Mobile 3D Body Scanning for Accurate Apparel Size Recommendation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional body scanning technologies are costly and require specialized equipment and skills, leading to inefficiencies in capturing accurate body measurements for size recommendations, particularly in online shopping scenarios where size inconsistencies across brands lead to high return rates.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device-based 3D body-scanning technology that allows users to perform self-guided scans using a camera to generate a three-dimensional virtual representation of their body, enabling accurate apparel sizing measurements and brand-specific personalized size recommendations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional body scanning technologies are used, then accurate body measurements can be obtained, but the cost is high and specialized equipment and skills are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a mobile device camera to capture images of the user's body, creating a digital copy or representation of the physical body. This replaces the need for complex specialized scanning equipment while maintaining measurement accuracy through image processing algorithms that extract dimensional information from standard camera photographs.
2Measurement precision
If conventional body scanning technologies are used, then accurate body measurements can be obtained, but the operation process is complex and requires specialized skills
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to perform self-guided body scanning using their own mobile devices. The automated image processing and size recommendation algorithms allow users to obtain accurate measurements and clothing size recommendations without requiring specialized skills or assistance from trained operators.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical scanning systems with a software-based solution that uses standard mobile device cameras. Image processing algorithms automatically extract body measurements from photographs, eliminating the need for specialized mechanical scanning equipment and the skills required to operate them.
3Productivity
If size recommendations are provided without accurate body scanning, then the process is simple, but size inconsistencies across brands lead to high return rates
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides automated size recommendations based on the user's body scan data and the specific brand's sizing information. This feedback mechanism compares the user's actual measurements against brand-specific size charts to recommend the most appropriate size, reducing uncertainty and the likelihood of returns while maintaining efficient online shopping.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and storage media for human body scanning for size recommendation are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive a request to perform a self-guided body scan; in response to receiving the request, initiate a body scanning process comprising at least a front scan and a side scan; receive the front scan and the side scan; generate a size recommendation based at least in part on the front scan and the side scan; and cause display of the size recommendation through a user interface.