KR102132714B1 - System and method for providing related services of immersive virtual fitting - Google Patents

Abstract

The method for providing an immersive virtual fitting connection service according to the present invention comprises receiving a virtual fitting environment characteristic including a virtual place or situation setting in which a virtual fitting will be implemented, and a virtual fitting environment characteristic through the immersive virtual fitting equipment. Steps to implement an immersive virtual fitting environment including video and audio based, selecting a product suitable for the user according to the coordination recommendation based on the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment, and fitting the user in the implemented immersive virtual fitting environment The step of allowing the selected product to be provided, and generating a shopping route based on the location information of the store where the selected product is sold and the location information of the immersive virtual fitting equipment, wherein the coordination recommendation is a product sold at the store. It is performed by analyzing the characteristics and calculating the correlation between the analyzed product characteristics and the virtual fitting environment characteristics.

Description

System for providing immersive virtual fitting connection service and method for providing immersive virtual fitting connection service {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RELATED SERVICES OF IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL FITTING}

The present invention relates to a system for providing an immersive virtual fitting connection service and a method for providing an immersive virtual fitting connection service.

A virtual fitting technology has been proposed in which a user wears clothing virtually by using a 3D body model without the user wearing a costume. The virtual fitting technology is convenient in that the user does not change clothes directly, but since most of the virtual fitting devices are large, accessibility to the user is not high and is located in the clothing store. However, users who have moved to the clothing store tend to prefer to wear clothing rather than using a virtual fitting service.

Therefore, in order to provide an effective virtual fitting service, while providing a more realistic virtual fitting to the user, through virtual fitting, the user is provided with a wearing state of clothing provided in a plurality of stores, and ultimately an easy purchase. It is necessary to provide a variety of related services that support.

The present invention provides a system for providing an immersive virtual fitting connection service and a method for providing an immersive virtual fitting connection service in order to realize the objectives of the above technology, so that users of the virtual fitting service can be effectively provided with the virtual fitting connection service.

A method of providing an immersive virtual fitting connection service according to the present invention comprises receiving a virtual fitting environment characteristic including a virtual place or situation setting in which a virtual fitting will be implemented, and the virtual fitting environment characteristic through an immersive virtual fitting device Implementing an immersive virtual fitting environment including video and sound based on the selection, selecting a product suitable for the user according to a coordination recommendation based on the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment, and a user in the implemented immersive virtual fitting environment The step of allowing the selected product to be provided in a fitted form to the customer, and generating a shopping route based on location information of a store where the selected product is sold and location information of the immersive virtual fitting equipment. Here, the coordination recommendation is performed by analyzing product characteristics sold at a store and calculating a correlation between the analyzed product characteristics and the virtual fitting environment characteristics.

In one embodiment, the step of selecting a product suitable for the user according to the coordination recommendation based on the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment receives individual elements including at least one of the user's personal information, shopping history, and clothing preference information. And performing the coordination recommendation by including the individual elements.

In one embodiment, the association calculation of the coordination recommendation may include an association index received from an expert.

In one embodiment, the step of selecting a product suitable for the user according to the coordination recommendation based on the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment includes a limitation including at least one of the range of the store, the price of the product, the shopping time, and the intention to visit. The method may include receiving an element, and performing the coordination recommendation including the limiting element.

In one embodiment, calculating the degree of matching with the size of the product to be proposed based on the size of the user's body obtained through the immersive virtual fitting equipment, and the size of the matching degree is more than a predetermined reference It may include the step of determining the size product.

The method for providing a virtual fitting connection service according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include receiving the purchase decision by providing the store information in stock for the suitable size product to the user.

The method for providing a virtual fitting connection service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may further include generating repair information by calculating a product repair value for increasing a matching degree when there is no suitable size product for the corresponding product. .

The method for providing a virtual fitting connection service according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include calculating a time required for repair in response to a user's acceptance of repair according to providing the repair information and reflecting the generated shopping route. have.

In the method for providing an immersive virtual fitting connection service according to the present invention, receiving an individual element including at least one of a user's personal information, shopping history, and clothing preference information, and virtual fitting is implemented based on the individual element of the user Determining a virtual fitting environment characteristic including a virtual place or situation to be, selecting a product suitable for the user according to a coordination recommendation based on the virtual fitting environment characteristic, and providing the user with the implemented immersive virtual fitting environment Allowing the selected product to be provided in a fitted state, and creating a shopping route based on location information of a store where the selected product is sold in the implemented immersive virtual fitting environment and location information of the immersive virtual fitting equipment. It includes the steps. Here, the coordination recommendation is performed by analyzing product characteristics sold at a store and calculating a correlation between the analyzed product characteristics, the individual elements of the user, and the virtual fitting environment characteristics.

In one embodiment, the product characteristics include characteristics received from a seller, keyword characteristics obtained by searching a web document for similar products, and characteristics received from a fashion expert. And determining the recommended product by calculating an association between each of the product characteristics, the individual elements of the user, and each of the virtual fitting environment characteristics.

The immersive virtual fitting connection service providing system according to the present invention has a large screen surrounding a user to implement an immersive virtual fitting environment including video and sound based on the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment, and selected products through coordination recommendation Selecting a product suitable for the user by performing the coordination recommendation based on the immersive virtual fitting equipment providing the appearance worn by the user in the immersive virtual fitting environment, and the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment, and selecting the selected product And a management server that generates and provides a shopping route based on the location information of the store to be sold. Here, the coordination recommendation may be performed by analyzing product characteristics sold at a store and calculating a correlation between the analyzed product characteristics and the virtual fitting environment characteristics.

In one embodiment, the management server may perform the coordination recommendation based on a user's individual element or an association index input by an expert.

In one embodiment, the management server may determine the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment based on individual elements of the user.

In one embodiment, the management server may limit a product that performs the coordination recommendation by receiving a limiting factor including at least one of a range of a store to offer the product, a product price range, a shopping time, and a visit intention. have.

In one embodiment, the immersive virtual fitting equipment acquires a 3D body model by scanning a user's shape taking a predetermined shape, and the management server based on the user's shape of the preset shape You can get the size.

In one embodiment, the management server includes a database including size information of each product sold in the store, and calculates a matching degree between the user's body size and the size of the selected product to fit the product. Can judge.

In one embodiment, the management server may generate repair information by calculating a product repair value based on a difference between the user's body size and a selected product.

In one embodiment, the management server may generate the shopping route based on the repair information.

In one embodiment, the management server may transmit visit information of a user to a store included in the generated shopping route.

The present invention may include a program stored in a medium to execute a method according to an embodiment of the present invention on a computer.

The present invention may include a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing a method according to an embodiment of the present invention on a computer.

1 is a block diagram showing an immersive virtual fitting connection service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an immersive virtual fitting connection service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing an immersive virtual fitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 are plan views showing the output means and the user's location in an easy-to-understand manner to describe the physical configuration of the immersive virtual fitting equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing an implementation example of an immersive virtual fitting environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a block diagram showing a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a table showing association information stored in a coordination DB according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view for explaining the creation of a shopping route according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this document, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions for the same components are omitted.

With respect to various embodiments of the present invention disclosed in this document, specific structural or functional descriptions are exemplified only for the purpose of illustrating embodiments of the present invention, and various embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in various forms. And may not be construed as limited to the embodiments described in this document.

Expressions such as “first”, “second”, “first”, or “second” used in various embodiments may modify various components, regardless of order and/or importance, and It is not limited. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component without departing from the scope of the present invention, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

Terms used in this document are only used to describe specific embodiments, and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. Singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

All terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art of the present invention. Commonly used dictionary-defined terms may be interpreted as having the same or similar meaning to the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in this document. . In some cases, terms defined in this document cannot be interpreted to exclude embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing an immersive virtual fitting connection service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the virtual fitting connection service providing system 10 includes stores (including immersive virtual fitting equipment 100, a management server 200, clothing stores 410, and other stores 420). 400). The stores 400 may be understood as a concept including a store operator terminal or a store operator server, and the stores 400 may be worn by a user, such as clothing, accessories, shoes, and the like, to implement a virtual fitting appearance. Sell all products. In addition, stores that provide various services that can change the user's appearance, such as hair and makeup, may also be included in the stores 400 according to the present invention. In the present invention, everything provided in exchange for goods at a store may be included in a product.

In this specification, the terminal is a computer that performs a calculation, and may include all kinds of computers, such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or a desktop computer.

Immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 may include physical equipment for implementing virtual fitting to a user. In accordance with an embodiment, the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 according to the present invention obtains an effect as if the user is located within the virtual environment as much as possible, including a large screen, in order to give the user maximum immersion, or forms a physically separated space Can be implemented. Depending on the embodiment, the large screen may be implemented to surround the user to achieve a curvature of 180 degrees or more. The specific configuration of the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

The immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 outputs a background image and sound suitable for a user in providing a virtual fitting environment to the user. Therefore, the user does not simply reproduce a product (for example, clothing) and checks it with a mirror in a store, but actually feels like wearing the product and being in a specific place. Accordingly, the user's satisfaction with the virtual fitting can be increased and the purchase rate can be increased to the user, while the user's reluctance to the virtual fitting can be reduced by including entertainment elements.

The virtual fitting environment provided by the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 may be implemented according to the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment. The characteristics of the virtual fitting environment may include setting a virtual place or situation in which the virtual fitting can be immersively implemented. For example, the management server 200 may determine which image is set as a background and what music is provided to implement a virtual fitting environment according to the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment. According to an embodiment, if the characteristic of the virtual fitting environment is "summer", the virtual fitting environment implemented may be a method in which Hawaiian music is output in the background of the beach.

In the virtual fitting environment implemented through the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100, product information provided in a virtual fit to the user may be provided to the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 from the management server 200. The products provided by the management server 200 may include all products that can be worn by the user or products that can change the appearance of the user. For example, the product may include accessories such as clothing, shoes, or bags, and the management server 200 also provides makeup products, hair services, and makeup services since the user's appearance may change through makeup or hair styling. It can be included in the product.

Depending on the embodiment, the product information delivered from the management server 200 may be stored and stored in the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100, and the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 periodically displays product information providing virtual fitting. Can be updated.

The management server 200 analyzes the product characteristics to provide the virtual fitting service through the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 and suggests products to the user by selecting products in the order of high correlation with the analyzed product characteristics. Can.

According to an embodiment, the management server 200 may receive information on product characteristics when receiving the product from the sales stores 410 and 420 of the product. The product characteristics may be keywords that describe the characteristics of the product, and may include information such as price, product attributes (for example, luxury, youthful, splendor, casual), and the like.

According to an embodiment, the management server 200 may receive product characteristics for products from fashion experts. As a fashion expert communicates with the management server 200 through the fashion expert terminal 500, a fashion expert can check a product and input product characteristics. Furthermore, a fashion expert may input information about the degree of association between one product and another product. As such, upon receiving the product characteristics from the fashion expert, the user can obtain the effect of receiving fashion coaching from the fashion expert through the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100.

In another embodiment, the management server 200 may search for web documents of a specific product and similar products, identify terms describing a specific product through natural language analysis, and reflect the product characteristics.

The management server 200 may select a product suitable for a virtual fitting environment implemented in the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 and provide it to the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100. Products suitable for the virtual fitting environment may be selected according to coordination recommendations based on analyzed product characteristics.

According to an embodiment, the management server 200 may calculate a correlation between the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment and the product characteristics, select a recommended product, and provide the recommended product to the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100.

Further, the management server 200 may determine the recommended product by calculating the association between each of the product characteristics, the individual elements of the user, and the virtual fitting environment characteristics. The management server 200 may collect individual elements including various factors that can recommend a product to a user in order to suggest an optimal product for a specific user. The individual element of the user may include a user individual element including a plus element preferred by the user, and a limiting element including a minus element not to recommend a product to the user. When an individual element, that is, a plus element, includes a high degree of association between a specific product and a user, and if a restriction element, that is, a negative element, includes, the association between the corresponding product and a user may be lowered. The individual elements may include at least one of the user's personal information, shopping history, and clothing preference information. Depending on the embodiment, the limiting factor may be an element that excludes a specific product in performing the association calculation, and may include, for example, at least one of a range of a store to offer a product, a product price range, a shopping time, and a visit intention. have.

The management server 200 may receive individual elements and limited elements from the user, and analyzes a user's product fitting time and purchase decision according to various individual elements and limited elements to determine a user's favorable feeling for the corresponding product The association with the characteristics can also be reflected in the calculation. The coordination recommendation of the management server 200 may be variously performed using methods such as simple association calculation, deep learning, machine learning, and neural network algorithm.

The management server 200 may determine a product selected by the user, or suitable for the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment on its own, or select a product suitable for the user based on the individual element or limiting element of the user and identify a store selling the selected product. The management server 200 may generate a shopping route based on the location of the store where the selected product is sold and provide it to the user. The user may consider the shopping route when deciding whether to purchase the recommended product or may be provided with a shopping route including a store where the determined product is sold after deciding to finally purchase the recommended product.

As such, as various products sold at multiple stores 400 are suitably recommended for a virtual fitting environment or a user at the management server 200, the user does not need to travel around the multiple stores 400, Efficient shopping can be done according to taste, and the stores 400 can obtain the effect of overcoming disadvantages of location and promoting high-quality products to users.

In one embodiment, when performing virtual fitting to the user, the management server 200 compares the user's body size with the actual size of the product to calculate a matching degree, and the calculated matching degree is suitable for a size that is greater than a preset criterion Judging by the size product, it is possible to suggest the size to the user and identify the stores in stock for the size. If there is no stock of the appropriate size product, the management server 200 may connect to an online store or offer a courier order to the store and deliver the order to the store if the user accepts it.

If there is no suitable size product that meets a predetermined criterion, the management server 200 may generate repair information by calculating repair values for the product having the most matching size, and propose repairs to the user. When the user approves the repair, the management server 200 may generate a shopping route in consideration of the store and/or repair time at which repair is performed.

In addition, according to an embodiment, a user may visit a store to purchase a virtually fitting product, so that the user can prepare a product at a store or predict the number of customers visiting the store before visiting the store. The server 200 may transmit the fact of purchasing the product or the fact of visiting the customer to the stores 410 and 420.

In another embodiment, the management server 200 may not only deliver the purchase of the product to the stores 410 and 420, but also perform payment of the product amount. The immersive virtual fitting connection service providing system 10 according to the present invention may transmit payment information to the payment agent server 600 and receive the approval for the payment, and then deliver it to the stores 410 and 420.

Through the immersive virtual fitting connection service providing system 10, a user virtually fits products located in various stores 410 and 420 within a single immersive virtual fitting equipment 100, but various stores 410 and 420 Among the products, it is suitable for the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment or a user's preferred product can be recommended and worn freely, thereby reducing the hassle of moving multiple stores 410 and 420. In addition, the user may consider the location of a plurality of stores 410 and 420 or consider a shopping route when deciding to purchase a product, and an optimal shopping route may be provided according to the decisions of the stores 410 and 420. Users who do not have knowledge of commercial areas can easily shop and help store operators in local areas. Furthermore, according to the immersive virtual fitting connection service providing system according to the present invention, it is possible to construct an omni channel that can solve all the shopping process with one channel as it continues to purchase through virtual fitting.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an immersive virtual fitting connection service according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method of providing the immersive virtual fitting connection service in FIG. 2 may be performed by the system for providing the immersive virtual fitting connection service described with reference to FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the management server 200 may receive or determine a virtual fitting environment characteristic including a virtual place or situation setting in which virtual fitting will be implemented (step S210). According to an embodiment, the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment may be determined by the user or determined based on individual elements of the user, arbitrarily determined by the immersive virtual fitting equipment 10, ambient weather of the immersive virtual fitting equipment 10, or the like. It can be determined on the basis of. If not specified by the user, it may be determined as a default virtual fitting environment characteristic.

An immersive virtual fitting environment including images and sounds may be implemented in the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 based on the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment (step S220). As described above, the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 may be implemented with a large screen to give a maximum immersion to the user.

The management server 200 selects a product suitable for the user according to the coordination recommendation (step S230). At this time, for the coordination recommendation, the management server 200 analyzes product characteristics of various products and implements product characteristics and virtual fitting implementation environment, Alternatively, the degree of association with individual elements of the user may be analyzed to analyze the degree of association.

According to an embodiment, the management server 200 may not only propose a product type, but may analyze the degree of matching between the user's body size and the product size to propose a suitable size or generate repair information to optimize the size.

The management server 200 may identify a store selling the selected product and generate an optimal shopping route for the user (step S240). When the management server 200 proposes an optimal size product, the management server 200 can identify a store selling the most optimal size product to the user and provide a shopping route to the user in consideration of the time required for repair. have.

3 is a block diagram showing an immersive virtual fitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 may include a control unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130, a communication unit 140, and a virtual fitting implementation unit 150.

The immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 may scan a user's body to generate a 3D body model, render a recommendation product on the generated body model, and output it to the user. In particular, the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 according to the present invention outputs a virtual fitting environment characteristic according to a place or situation setting where virtual fitting is applied to increase the reality of the virtual fitting while giving an immersion feeling to a user in performing the virtual fitting. It can be implemented through 130.

The control unit 110 controls the screen and sound facilities included in the output unit 130 through the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment so that the user is placed in an immersive virtual fitting environment including images and sounds according to the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment.

The user's body may be scanned through the input unit 120 and transmitted to the control unit 110. The input unit 120 may include an optical receiving means such as an imaging device (for example, a depth camera), an input means such as a keyboard or a mouse pad, and further, the input unit 120 communicates with the outside through the communication unit 140. A user input including virtual fitting environment characteristics may be received. For example, the input unit 120 may receive information input through the user's mobile terminal through short-range communication (eg, NFC or Bluetooth) of the user's mobile terminal located in the immersive virtual fitting device 100. . User individual elements and/or restricted elements may be received through the input unit 120 and transmitted to the management server 200. According to an embodiment, the user individual elements and/or restricted elements may be managed through the user terminal 300. It may be transmitted directly to (200).

The control unit 110 controls the operation of each component of the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100. The control unit 110 provides the virtual fitting implementation unit 150 with the user's body scanning information received through the input unit 120 to generate a 3D body model according to the body modeling algorithm.

The communication unit 140 may communicate with the management server 200 to receive video and sound suitable for the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment input through the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100. Depending on the embodiment, images and sounds suitable for the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment may be managed inside the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100. In other embodiments, the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment may be determined according to a user's individual elements or limiting elements, and thus a virtual fitting environment suitable for the user may be provided.

The virtual fitting implementation unit 150 displays the user's 3D body model and simulates the selected product according to the coordinates recommendation for the user on the body model. In addition, a user wearing a product may be rendered on the virtual fitting environment image.

The output unit 130 included in the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 according to the present invention immersively provides a processed image to a user, including an image projection device specialized for a large screen, or a visual output means such as a large display panel. can do. In addition, the output unit 130 may include sound output means.

4 and 5 are plan views showing the output means and the user's location in an easy-to-understand manner to describe the physical configuration of the immersive virtual fitting equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 and 5 can be understood as simply showing the shape of the large screen and the location of the user.

Referring to FIG. 4, the output unit 130a may be configured as a large screen in a form surrounding most of the user's viewing angle. The user is located inside the large screen, and can see the virtual fitting environment displayed on the large screen and the image of himself wearing a product on it, so that the user can feel like being in a virtual world.

On the large screen shown in FIG. 4, multiple users can experience the virtual fitting environment together.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which users can be provided with an immersive virtual fitting service in an independent space as the semi-circular large screens are partitioned from each other. When users experience immersive virtual fitting in an independent space, they have more freedom of choice and feel like changing clothes in a conventional fitting room.

6 is a view showing an implementation example of an immersive virtual fitting environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 implements a virtual fitting of a dress located in a store with respect to the user's body model, and outputs the virtually fitting user's figure as a background of the club to the user Can provide. As described above, by providing sound together with such an image, the user's immersion and reproducibility of virtual fitting can be maximized.

7 is a block diagram showing a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the management server 200 may include a control unit 210, a database unit 220, a communication unit 230, a recommended product selection unit 240, and a shopping route calculation unit 250.

The control unit 210 may include a processor that is connected to elements constituting the entire management server 200 and controls their operation. As the controller 210 communicates with the outside through the communicator 230, it may acquire various information and manage the obtained information in the database 220. In addition, based on the information managed in the database unit 220, the recommended product selection unit 240 conforms to at least one of a virtual fitting environment characteristic, a user's individual element, and a limiting element based on the analyzed product characteristic. Select the recommended product to be provided to the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 through the communication unit 230.

According to an embodiment, the controller 210 may calculate and provide an expected shopping route when purchasing a recommended product through the shopping route calculator 250 while providing the recommended product to the user. In another embodiment, the control unit 210 receives the user's purchase decision through the communication unit 230, and the shopping route calculating unit 250 calculates the shopping route according to the location of the store where the product has been determined to be in stock. Make it available to users.

The shopping route calculated by the shopping route calculating unit 250 may be provided to the user through the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 or may be delivered to the registered user terminal 300.

According to an embodiment, the recommended product selection unit 240 may calculate the size matching degree by comparing the size of the product with the body size obtained as a result of scanning and modeling the user's body. The size matching degree can be applied when the product is clothing or shoes. For example, in the process of scanning the user's body through the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100, the user is asked to perform a predetermined operation, for example, an operation to create a predetermined shape, and the user's body length to create a predetermined shape And the body size of the user through the width and the like.

The user's body size information may include height, chest circumference, waist circumference, arm length, and leg length, and may be obtained through body scanning or input from the user. By comparing the user's body size with the size information input for the product, the degree of matching can be calculated and a size greater than or equal to a predetermined value can be determined as a suitable size product.

While providing an immersive virtual fitting screen, the size of the actual product may not be a big problem, but determining the actual suitable size is an important factor in determining whether the store is in stock. In addition, the user should be able to accurately grasp the degree of wear when wearing a product of a specific size through the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100, thereby reducing the hassle of wearing products of various sizes when visiting a store. .

When there is no suitable size product as a result of the consistency calculation, the recommended product selection unit 240 may calculate a product repair value for increasing the degree of matching. However, even if there is a product of a suitable size as a result of the repair, the repair may be necessary while the recommended product selection unit 240 suggests a product of a suitable size to the user.

When the user responds to the repair, the shopping route calculator 250 may calculate the shopping route again in consideration of the time required for repair and the location of the repair shop.

The database unit 220 included in the management server 200 may store various information. The control unit 210 is provided with an information collection engine to collect information from various sources.

The database unit 220 may include a product DB 221, a store DB 223, a coordination DB 225, and a user DB 227. According to an embodiment, the database unit 220 may further include a virtual fitting environment characteristic DB to provide various information for implementing a virtual fitting environment on the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100.

The product DB 221 may include size information for each product, stores, popularity, and the like. In particular, in one embodiment of the present invention, the management server 200 may analyze and store product characteristics for each product in the product DB 221. For example, the management server 200 may analyze a product characteristic as a specific product having characteristics such as innocence, depression, and luxury, and store it in the product DB 221. Product characteristics can be stored while the store operator registers the product with the management server 200. After various users search for the product, the keyword or the keyword posted with the product in the web document is virtually fit. The added tag may be assigned by analyzing the tag, or a fashion expert may register.

The store DB 223 may include a store location, inventory status, store operator terminal identifier, store operating time, store phone number, and the like. The coordination DB 225 stores a set of products that are matched with each other and stored by fashion experts by matching products that match each other through matching between products that are sold together with a large number of products or that many users attempt virtual fitting together. We can manage together.

8 is a table showing association information stored in a coordination DB according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, vertical columns represent product characteristics, vertical rows indicate virtual fitting environment characteristics, and individual elements including age or occupation.

Coordination DB 225 stores this information, and for products with luxurious and pure product characteristics according to product characteristics, rainy days (5+4), beaches (4+3), and interviews (5+2) A trip to Europe (5+8) or a blind date (7+6) can be selected as the most suitable virtual fitting environment. In addition, the product may be selected and recommended for teachers in their 30s rather than in their 20s.

This operation may be performed by deriving the analyzed product characteristics of the product DB 221 and information of the coordination DB 225 from the recommended product selection unit 240. In addition, each product characteristic stored in the coordination DB 225, corresponding virtual fitting environment characteristics, and associated scores between individual elements of the user, determine whether the user decides to purchase the virtual fitting product provided according to the coordination recommendation, or attempts virtual fitting of users. It can be adjusted in real time according to the number of times, the number of rejections, and the user's evaluation.

The user DB 227 may include a terminal identifier for each user, personal information such as user gender or age, individual user elements, and restricted elements.

The database unit 220 may store information collected through the information collection engine in various ways to provide information necessary for the operation of the management server 200. The information stored in the database unit 220 may be input by a user, obtained by analyzing the behavior of multiple users, or obtained from a store operator registering a product, or obtained from a fashion expert terminal. have. In addition, similar to that described with respect to the coordination DB 225, information stored in the database unit 220 is different from the inflow of new information from the outside, and attempts to virtually fit the products of various users, the user's characteristics in a particular virtual fitting environment. It may vary depending on factors such as evaluation.

In addition, the shopping route calculating unit 250 of the management server 200 according to the present invention selects a product for recommending a virtual fitting to a user to provide such product information, or the user makes a purchase decision according to the product provision. Afterwards, a shopping route may be generated according to the location of the store where the product is located and provided to the user.

The immersive virtual fitting connection service providing system 10 according to the present invention allows a user to directly visit the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 to virtually wear products of various stores 410 and 420 and actually visit the store Since a shopping route is necessary in order to recommend a product to a user, it is necessary to limit the range of stores that the user can move. Accordingly, coordination recommendations may be performed except for products in stores in areas where the user cannot move, or products or products in stores in areas in which the user cannot move may receive a request for consignment or courier service.

9 is a view for explaining the creation of a shopping route according to an embodiment of the present invention. The management server 200 proposes a product to stores located within the A area, centered on the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 located at the center of the map, and creates a shopping route or suggests a product to stores located within the B area. And create a shopping path.

According to an embodiment, the user sets an area within a predetermined distance based on the location of the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100, or selects a movable area from a predetermined area divided by the management server 200 to sell the product. We can limit store to say.

In another embodiment, the user selects the size of the store selling the product (eg, a large shopping mall, a local store, an edited store, etc.), and the management server 200 stores products sold at the stores selected by the user Product recommendations may be limited to.

Such a user's moving area setting acts as a kind of limiting factor, and thus, in recommending a product to the user, it may be implemented to perform optimal coordination recommendation after excluding products sold at stores outside the moving area.

According to the present invention, products of stores located within a certain area from a physical location where the immersive virtual fitting equipment 100 is installed can be recommended and provided to the user through the immersed virtual fitting environment. Therefore, the user can receive recommendations for products that are suitable for them without having to visit multiple stores while feeling the realism of wearing the products, and furthermore, by receiving product recommendations including suggestions from fashion experts, quality coordination services are provided. Being able to receive it increases the reliability of the recommended product and eventually increases the probability of leading to purchase.

Therefore, the system and method for providing immersive virtual fitting connection service according to the present invention provide a convenient shopping experience to the user, and at the same time, provide an opportunity for the store operator who registers the product to promote the quality product to the user. It also helps with activation.

The above-described exemplary structures according to the present invention are computer program products recorded on a recording medium readable by program instructions, software modules, microcode, and computers (all including devices having information processing functions) executed by a processor, It can be implemented in various ways, such as logic circuits, semiconductors on demand, or firmware. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD, DVD, magnetic tape, hard disk, floppy disk, hard disk, optical data storage device, etc., and carrier waves (eg, via the Internet) Transport). In addition, the computer-readable recording medium can be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

The present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments illustrated in the drawings. These embodiments are not intended to limit the invention, but are merely illustrative, and should be considered from an explanatory point of view rather than a limiting point of view. The true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Although specific terms are used in this specification, they are used only for the purpose of illustrating the concept of the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible without departing from the essential technical idea of the present invention as claimed in the claims. It should be understood that equivalents include all currently invented equivalents as well as equivalents to be developed in the future, ie, all components invented to perform the same function regardless of structure.

Claims (9)

Receiving a virtual fitting environment characteristic including a virtual place or situation setting in which virtual fitting will be implemented from a user;
Receiving an individual element including at least one of the user's personal information, shopping history, and clothing preference information from the user;
Implementing an immersive virtual fitting environment including video and sound based on the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment through immersive virtual fitting equipment;
Selecting a product suitable for the user according to a coordination recommendation based on the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment;
Allowing the selected product to be provided in a fitting form to a user in the implemented immersive virtual fitting environment; And
And generating a shopping route based on the location information of the store where the selected product is sold and the location information of the immersive virtual fitting equipment,
The coordination recommendation is performed by analyzing product characteristics sold at a store and calculating the correlation between the analyzed product characteristics and the virtual fitting environment characteristics, and the association between the product characteristics and the individual elements,
Analyze the user's product fitting time and purchase decision, determine the user's preference for the product, and reflect it in calculating the correlation between the product characteristics and the individual elements,
The association between the product characteristic and the virtual fitting environment characteristic and the association between the product characteristic and the individual element include whether the user decides to purchase a virtual fitting product provided according to the coordination recommendation, the number of times the user attempts a virtual fitting, or rejects Adjusted in real time according to the number of times and the user's evaluation,
The step of generating a shopping route based on the location information of the store where the selected product is sold and the location information of the immersive virtual fitting equipment,
Based on the user's body size obtained through the immersive virtual fitting equipment, the degree of matching with the size of the proposed product is calculated,
The size of the matching degree is set to a suitable size product or more than a preset standard,
Repair information is generated by calculating a repair value so that the suitable size product fits the user's body size, and
Immersive virtual fitting, characterized in that a shopping route is generated in consideration of location information of a store in stock for the suitable size product, time required for repair according to the repair information, and location information of the store where the repair is performed. How to provide linked services. delete According to claim 1,
The method of providing the immersive virtual fitting connection service, wherein the calculation of the association degree of the coordination recommendation includes an association index received from an expert. delete According to claim 3,
A method of providing an immersive virtual fitting connection service, further comprising the step of providing a store information in stock for the suitable size product to a user to receive a purchase decision. A immersive virtual fitting environment in which a user is provided with a selected product through coordination recommendation by implementing an immersive virtual fitting environment including video and sound based on the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment with a large screen surrounding the user. Immersive virtual fitting equipment provided by; And
Receiving an individual element including at least one of the user's personal information, shopping history, and clothing preference information from the user, selecting the product suitable for the user by performing the coordination recommendation based on the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment, , A management server that generates and provides a shopping route based on location information of a store where the selected product is sold,
The coordination recommendation is performed by analyzing product characteristics sold at a store and calculating the correlation between the analyzed product characteristics and the virtual fitting environment characteristics, and the association between the product characteristics and the individual elements,
Analyze the user's product fitting time and purchase decision, determine the user's preference for the product, and reflect it in calculating the correlation between the product characteristics and the individual elements,
The association between the product characteristic and the virtual fitting environment characteristic and the association between the product characteristic and the individual element include whether the user decides to purchase a virtual fitting product provided according to the coordination recommendation, the number of times the user attempts a virtual fitting, or rejects Adjusted in real time according to the number of times and the user's evaluation,
The management server,
Based on the user's body size obtained through the immersive virtual fitting equipment, a matching degree with the size of the product to be proposed is calculated,
It is determined that the size of the matching degree is greater than a predetermined standard as a suitable size product,
Repair information is generated by calculating a repair value so that the suitable size product fits the user's body size, and
Immersive virtual fitting, characterized in that a shopping path is generated in consideration of location information of a store in stock for the suitable size product, time required for repair according to the repair information, and location information of the store where the repair is performed. Linked service provision system. The method of claim 6,
The management server provides an immersive virtual fitting linkage service providing system, wherein the coordination recommendation is performed based on an association index input by an expert. The method of claim 7,
And the management server determines the characteristics of the virtual fitting environment based on individual elements of the user. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method of any one of claims 1, 3 and 5 is recorded.

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