Smart Mirror Pose Synchronization for Virtual Clothing Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current retail fitting room technologies cannot simultaneously and synchronously compare the effects of multiple clothing items on a user's body from various angles and postures, limiting the ability to physically try garments and ensuring a perfect fit.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses cameras and image processing to detect and store images of a user wearing different clothing items, determining the user's current pose and retrieving corresponding images from a database to display them in synchronization with the user's movements, allowing for visual comparison of clothing effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a user physically tries on multiple clothing items to compare fit and appearance, then the accuracy of fit assessment is improved, but the time required and complexity of the process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a digital copy of the user's appearance by capturing images with cameras, processing them through image processing algorithms, and rendering virtual try-on results that replicate how clothing would look on the user's body, eliminating the need for physical changing
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-capturing user images from multiple angles and positions, pre-processing these images to create a digital model of the user's body, and pre-rendering virtual try-on results so that when the user views clothing items, the comparison is immediately available without physical changing
2Measurement precision
If a user physically changes into multiple clothing items to compare effects, then the ability to assess clothing fit is improved, but the device complexity and operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical process of physically changing clothes with an optical and computational system that uses cameras to capture images, image processing algorithms to analyze body shape and pose, and computer graphics rendering to display virtual try-on results, thereby reducing physical complexity while maintaining assessment accuracy
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system displays multiple clothing items simultaneously, then the comparison capability is improved, but the information processing complexity and display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays multiple clothing items by utilizing temporal dimension through synchronized motion display - as the user moves, the system retrieves and displays corresponding pre-rendered images from different time points, allowing comparison of multiple clothing items across time without spatial clutter
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic display synchronization where the displayed clothing images automatically update based on the user's current pose and movement, retrieving pre-processed images that match the user's real-time position and orientation, making the comparison process adaptive and intuitive
4Measurement precision
If the system captures and processes images from multiple angles and poses, then the accuracy of visual comparison is improved, but the data storage requirements and processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-capturing user images from multiple angles and poses, pre-processing these images through image processing algorithms to extract body shape and pose information, and pre-rendering virtual try-on results for multiple clothing items, so that during actual use, the system only needs to retrieve and display pre-processed data rather than processing raw images in real-time
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AI summary
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that enables a user to visually compare the effects of one or more clothing sets in front of a mirror. During operation, the system detects and stores images of a user wearing a piece of clothing in front of mirror. Similar stored poses from either the user or from members of the user's social network can be retrieved later to compare the effects of the current piece of clothing to the retrieved clothing. The poses are then displayed in close proximity to the mirror so that the user can visually compare the effects. Displaying multiple such poses in sequence and in fast response to changes in the user's orientation creates the effect that the system is tracking the user's movements and presenting poses that are substantially synchronized to the user's movements.