Determining body measurements

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9460342-B1
Application number	US-201313959594-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Aug 5, 2013
Priority date	Aug 5, 2013
Publication date	Oct 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016

Abstract

Implementations generally relate to determining body measurements. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of images associated with a subject user. The method also includes generating a 3-dimensional composition of the subject user based on the images. The method also includes determining one or more initial body measurements based the 3-dimensional composition and one or more known reference dimensions. The method also includes modifying the one or more initial body measurements based on one or more modifying criteria.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving a plurality of images associated with a subject user;
generating a 3-dimensional composition of the subject user based on the plurality of images, wherein generating the 3-dimensional composition comprises stitching together matching points in the plurality of images;
determining one or more initial body measurements of the subject user based on the 3-dimensional composition and one or more known reference dimensions, wherein the one or more known reference dimensions are based on one or more objects in at least one of the plurality of images;
modifying the one or more initial body measurements of the subject user to generate one or more modified body measurements based on one or more modifying criteria, wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes one or more stored historical patterns of body measurements;
determining historical preferences data associated with at least one of clothing preferences and fashion accessories preferences of the subject user, based, at least in part, on at least one of: past purchases and returns; and
providing a recommendation for an article of clothing or fashion accessory, wherein the recommendation is based, at least in part, on the one or more modified body measurements and on the historical preferences data.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining an age of the subject user, wherein the one or more modifying criteria further includes whether the determined age of the subject user meets an age criteria.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes geographic location criteria and a current time of year.

4. A method comprising:
receiving a plurality of images associated with a subject user;
generating a 3-dimensional composition of the subject user based on the plurality of images;
determining one or more initial body measurements of the subject user based the 3-dimensional composition and one or more known reference dimensions;
modifying at least one of the one or more initial body measurements of the subject user to generate one or more modified body measurements based on one or more modifying criteria, wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes one or more stored historical patterns of body measurements;
determining historical preferences data associated with at least one of clothing preferences and fashion accessories preferences of the subject user, based, at least in part, on at least one of: past purchases and returns; and
providing a recommendation for an article of clothing or fashion accessory, wherein the recommendation is based, at least in part, on the one or more modified body measurements and on the historical preferences data.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more known reference dimensions are based on one or more objects in at least one image of the plurality of images and a determined distance between the subject user and the one or more objects in the respective at least one image of the plurality of images.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising: determining an age of the subject user, wherein the one or more modifying criteria further includes whether the determined age of the subject user meets an age criteria.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes geographic location criteria and a current time of year.

8. The method of claim 4 , further comprising providing a recommendation for an article of clothing based on the one or more body measurements.

9. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising:
receiving a plurality of images associated with a subject user;
generating a 3-dimensional composition of the subject user based on the plurality of images;
determining one or more initial body measurements based the 3-dimensional composition and one or more known reference dimensions;
modifying the one or more initial body measurements of the subject user to generate one or more modified body measurements based on one or more modifying criteria, wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes a deviation from predetermined body measurements based on one or more stored historical patterns of body measurements;
determining historical preferences data associated with at least one of clothing preferences and fashion accessories preferences of the subject user, based, at least in part, on at least one of: past purchases and returns; and
providing a recommendation for an article of clothing or fashion accessory, wherein the recommendation is based, at least in part, on the one or more modified body measurements and on the historical preferences data.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more known reference dimensions are based on one or more objects in at least one image of the plurality of images and a determined distance between the subject user and the one or more objects in the respective at least one image of the plurality of images.

11. The system of claim 9 , further comprising: determining an age of the subject user, wherein the one or more modifying criteria further includes whether the determined age of the subject user meets an age criteria.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more modifying criteria includes geographic location criteria and a current time of year.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modified body measurement is a predicted future body measurement.

14. The method of claim 4 , wherein the modified body measurement is a predicted future body measurement.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the modified body measurement is a predicted future body measurement.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more objects includes a person in the image other than the subject user.

17. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more objects includes a person in the image other than the subject user.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more objects includes a person in the image other than the subject user.

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

• Freund Martin Brandt
• Xie Yuanying

Classifications

• G06K9/00369 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/0601 Primary

  Electronic shopping [e-shopping] · CPC title

• G06V40/10 Primary

  Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands · CPC title

• G06Q30/0621

  by configuring or customising goods or services · CPC title

• G06Q30/0631

  Recommending goods or services · CPC title