KR20100135001A - A digital virtual mirror system for wearing clothes and the processing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A digital virtual mirror system for wearing clothes and a processing method thereof are provided to select the best suited cloth by adjusting the size of client image. CONSTITUTION: A camera(30) is attached to a display(20). The camera takes a photograph of the front side of the display. An image processing unit(40) extracts an image of a client from the photographed image. The image processing unit synthesizes the clothing image and the extracted image. The image processing unit distinguishes the synthesized image of the client(10) from the clothing image by reference lines. The image processing unit controls the size of the clothing image.

Description

A digital virtual mirror system for wearing clothes and the processing method

The present invention relates to a digital virtual mirror system for clothing wear and processing method for synthesizing and displaying a garment image by photographing a customer. In particular, the present invention relates to a digital virtual mirror system for wearing clothing and a method of processing the same, which displays a clothing image by dividing a photographed image of a customer as a reference line and adjusts the size for each divided area.

In addition, the present invention relates to a digital virtual mirror system for wearing a clothing that can adjust the size of the clothing image by displaying the clothing image overlaid translucently on the image of the customer and a processing method thereof.

In general, a company that manufactures and sells clothes has developed and used various display systems for displaying a state in which customers wear predetermined clothes by using a computer system.

In other words, when a plurality of clothing images are stored in a computer system in advance, images of a customer who wants to purchase clothes are photographed. You can check whether the clothing's color and design are right for you without having to try it yourself.

An example of a technique of synthesizing and displaying clothing by photographing a customer as described above is disclosed in [Republic of Korea Patent Publication 10-2004-0090791 (October 27, 2004), "Clothing Coordination Method and Apparatus" (hereinafter, referred to as Prior Art 1). It is.

The prior art 1 relates to a technology for directly coordinating a selected garment by modeling a customer himself, the garment information storage unit extracting and storing garment information from an image of an electronic catalog; A model information storage unit for receiving and storing image information about a customer input through a camera; A control unit which outputs various types of clothes, outputs clothes information when one of the various types of clothes is selected, and outputs the selected clothes information and the model image according to a request of image synthesis of a customer; An image synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the model information and the selected garment information and output a composite image which is a customer image coordinated with the selected garment; And a display unit for displaying clothing type, clothing information, and a composite image.

In addition, another example of a technique for photographing a customer by synthesizing clothing is disclosed in [Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0093576 (Nov. 6, 2004), "Customized garment image display system and method thereof"] Technology 2).

The prior art 2 relates to a technique for controlling the size and angle of each part of the clothing image according to the body size and posture, and then displaying the composite image with the customer's image, photographing the customer with a camera and storing a plurality of clothing images in advance. The present invention discloses a technique of synthesizing a garment image stored in an output image and displaying the same on a display panel. In particular, the prior art 2 extracts only the image of the customer excluding the background image from the output image, and divides the extracted customer image according to each part of the body to determine the size and posture of the customer according to the image of each part of the divided body. And read out the garment image selected according to the garment selection command and edit the read garment image according to the size and posture of the customer, and synthesize the output garment image on the edited garment image and output the displayed image. Doing.

However, the above-described prior art only displays the image of the given clothing by combining the image of the photographed customer and cannot partially adjust the clothing itself. That is, the prior art 1 proposes only a technique of selecting one of various clothing information and viewing the image of the photographed customer. In addition, the prior art 2 edits the garment image from the photographed image according to the size and posture of the customer, but only edits the garment image to match the posture is incorrect.

Since the customer is photographed while wearing the clothes, it is difficult to fit the clothes exactly to the size of the customer. In addition, each customer may be partially different in body size. One client may have a wider shoulder while the arm is shorter, while another client may have a narrower shoulder but a longer arm.

In addition, the style of clothing for each customer may be different. One customer may wear clothes tightly and one customer may wear clothes slightly loose. In addition, a customer may wear a slightly wider shoulder portion of the garment.

This is because properly tailored clothing can make up for the client's physical shortcomings. For example, a man with a long torso but a dwarf shoulder can wear a slightly wider shoulder than a normal person to reduce the dwarf. But if you choose a large piece of clothing to fit your shoulders, your body will be large and loose.

The prior art thus cannot adjust the style of the partial garment. In particular, customers can not see their appearance by adjusting the partial size while wearing directly. In this case, the customer should be able to adjust the partial size of clothes easily and conveniently.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems as described above, by taking a picture of the customer to synthesize and display the clothing image, by dividing the image of the photographed customer by the reference line to display the clothing image to overlap and size by area It is to provide a digital virtual mirror system for clothing wear that can adjust the and a processing method thereof.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a digital virtual mirror system for wearing a clothing and a processing method thereof that can adjust the size of the clothing image by displaying the clothing image overlaid on the image of the customer translucently.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a digital virtual mirror system for wearing clothing, the display for displaying an image; A camera attached to the display to capture an image of the front of the display; The image processing unit for extracting the image of the customer from the captured image, and synthesizes the garment image to the extracted image and outputs to the display, The image processing unit, the image of the customer synthesized with the garment image to a plurality of reference lines And classifying the size of the clothing image displayed to be superimposed according to the reference line.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a digital virtual mirror system for clothing wear, wherein the image processing unit is characterized by separating the image of the customer with a horizontal reference line centering around the neck, waist, shoes and vertical reference line based on the center of the customer. do.

In addition, the present invention is a digital virtual mirror system for wearing clothing, wherein the image processing unit is characterized in that the left and right or up and down input for each of the areas separated by the reference line to adjust the left and right length or vertical length of the clothing.

In another aspect, the present invention is characterized in that in the digital virtual mirror system for clothing wear, the image processing unit receives the input of the left and right or up and down by a touch screen method on the display.

In addition, the present invention is a digital virtual mirror system for wearing clothing, the image processing unit, when adjusting the size of the clothing, it characterized in that to display the clothing image so as to overlap the image of the customer translucent.

In addition, the present invention by using a virtual mirror system including a display for displaying an image, a camera attached to the display to take a front image of the display, and an image processing unit for processing the captured image, the image of the customer in the captured image A method of processing a digital virtual mirror for wearing a garment for synthesizing and outputting a garment image, comprising: (a) photographing an image of a customer located in front of the display by the camera; (b) the image processor extracting an image of a customer from the photographed image; (c) displaying the extracted image of the customer on the display by dividing the extracted image of the customer by a reference line; (d) displaying the clothing image to overlap the image of the garment so as to fit in a region separated by the reference line; (e) adjusting the size of the displayed clothing image by receiving a customer input for each of the divided regions; (f) receiving a completion input, and synthesizing the garment image with the garment image.

In addition, the present invention is a digital virtual mirror processing method for wearing clothing, in the step (e), the image processing unit receives the left and right or top and bottom input for each area divided by the reference line to adjust the left and right length or vertical length of the clothing It is characterized by.

In addition, the present invention is a digital virtual mirror processing method for wearing a clothing, in the step (e), when the image processing unit adjusts the size of the clothing, the clothing image is displayed so as to appear to overlap the image of the person translucently Characterized in that.

The present invention also relates to a computer-readable recording medium recording the method for processing a digital virtual mirror for wearing clothing.

As described above, according to the present invention, the digital virtual mirror system for clothing wearing and the processing method thereof allow the customer to easily adjust the size of the clothes by dividing the image of the customer by the baseline and adjusting the size for each divided area. By adjusting as desired, the effect of selecting an optimal garment is obtained.

In addition, according to the digital virtual mirror system for clothing wearing according to the present invention and a method of processing thereof, by displaying the clothing image overlapping translucent, it is convenient to know the relative size with the body size of the customer when adjusting the size of the clothing It is possible to obtain an effect that allows fine adjustment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

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First, the configuration of a digital virtual mirror system for wearing a garment according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, a digital virtual mirror system for wearing a garment according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display 20 for displaying an image; A camera 30 attached to the display 20 to capture an image of the front of the display; And an image processor 40 for extracting an image of the customer from the photographed image, synthesizing the garment image to the extracted image, and outputting the image to the display 20. In addition, it may be configured to further include a database 50 for storing data.

The display 20 is a device for outputting an image and includes a display panel 21 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a plasma display panel (PDP). In addition, all devices capable of outputting images correspond to the display 20.

Preferably, the display 20 is provided with a support 22 at the bottom, the support 22 is provided with a plurality of wheels (not shown), etc. to facilitate the movement. As another example, the display 20 may be installed on a wall. In this case, the display 20 may not include the support 22.

Meanwhile, the display 20 may include input buttons 23 for receiving an input in a frame on the right or left side of the display panel 21.

Preferably, the display panel 21 may be configured as a touch screen panel. In this case, the display 20 receives selection commands by a touch screen method. For example, the input buttons 23 are displayed on the display panel 21, and the input is accepted by the customer touching the input buttons 23 displayed on the display panel 21.

The camera 30 is attached to the display 20 and is installed so that the lens portion of the camera 30 faces the front of the display 20. Accordingly, the camera 30 may photograph the front surface of the display 20.

Preferably, the camera 30 is attached to the top center of the display 20. This is because the image of the customer located in front can be captured to be symmetrical.

Preferably, the location line may be displayed on the floor at a distance away from the front of the display 20. The location line is a line indicating where to be located when the customer is imaged. Since the location of the customer 10 is known, the height, width, etc. of the customer 10 can be known from the image of the captured customer.

The image processor 40 is a device having a computer computing function, and controls the display 20 and the camera 30. To this end, the image processor 40 is connected to the display 20 and the camera 30, respectively.

Preferably, the image processor 40 may be implemented by a program running on a computer terminal such as a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer, or the like. It may also be implemented as a dedicated terminal. More preferably, the image processor 40 may be implemented in the display 20. For example, it may be manufactured in the form of a chip or a PCB board and embedded in the display 20.

On the other hand, the database 50 is composed of a clothing information DB (41) for storing information about the clothing, customer information DB (42) for storing information about the customer. However, the configuration of the database 40 is only a preferred embodiment, and in the development of a specific device, it may be configured in a different structure by a database construction theory in view of the ease and efficiency of access and search.

Next, a detailed configuration of the image processor 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the captured image input unit 41, the customer image extracting unit 42, the image reference display unit 43, the garment image display unit 44, the garment image adjusting unit 45, and the image synthesizing unit 46. It is configured to include.

The captured image input unit 41 controls the camera 30 to capture an image of the customer 10 positioned in front of the display 20.

As described above, the location line on which the customer should stand at a certain distance from the front of the display 20 is drawn on the floor. Therefore, the focusing of the camera 30 is also preferably adjusted to the distance of the position line. In addition, the camera 30 has an automatic focusing function, and when an object is caught near a position line point, the camera 30 focuses on the object.

The captured image input unit 41 allows the camera 30 to capture an image of the customer 10, receives the captured image, and converts the captured image into digital image data in a form that can be processed and stored. When the camera 30 preprocesses the digital image by itself, the image data value may be stored as it is.

The customer image extractor 42 extracts an image of the customer 10 from the captured image. The captured image includes an image of the customer 10 and other background images. Of these, only the image of the customer 10 is extracted. The extraction technique is a technique disclosed in the field of computer vision, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The image reference display unit 43 divides the extracted image of the customer 10 by the plurality of reference lines 61 and 62 and displays the image on the display 20. The reference line is divided into a horizontal reference line 61 and a vertical reference line 62.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the image reference display unit 43 is a horizontal reference line 61 centered on a neck, a waist, a shoe (or ankle), and a vertical reference line 62 based on the center of a customer. The image of the customer 10 is distinguished.

Other baselines may be further subdivided. For example, the upper body may be further divided by the armpit and the lower body may be divided further by the hip (hip) between the pants.

This is because it is one of the best ways for customers who don't have expertise in clothing to intuitively choose the characteristics of their clothing. In addition, when overlapping the clothing image with the customer image, the reference line (61, 62) is a reference to overlap.

Initially, the customer will meet this baseline (61, 62). However, for a portion less than the reference lines 61 and 62 or a larger portion, the input button 71 may be pressed to increase or decrease the reference lines 61 and 62. For example, when the reference lines 61, 62 shown on the display 20 are compared with the waist of the customer. When the waist of the customer is further above, the waist reference line may be aligned with the waist of the customer by pressing the input button 71.

After the reference lines 61 and 62 are fitted to the customer image, the garments such as the top or the bottom desired by the customer can be called.

That is, the garment image display unit 44 displays the garment image on the display 20 so that the garment image overlaps with the areas separated by the reference lines 61 and 62. In this case, the garment image display unit 44 overlaps the garment image by the reference lines 61 and 62.

For example, as shown in Figure 3, the top is marked to fall within the baseline of the neck and waist, the bottom is marked to fall within the baseline between the waist and shoes. Alternatively, the garment image is displayed to match the belt portion of the pants with the waist reference line.

Meanwhile, the garment image display unit 44 imports the garment selected by the customer among the garment information stored in the database 50 and displays the imported garment image on the display 20. Clothing information is stored in the database 50 together with the classification or search words, so that customers can easily find the desired clothing by the classification or search words. For example, the clothing information for the top is divided into gender, size, long sleeve / short arm, heating / shirt (type), jeans / cotton pants (material), and the like.

Meanwhile, when adjusting the size of the garment, the garment image display unit 44 displays the garment image so as to overlap the image of the customer 10 in a translucent manner. As shown in FIG. 5A, since the garment image is displayed in a translucent manner, the customer image displayed behind is displayed.

As a result, the customer 10 can view not only the clothing image but also the customer image located at the same time. As described above, when the customer 10 reduces or increases the clothing image, the customer 10 may check how much the user 10 decreases or increases the body image.

The garment image controller 45 adjusts the size of the displayed garment image by receiving a customer input for each of the divided regions. In particular, the clothing image adjusting unit 45 receives the left and right or up and down inputs for each area divided by the reference lines 61 and 62 to adjust the left and right lengths or the top and bottom lengths of the clothes.

Preferably, as shown in Figure 4, by the touch screen method, the input device 70 for adjusting the clothing image is displayed on the screen of the display 20. The input device 70 displayed on the touch screen includes an input button for increasing or decreasing up, down, left, and right, an input button for moving the garment image up, down, left, and right.

The input devices 70 are divided into input buttons so as to be adjusted for each divided area. Preferably, when an area of the displayed customer image or clothing image is selected, input buttons related to clothing of the selected area may be displayed.

The buttons shown in FIG. 4 are described as follows.

"Neckline UP" and "Neckline Down" are neckline, waistline, ankle line up button or down button, respectively, to adjust the baseline up and down. In addition, the buttons under the "shirt" button are buttons that move left, right, up and down, or stretch left, right, up and down when the upper garment image does not match. The buttons below the "pants" button are for controlling the lower garment image.

The image synthesizing unit 46 synthesizes the garment image with the garment image upon receiving a completion input.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the image synthesizer 46 converts the translucent state displayed when the garment image is adjusted to the opaque state. In addition, in the case where the upper end is coated so that the lower end enters into the lower part, or the outer part is lifted out, the part of the upper or lower part that enters inside is displayed invisibly. By doing this, the customer can feel the actual wear.

In addition, the image synthesizing unit 46 displays the customer image synthesized with the garment image on the display 20 in combination with the background image. In this way, the display 20 can be illuminated like a mirror.

Next, a digital virtual mirror processing method for virtual wearing of clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

The digital virtual mirror processing method includes a display 20 for displaying an image, a camera 30 attached to the display 20 to capture an image of the front of the display, and an image processor 40 for processing the captured image. Using a mirror system, a clothing image is synthesized and output from the captured image to the image of the customer 10.

As shown in FIG. 5, the digital virtual mirror processing method includes: (a) capturing an image of a customer 10 positioned in front of the display by the camera 30 (S10); (b) the image processing unit 40 extracting an image of a customer from the captured image (S20); (c) the image processor 40 dividing the extracted image of the customer by a reference line and displaying the extracted image on the display 20 (S30); (d) displaying, by the image processor 40, the garment image overlapping with each other by the reference lines 61 and 62 so as to overlap the clothing image (S40); (e) the image processing unit 40 adjusting the size of the displayed clothing image by receiving a customer input for each of the divided regions (S50); (f) Upon receiving the completion input, it is divided into the step of synthesizing the garment image with the garment image (S60).

In particular, in the step (e), the image processing unit 40 receives the left and right or top and bottom input for each area divided by the reference line to adjust the left and right length or the top and bottom length of the garment. In addition, when the size of the clothes is adjusted, the image processor 40 displays the clothes image so as to overlap with the image of the person in a translucent manner.

As mentioned above, although the invention made by this inventor was demonstrated concretely according to the said Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example, Of course, a various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

The present invention can be applied to the development of a digital virtual mirror system for wearing a clothing that displays and synthesizes the clothing image by photographing the customer. In particular, the present invention can be applied to the development of a digital virtual mirror system for clothing wear that can display the image of the overlapping clothing image by dividing the image of the customer photographed by the baseline and can adjust the size for each divided area.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a digital virtual mirror system for wearing clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image processor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a reference line of an image displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an arrangement of input buttons of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a screen for adjusting and synthesizing a garment image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a digital virtual mirror processing method for virtual wearing of clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: customer 20: display

30: camera 40: image processor

50: database 60: customer image or clothing image

61, 62: reference line 63: area

70: input device 71: input button

Claims (9)

A display for displaying an image; A camera attached to the display to capture an image of the front of the display; An image processor extracting an image of a customer from the captured image, synthesizing a garment image to the extracted image, and outputting the image to the display; The image processor, The clothing virtual image and the image of the customer synthesized by a plurality of reference lines, the digital virtual mirror system for wearing a clothing, characterized in that for controlling the size of the displayed clothing image to be superimposed according to the reference line. The method of claim 1, The image processing unit wears a digital virtual mirror system for clothes, characterized in that for separating the image of the customer to the horizontal reference line centering around the neck, waist, shoes and the customer's center. The method of claim 1, The image processing unit wears a digital virtual mirror system for clothes, characterized in that for adjusting the left and right length or the top and bottom length of the clothing by receiving the input of the left and right or up and down for each area divided by the reference line. The method of claim 3, wherein The image processing unit wears a digital virtual mirror system for clothes, characterized in that for receiving the input of the left and right or up and down on the display. The method of claim 1, When the image processing unit adjusts the size of the clothing, a digital virtual mirror system for clothing wearing, characterized in that to display the clothing image so as to overlap the image of the customer translucent. Using the virtual mirror system including a display for displaying an image, a camera attached to the display to photograph an image on the front of the display, and an image processing unit for processing the captured image, the clothing image is synthesized from the captured image to the customer's image. In the digital virtual mirror processing method for clothing wearing to output the (a) capturing an image of a customer located in front of the display by the camera; (b) the image processor extracting an image of a customer from the photographed image; (c) displaying the extracted image of the customer on the display by dividing the extracted image of the customer by a reference line; (d) displaying the clothing image to overlap the image of the garment so as to fit in a region separated by the reference line; (e) adjusting the size of the displayed clothing image by receiving a customer input for each of the divided regions; and (f) receiving a completion input, synthesizing the garment image with the garment image. The method of claim 6, In the step (e), the image processing unit receives a left and right or top and bottom input for each area divided by the reference line to adjust the left and right length of the clothing, characterized in that the digital virtual mirror processing method for wearing clothing. The method of claim 6, In the step (e), when the image processing unit adjusts the size of the clothing, digital virtual mirror processing method for wearing a clothing, characterized in that to display the clothing image so as to appear translucent overlapping the image of the person. A computer-readable recording medium recording the method of processing a digital virtual mirror for wearing clothing according to any one of claims 6 to 8.

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