Smart Mirror AR Overlay for Traveler Style Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Travelers face challenges in adapting to unfamiliar destinations due to the separation of digital and physical presences, making it difficult to match local styles and preferences, and there is a need for a solution that combines digital information with physical location to provide personalized experiences.
Innovation Solution
A smart mirror system that uses a server and a stereoscopic camera to overlay three-dimensional models of fashion recommendations onto a user's real-time image, allowing them to try on virtual outfits and order desired items for delivery, while also providing location-specific recommendations based on itinerary, weather, and other inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If digital information is separated from physical presence, then information management is simplified, but the ability to provide personalized location-based experiences is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges digital information (AR overlays, recommendations) with physical presence (mirror display at travel destination) by integrating a camera, display, and processing unit into a single smart mirror system that combines both presences at the user's location
2Loss of time
If virtual try-on technology is implemented, then product selection time is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates virtual copies of physical products (clothing items) as 3D models that can be overlaid on the user's image, allowing virtual try-on without handling physical garments, thus reducing product selection time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from 2D product images to 3D virtual models that can be realistically overlaid on the user's body in the mirror display, enabling more accurate virtual try-on and reducing selection time
3Adaptability or versatility
If location-based recommendations are provided, then user personalization is improved, but data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-processes location data, weather information, and user preferences before the user arrives at the destination, so that when the user stands in front of the mirror, recommendations are instantly available without real-time processing delays or excessive energy consumption
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AI summary
Methods and systems for providing smart mirrors and smart mirror systems for mixed or augmented reality display are disclosed. A system for augmented reality display using a smart mirror system comprises a server and a smart mirror. The smart mirror comprises a display and a camera. The server is configured to receive information associated with a user; identify, using the information, an object for the user; and transmit, to the smart mirror a three-dimensional model of the object. The smart mirror is configured to receive, from the server, the three-dimensional model of the object; receive, from the camera, a real-time image of the user; overlay the three-dimensional model of the object on the real-time image of the user to provide an overlaid image; and display the overlaid image on the display.