a respective one of the computing devices, the respective computing device is configured to obtain user profile information representing at least respective physical body measurements and clothing fit preferences of each of a plurality of people, and to store on the respective computing device at least some of the user profile information representing the physical body measurements;

further wherein, when the software application executes, the respective computing device is configured to;

automatically cause the camera to take an image;

automatically extract, from the image, clothing information representing at least one respective article of clothing; and

automatically transmit the extracted clothing information, using a first data communication protocol on the network;

at least one processor configured to interact with a computer-readable medium in order to perform operations comprising;

in response to receiving, from one of the plurality of configured computing devices using a first data communication protocol on the network, i) first user profile information respectively associated with one person, wherein none of the received first user profile information includes physical body measurements, and ii) first clothing information respectively associated with a first article of clothing, transmitting over the network to a computing device associated with the respective article of clothing, information representing the article of clothing;

receiving, over the network from a different computing device associated with the article of clothing, clothing article size information representing at least one measurement of the first article of clothing;

accessing a respective one reference body model of a plurality of stored reference body models, each of which correspond with respective ones of various clothing sizes, wherein the respective one reference body model corresponds with the clothing article size information;

transmitting, by the at least one processor to the one of the plurality of configured computing devices, the clothing article size information and information representing the one reference body model;

further wherein when the software application executes, the respective computing device is configured to;

automatically correlate the received clothing article size information and the stored physical body measurements represented in the first user profile information;

automatically display, as a function of the step of correlating, a comparison of that includes;

a graphical representation of the respective one reference body model; and

a graphical representation of the first user'"'"'s body,

wherein the comparison is based at least in part on the clothing fit preferences of the one person.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein correlating the received information further comprises converting at least some of the received clothing article size information from a first standard to a second standard.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor readable media have instructions for causing the following step further to be performed by at least one processor:

provide an application programming interface, and wherein the information is received via the application programming interface.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to interact with a computer-readable medium in order to perform operations comprising:

generating a fit score representing a degree by which the first article of clothing matches at least body measurements and clothing fit preferences, wherein the first article of clothing matches at least the body measurements and clothing fit preferences when the value is above a threshold value.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the software application configures the computing devices to display the fit score in a graphical user interface as a graphical representation of a human form and an article of clothing.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the representation identifies respective areas on a human body where the article of clothing does not fit.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor readable media have instructions for causing the following steps further to be performed by at least one processor:

access information associated with a discount of the first article of clothing; and

transmit to the one of the plurality of configured computing devices, a message representing the discounting price.

21. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor readable media have instructions for causing the following steps further to be performed by at least one processor:

determine a recommendation for purchasing the first article of clothing from at least one merchant; and

transmit the recommendation to the at least one of the plurality of configured computing devices.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the recommendation further includes displaying a map that shows where the at least one merchant is located.

23. The system of claim 14, wherein software application includes a graphical user interface and at least some of the personal profile information is received via the graphical user interface.

24. The system of claim 14, wherein the machine readable code is displayed on a computing device.

25. The system of claim 14, further wherein when the software application executes, each of the respective computing devices is configured to:

transmit, to at least one computing device associated with the article of clothing, at least feedback information associated with the first article of clothing.