Image Segmentation and Alignment for Virtual Outfit Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current image browsing systems lack the ability to seamlessly combine disparate images of a subject to create new outfit combinations, limiting users' options for fashion choices and item pairing.
Innovation Solution
A user interface and browsing service that automatically segments and aligns images from different data sources to present a unified view of a subject wearing non-existent outfits, using models and complex image analysis for realistic display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If images from different data sources are combined to create new outfit combinations, then user fashion choices and item pairing options are enhanced, but image alignment and segmentation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments images into distinct components (e.g., upper body, lower body, accessories) to enable independent manipulation and recombination of fashion items. This segmentation allows the system to extract and reassemble outfit elements from different source images while maintaining proper alignment and proportionality, thereby enhancing fashion choices without requiring complete image reprocessing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs an intermediary virtual model or template that serves as a framework for aligning and integrating image segments from different sources. This intermediary structure provides reference points and transformation matrices that facilitate seamless combination of disparate images, reducing the overall processing complexity while enabling versatile outfit creation.
2Productivity
If multiple images are processed to create hypothetical outfits, then item pairing suggestions are improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary segmentation and feature extraction on source images during an initial processing phase, storing the extracted components and their transformation parameters. When generating outfit suggestions, the system retrieves and recombines these pre-processed elements rather than processing complete images each time, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining high productivity in item pairing suggestions.
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AI summary
Features are disclosed for an automatic segmentation and alignment of images for display via an interface. The images may have different scales and lengths. As such, items shown in the images, such as clothing, may not be depicted in a uniform way. Segmentation of the images into image portions where a portion of an image shows a specific item is described. The segmentation may be achieved using models and/or complex image analysis. To provide a realistic view of the subject when image segments are presented together on an interface, additional alignment of the image segments may be performed. The alignment may be achieved using models and/or complex image analysis.