3D Clothing Fit Visualization Using Inflatable Avatars
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Solution Overview
Problem
Online clothing purchases are challenging due to difficulties in determining fit and appearance, leading to reduced sales and high return rates for merchants and consumers.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a fit test fixture and 3D visualization to measure clothing dimensions and compliance, allowing consumers to see how clothing items will fit and appear on their body before purchase, by combining 3D models of clothing items with consumer avatars.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If consumers purchase clothing online without physical try-on, then convenience of online shopping is improved, but accuracy of fit determination deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a 3D digital copy of the consumer's body using scanning technology, which serves as a virtual avatar. This digital replica allows consumers to visualize clothing fit without physically trying on garments, maintaining online shopping convenience while achieving accurate fit determination through the virtual try-on capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a 3D visualization system as an intermediary between the consumer and the clothing item. This system includes a virtual avatar that acts as a mediator, allowing consumers to see how clothing will fit their specific body shape without direct physical interaction, thus resolving the contradiction between online convenience and fit accuracy.
2Device complexity
If standard body size models are used for clothing visualization, then simplicity of presentation is improved, but accuracy of fit representation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a customized 3D avatar that accurately represents the consumer's specific body shape, size, and proportions. Instead of using a generic standard model, the system tailors the virtual representation to match the individual consumer's anatomy, ensuring accurate fit representation while maintaining visual clarity through sophisticated 3D rendering.
3Measurement precision
If detailed 3D scanning and measurement systems are implemented, then accuracy of clothing fit visualization is improved, but system complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a system where the consumer actively participates in the measurement process by standing in a scanning device that automatically captures body measurements. The system then autonomously processes this data to create the 3D avatar and performs virtual try-on simulations, reducing the need for complex manual measurement procedures while maintaining high accuracy.
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes a fit test fixture. A first air bladder is connected to the support structure, and a second air bladder is connected to the support structure. The system includes a scanner configured to generate a three-dimensional model of a clothing item positioned over at least a portion of the fit test fixture, and a controller. The controller is configured to cause an air compressor to inflate the first air bladder and the second air bladder, and store the three-dimensional model of the clothing item in a database. The three-dimensional model depicts the clothing item at least partially inhabited by the first air bladder and the second air bladder. A processor is configured to generate a rendering depicting the three-dimensional model of the clothing item on a three-dimensional model of the consumer.