Virtual Contact Lens Try-On Using Eye Imaging and AR
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge lies in selecting the most suitable colored contact lenses that match an individual's eye color and style without the ability to wear them prior to purchase, due to safety concerns, making it difficult to find the best fit through traditional methods like photos or catalogs.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize augmented and virtual reality technologies to generate a virtual image of a user wearing selected contact lenses in real-time, based on user eye information and contact lens graphic information, allowing for personalized recommendations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users purchase contact lenses after checking exterior designs and photos, then safety is ensured by not wearing them in advance, but the ability to find the best match for individual eye characteristics is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the user's eye using imaging technology and generates a virtual image showing how the contact lens will appear on the user's eye. This copying approach allows users to see the visual effect without physically wearing the lens, thus maintaining safety while providing accurate visual information for selection.
2Productivity
If traditional photos and catalogs are used for selection, then the process is simple and fast, but the visual effect on individual eyes cannot be accurately predicted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent captures actual user eye parameters (iris color, pupil size, eye shape) through imaging and uses these specific parameters to generate an accurate virtual try-on image. This transforms the generic catalog photo approach into a personalized visualization that maintains speed while improving accuracy through individualized parameter matching.
3Ease of operation
If colored contact lenses are selected without virtual try-on, then the purchasing process is straightforward, but the match between lens design and user eye characteristics remains uncertain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a virtual image as an intermediary between the contact lens product and the user's decision-making process. This virtual representation serves as a mediator that bridges the gap between simple purchasing convenience and accurate eye-color matching, allowing users to make informed decisions without complicating the purchase flow.
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AI summary
A method for user adaptive recommendation of contact lenses and apparatus for performing the method. The method of user adaptive recommendation of contact lenses may include imaging, by an apparatus for recommending contact lenses, a user image, receiving, by the apparatus for recommending contact lenses, information on a contact lens selected by a user, and generating, by the apparatus for recommending contact lenses, a virtual image based on the user image and the selected contact lens.