Clothing visualization

• US 9,241,184 B2
• Filed: 06/01/2011
• Issued: 01/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Weerasinghe, Srilal
• Primary Examiner(s): HAQ, NAEEM U
• Application Number:
  US13/150,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20120310791A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,693 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.1, 705/26.2, 705/26.25, 705/26.3, 705/26.35, 705/26.4, 705 2641- 2644, 705/26.5, 705 2661- 2664, 705/26.7, 705/26.8, 705/26.81, 705/26.82, 705/26.9, 705/27.1, 705/27.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43074 of additional data with content streams on the same device, e.g. of EPG data or interactive icon with a TV program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4725 using interactive regions of the image, e.g. hot spots details of information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8146 involving graphical data, e.g. 3D object, 2D graphics

Abstract

A method includes receiving an indication of interest in a garment depicted within media content displayed at a video display and determining, based on the media content, one or more garment identifiers associated with the garment. The method includes after determining the one or more garment identifiers, generating an image representation including a garment overlay and a viewer representation, the garment overlay at least partially covering the viewer representation. The viewer representation is generated based at least partially upon measurement input associated with the viewer. The garment overlay is based at least partially on the one or more garment identifiers and at least partially on the measurement input.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a processor of a media device, an indication of interest in a garment depicted within media content sent to a video display, wherein the media content is television programming, a movie, or a combination thereof;

receiving body measurement input from a body measurement scanner;

determining, at the processor based on the media content, one or more garment identifiers associated with the garment in response to the indication of interest;

after determining the one or more garment identifiers, generating an image representation at the processor, wherein the image representation includes a garment overlay and a viewer representation, wherein the garment overlay at least partially covers the viewer representation, wherein the viewer representation is generated based on the body measurement input, wherein the garment overlay is based at least partially on the one or more garment identifiers and at least partially on the body measurement input, and wherein generating the image representation comprises;

searching a garment database using the one or more garment identifiers to identify a set of potential matches to the garment;

when the set of potential matches conforms to some but not all of the one or more garment identifiers, sending to the video display an indication that the potential matches have similarities to the garment;

prompting the viewer to select a match from the set of potential matches;

receiving a selection of a particular match; and

generating the image representation based at least in part on the particular match.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching is conducted without accessing any garment-related metatag information within the media content.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second indication of interest in a second garment depicted within media content sent to the video display;

searching the garment database to attempt to identify potential matches to the second garment; and

when no potential matches to the second garment are identified, indicating to the viewer that no potential matches to the second garment are available.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching is conducted based on garment-related metatag information within the media content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the media device is a set-top box device, and wherein the media content is received at the set-top box device via a television network.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to searching the garment database, receiving an image that includes a depiction of the garment within the media content, wherein the one or more garment identifiers are determined based on the image.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the image is captured at a first device that is different from the media device, wherein the first device and the media device are associated with a common viewer account.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a processor, the processor configured to execute instructions to perform operations including;

receiving an indication of interest in a garment depicted by media content displayed at a video display, wherein the media content is television programming, a movie, a special program, or a combination thereof;

receiving body measurement input from a body measurement scanner;

determining, based on the media content, one or more garment identifiers associated with the garment in response to the indication of interest; and

after determining the one or more garment identifiers, generating an image representation including a garment overlay and a viewer representation, the garment overlay at least partially covering the viewer representation, wherein the viewer representation is generated based on the body measurement input, wherein the garment overlay is based at least partially on the one or more garment identifiers and at least partially on the body measurement input, and wherein generating the image representation comprises;

receiving an image that includes a depiction of the garment within the media content, wherein the one or more garment identifiers are determined based on the image, wherein the image is captured at a first device, wherein the image representation is generated at a second device, and wherein the first device and the second device are associated with a common viewer account;

searching a garment identifier database based upon the one or more garment identifiers to generate search results;

sending a display of the search results to the video display as potential matches to the garment; and

receiving a selection of a particular garment representation from the search results.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein at least one of the one or more garment identifiers includes an identifier of a manufacturer of the garment.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein at least one of the one or more garment identifiers includes at least one of a model identifier, a color identifier, a shape identifier, a pattern identifier, a print identifier, a cut identifier, and a garment designer identifier.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the viewer representation comprises a viewer avatar associated with the viewer, wherein the viewer avatar is generated with proportions based at least in part on the body measurement input.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the viewer avatar is customizable based upon viewer input.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the garment is not indicated within the media content as being for sale.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the indication of interest is received in response to viewer selection of a try-on button displayed on a display of a portable device.

15. A computer-readable storage device storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

receiving an indication of interest in a garment depicted by media content displayed at a video display, wherein the media content is television programming, a movie, a special program, or a combination thereof;

receiving body measurement input from a body measurement scanner;

determining, based on the media content, one or more garment identifiers associated with the garment in response to the indication of interest; and

after determining the one or more garment identifiers, generating an image representation including a garment overlay and a viewer representation, the garment overlay at least partially covering the viewer representation, wherein the viewer representation is generated based on the body measurement input, wherein the garment overlay is based at least partially on the one or more garment identifiers and at least partially on the body measurement input, and wherein generating the image representation comprises;

searching a garment database using the one or more garment identifiers to identify a set of potential matches, wherein the searching is conducted without accessing garment-related metatag information within the media content;

prompting the viewer to select a match from the set of potential matches;

receiving a selection of a particular match; and

determining the image representation based at least in part on the particular match.

16. The computer-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the operations further include searching a database for a garment representation associated with the one or more garment identifiers.

17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the database is searched based on at least one of a timestamp associated with the media content and an indication of a provider channel associated with the media content.