Method and apparatus for estimating body shape
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a merchant site, a body model of a user who is navigating the merchant site, wherein the body model of the user is generated by;
obtaining data representing a body of the user in a first pose and a second pose, wherein the data comprises one of image data of the body captured via a camera and partial depth information of the body captured via a range sensor; and
estimating a consistent body shape of the user across the first pose and the second pose by fitting a parametric body model of the body to the data to generate a set of pose parameters and a set of shape parameters associated with the body model of the user, wherein the estimating of the consistent body shape of the user separately factors (1) changes in a shape of the body due to changes between the first pose and the second pose to yield the set of pose parameters from (2) changes in the body of the user due to identity to yield the set of shape parameters; and
presenting, on the merchant site, clothing on the body model of the user.
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Abstract
A system and method of estimating the body shape of an individual from input data such as images or range maps. The body may appear in one or more poses captured at different times and a consistent body shape is computed for all poses. The body may appearin minimal tight-fitting clothing or in normal clothing wherein the described method produces an estimate of the body shape under the clothing. Clothed or bare regions of the body are detected via image classification and the fitting method is adapted to treat each region differently. Body shapes are represented parametrically and are matched to other bodies based on shape similarity and other features. Standard measurements are extracted using parametric or non-parametric functions of body shape. The system components support many applications in body scanning, advertising, social networking, collaborative filtering and Internet clothing shopping.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a merchant site, a body model of a user who is navigating the merchant site, wherein the body model of the user is generated by; obtaining data representing a body of the user in a first pose and a second pose, wherein the data comprises one of image data of the body captured via a camera and partial depth information of the body captured via a range sensor; and estimating a consistent body shape of the user across the first pose and the second pose by fitting a parametric body model of the body to the data to generate a set of pose parameters and a set of shape parameters associated with the body model of the user, wherein the estimating of the consistent body shape of the user separately factors (1) changes in a shape of the body due to changes between the first pose and the second pose to yield the set of pose parameters from (2) changes in the body of the user due to identity to yield the set of shape parameters; and presenting, on the merchant site, clothing on the body model of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving a body model of a user who is navigating a merchant site operated by the system, wherein the body model of the user is generated by; obtaining data representing a body of the user in a first pose and a second pose, wherein the data comprises one of image data of the body captured via a camera and partial depth information of the body captured via a range sensor; and estimating a consistent body shape of the user across the first pose and the second pose by fitting a parametric body model of the body to the data to generate a set of pose parameters and a set of shape parameters associated with the body model of the user, wherein the estimating separately factors (1) changes in a shape of the body due to changes between the first pose and the second pose to yield the set of pose parameters from (2) changes in the body of the user due to identity to yield the set of shape parameters; and presenting clothing on the body model of the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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