JP2006331132A - Dressing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dressing system for selecting dress items by freely combining them in a figure according to the current status of a user. <P>SOLUTION: A controller 5 reads registered dress item images from a dress item image database D4 according to retrieval conditions input by a user, and the read dress item image data are transmitted from an image display part 55 to a liquid crystal display device 6a of a mirror liquid crystal 6, and the liquid crystal display device 6a displays the dress item image data corresponding to each part of the figure of the user M projected on the mirror face of the half mirror of the mirror liquid crystal 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dressing system for managing information on clothing items.

Conventionally, as a device for selecting a clothing item, a user takes a plurality of patterns of a state in which the user wears a clothing item, temporarily saves the captured image, and then combines the saved image and the background image to display on the monitor. A video device has been proposed in which the user himself / herself determines which clothing item suits the user from the image (for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-36377 (Specification, page 12, line 13 to page 13, line 3)

  By the way, since the video apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot select a free combination of clothing items and depends on the user's clothing at the time when the image is stored, the clothing corresponding to the current state of the user There was a problem that items could not be selected.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a dressing system capable of selecting any combination of clothing items in a form that matches the user's current situation. It is to provide.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the invention of claim 1, a mirror liquid crystal in which the display of the liquid crystal display device arranged at the rear is visible from the front side and the front side is a mirror surface that reflects the appearance of the user; Storage means for registering image data of clothing items in advance; input means for inputting search conditions; search means for extracting images of clothing items from the storage means according to the search conditions; And a control device having image display means for displaying on the liquid crystal display device in correspondence with the position of the user reflected on the mirror surface of the mirror liquid crystal.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the image of the clothing item based on the search condition input by the user is displayed through the mirror surface that reflects the user's appearance in a form that is combined with the daily clothes of standing in front of the mirror. Therefore, it is possible to select a clothing item in accordance with the current state of the user, and further, the user can select a combination of the clothing items in a free form by inputting a search condition.

  In invention of Claim 2, in the invention of Claim 1, a plurality of storage units for storing the clothing items, reader means for reading ID information of tags attached to the clothing items stored in each storage unit, A storage management unit that stores the storage unit information of each clothing item as clothing item information in association with the ID information of the tag read by the reader means. Storage means, and means for reading the storage section information storing the clothing items to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device from the storage management storage means and lighting the light emitting display section of the storage section. It is characterized by being.

  According to invention of Claim 2, the storage part of the clothing item searched and displayed on a liquid crystal display device can be displayed by lighting the light emission display part provided in the said storage part, and it utilizes for that. When a person selects the clothing item and actually wants to wear the clothing item, the person can intuitively know the storage unit of the clothing item.

  The present invention can display an image of a clothing item based on a search condition input by a user through a mirror surface that reflects the appearance of the user, in a form that is combined with everyday clothing such as standing in front of a mirror. There is an effect that it is possible to select a clothing item in accordance with the current state of the user, and that the user can select a clothing item in a free form by inputting a search condition.

  The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment is a system corresponding to a closet 1 that is a storage place for clothing items, and a hanger part that hangs clothing items such as outerwear in the closet 1 as shown in the figure. 2, an opening formed in the wall of the closet 1 facing the room side, provided with a drawer 3 for storing accessory items such as handbags and scarves, an imaging camera 4 made of a color digital camera, and a control device 5 A mirror liquid crystal 6 is mounted on the part, and an RF type ID tag (IC tag) reader device 7 (which may be provided with a reader / writer function) on the indoor side wall surface in the vicinity of the mirror liquid crystal 6; A microphone MC, a liquid crystal display for inputting various data such as setting / registration, and an operation display panel 8 including a touch panel are provided. An illumination device 9 comprising a light source is provided.

  Here, the mirror liquid crystal 6 has a half mirror formed on the display surface of the liquid crystal display device 6a, which will be described later, by metal vapor deposition or the like, and the imaging in the closet 1 is performed via a half mirror portion that does not correspond to the display surface of the liquid crystal display device 6a. The camera 5 can take a picture of the user M standing at the standing position A in front of the mirror liquid crystal 6. Further, the liquid crystal display device 6a has a display surface having a size corresponding to the mirror surface portion of the half mirror that reflects the appearance of the user M, and is located at a position corresponding to each portion of the user M that is reflected on the mirror surface of the half mirror. As will be described later, images of corresponding clothing items can be displayed.

  The hanger part 2 in the closet 1 is provided with a light emitting display part 10a by LED at a hanger hanging position, and each drawer part 3 is similarly provided with a light emitting display part 10b by LED, and further each hanger hanging position and each drawer. The unit 3 is provided with ID tag reader devices 7 '(see FIG. 2).

  Further, an illumination device 9 using a multi-light source is provided on the ceiling corresponding to the standing position A in front of the mirror liquid crystal 6.

  The control device 5 captures image data obtained by photographing with the imaging camera 4 and performs image processing, and also performs signal processing and control processing of the entire system. As shown in FIG. An illumination condition generation unit 50 that generates an illumination condition for setting the illumination environment at the photographing position to an environment designated by the user M by controlling the illumination device 9 and the illumination condition generated by the illumination condition generation unit 50 The lighting control unit 51 that controls the lighting device 9 to create a predetermined lighting environment, and clothing items such as clothes and accessories worn from the whole body image of the user M taken by the imaging camera 4 are stored in the storage unit ( An image input processing unit 52 that extracts by pattern matching with image data of clothing items for pattern matching registered in (not shown), and an image input processing unit 52 An image histogram generation unit 53 that determines a color of a clothing item by obtaining a histogram of each color (for example, R (red), G (green), and B (blue)) in the obtained clothing item image, and is attached to the clothing item. For example, a reader processing unit 54 that processes ID information read by the reader devices 7 and 7 ′ from an RF type ID tag, and an image display unit 55 that performs processing for displaying an image on the liquid crystal display device 6 a of the mirror liquid crystal 6. And a lighting control unit 56 that controls the lighting of the light emitting display units 10a and 10b, and a server 11a installed in a manufacturer that manufactures clothing items such as a clothing manufacturer and a weather information provider installed in a weather information provider. Communication with the server 11b via the network NT such as the Internet, and various items of clothing items provided by the servers 11a and 11b. A communication function processing unit 57 for acquiring data and weather information, a voice recognition unit 58 for acquiring speech of the user M through the microphone MC, recognizing a keyword from the acquired speech and performing input processing, Information processing of the entire control device 5, an information processing unit 59 responsible for control processing, and various databases (clothing history database D1, lighting control history database D2, comfort database) constructed in an external storage device or the like provided as storage means D3, a clothing item image database D4, a storage location management database D5, a clothing item identification database D6, and a voice keyword database D7).

  Here, the information processing unit 59 includes an operation display panel 8, a voice recognition unit 58, a communication function processing function unit 57, processing of information acquired from the reader devices 7 and 7 ', display processing of the operation display panel 8, and a lighting control unit. 17, the lighting control processing of the light emitting display units 10a and 10b, the display control on the liquid crystal display device 6a through the image display unit 55, the control of the condition generation operation in the illumination condition generation unit 50, the processing operation of the image input processing unit 13. Control of the generation operation of the image histogram generation unit 53, a function of performing registration (storage) processing of information in each of the databases D1 to D7, and search / read processing of registered (stored) information. Yes.

  Thus, when the present system is activated, the information processing unit 59 of the control device 5 displays the operation buttons for registering the clothing item and searching for the clothing item on the menu screen on the display surface of the operation display panel 8. The operation of each part is controlled to a standby state. FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of this state. In step S1, it is checked whether or not an operation button for registering a clothing item has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to a clothing item registration process (step S2) described later. . When the check in step S1 is not performed or the clothing item registration process is completed, it is checked in the next step S3 whether or not the operation button for searching for the clothing item is pressed. The process proceeds to processing (step S4). When the check in step S3 is not completed or when the clothing item search process is completed, in step S5, the entry / exit of the clothing item is checked in step S6. If there is no entry / exit of the clothing item in the closet 1, or if there is entry / exit and the processing is completed, it is checked in step S7 whether or not the operation of the system is ended. If the operation of the system is not ended, step S1 is performed. Then, the above process is repeated.

  Next, when the operation button for registering a clothing item is pressed in step S1 and registration is selected, the information processing unit 59 of the control device 5 operates to start the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. A menu and guidance display are performed on the liquid crystal display of the display panel 8 along the processing process, and the user M performs the following operations along this display.

  First, in step S10, a clothing item attribute registration process for new registration is performed. In this case, the user M follows the input guidance displayed on the operation display panel 8 with the clothing item attributes including the purchase store, the purchase date and time, the amount of money, the item type, the manufacturer, the sales person, etc. shown in Table 1. Input from the operation display panel 8. The input clothing item attribute is automatically given a clothing item ID and is registered in the clothing item identification database D6 under the control of the information processing unit 59. Table 1 shows a registration example of the clothing item identification database D6.

  Although not shown in Table 1, the user M of each clothing item can be specified by registering the identification ID of the individual user as an attribute of the clothing item.

  After this clothing item attribute registration processing, before photographing a new clothing item image, the user M is asked by the display on the operation display panel 8 whether or not the lighting condition for photographing is set (step S11). .

  In this case, if the already set lighting conditions are acceptable, it is selected through the operation display panel 8 that setting is not performed. When setting new lighting conditions, the operation display panel 8 is used to display the lighting environment (outdoor daytime, evening scene, night scene, hall, home, etc.), illuminance (lux), and color temperature (Kelvin) on the operation display panel 8. The user M inputs according to the displayed input guidance (step S12).

  When this new illumination condition is input, the information processing unit 59 controls the illumination device 9 including a multi-light source through the illumination control unit 51 in accordance with the input content, and reproduces the illumination environment corresponding to the set content ( Step S13). After a predetermined lighting environment or a new lighting environment has been reproduced, the user M is asked by the display on the operation display panel 8 whether or not a clothing item image is to be taken next by the imaging camera 4 (step S14). . Here, when the user M selects to perform shooting through the operation display panel 8, under the control of the information processing unit 59, the imaging camera 4 photographs the clothing item and the user M wearing the clothing item (step S15). The appearance image of the user M obtained by this photographing is taken into the image input processing unit 52, and the image input processing unit 52 performs alignment with the body pattern matching image registered in the built-in storage unit, and Perform processing to remove the body feature shape from the captured image, cut out the image of the clothing item worn for each body area of the upper body, lower body, head, hand, and foot part of the body, and obtain the image data of the clothing item While registering in the clothing item image database D4 under the control of the information processing unit 56, the type of each clothing item is determined by matching processing with image data for pattern matching of various clothing items registered in the internal storage unit in advance. Each clothing item image is identified and associated with the identified type of clothing item attribute data previously input for each clothing item. Automatically given the clothing item ID for over data. Moreover, in the figure image image | photographed at this time, image ID is matched and attached | subjected automatically with respect to all the extracted clothing item groups. Table 2 shows a registration example of the clothing item image database D4.

  Now, after photographing, in the next step S16, the image histogram generation unit 14 performs processing for obtaining a histogram of each color on the image of the clothing item extracted by the image input processing unit 52, and determines the color of the clothing item. FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C are examples in which a histogram is obtained with three colors of R (red), B (blue), and G (green). That is, FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C show the distribution of density values when an image is represented using 256 gradations of R, G, and B. In the illustrated example, blue clothing items are displayed. Show. Of course, not only R, G, and B but also various color systems may be specified to create a histogram. In addition, the color of the clothing item obtained in the histogram processing is displayed on the operation display panel 8 and presented to the user M, and the user M is asked whether the color is appropriate. The color of the clothing item search may be specified by operating the operation display panel 8.

  Thus, the color of the clothing item is registered as an attribute of each clothing item in association with the clothing item ID in the above-described clothing item identification database D6.

  When shooting is not selected in step S15 or when the processing of the histogram is finished, the reader device 7 checks whether an ID tag is attached to the clothing item worn by the user M (step S17). When an ID tag is attached to the clothing item and the reader device 7 reads the ID information from the ID tag, the information processing unit 59 uses the ID information received through the reader processing unit 54 as a clothing item attribute, and a clothing item identification database. D6 is registered in association with the ID of the clothing item as shown in Table 1 (step S18).

  When the ID tag is not attached to the clothing item, or when the ID tag ID registration process ends, the information processing unit 59 determines whether or not to add a voice keyword to the user M through the display on the operation display panel 8. Ask (step S19). In response to this, when the user M selects to add a voice keyword through the operation display panel 8, the information processing unit 59 enters a voice keyword acquisition state through the voice recognition unit 58.

  In this voice keyword acquisition state, the user M speaks to the microphone MC the keyword associated with the clothing item used when searching for the clothing item. The utterance voice of the keyword acquired by the microphone MC is recognized by the voice recognition unit 58, and the information processing unit 59 that receives the recognition data (for example, text data) registers it in the voice keyword database D7 and stores it in the clothing item identification database D6. Processing to add is performed (step S20). When the voice keyword addition process is not performed or when the addition process is completed, the clothing item registration process is completed. Table 3 shows an example of registration in the voice keyword database D7.

  In this way, when the user M wears the clothing item, the user M stands in front of the closet 1 and performs the above-described operations for registration and the image data of the clothing item of the user M is automatically registered. At the same time, the registration of the clothing item attributes in the clothing item identification database D6 is completed.

  Here, in order to perform the clothing item search, the system of the present embodiment also performs a process of registering the clothing history and the comfort history in the respective databases D1 and D3.

  That is, the clothing history is a history of the entry / exit date and time from the closet 1 for the clothing item managed by the clothing item identification database D6. In the embodiment, the clothing start date and time and the clothing end date and time are stored in the database D1 as the clothing history. In this case, when the user M selects the input / output processing of the clothing item on the operation display panel 8 and puts it in the closet 1 based on the guidance displayed according to the selection, the user M associates the clothing item with the clothing item ID. Enter the date and time when it was put out, or when it was taken out from the closet 1. Further, the destination at that time and the name of the user M are input together. When these inputs are received, the information processing unit 59 acquires and stores the air of the day and the average temperature from the start of clothes to the end of clothes from the weather information providing server 11b of the weather information providing company via the Internet NT, and stores the clothes. Processing to store in the history database D1 is performed. In this way, it is possible to determine which season the clothing item is worn by continuing to record the clothing start date and time and the clothing end date and time for each clothing item and referring to the past clothing history. is there.

  Table 4 shows an example of clothing history data stored in the clothing history database D1.

  Note that instead of inputting the name of the user M as described above, the user M may be specified using voice recognition. In this case, the name and voice data of the user M who uses the system are registered in advance, and when registering the clothing history data, the user speaks to the microphone MC, and the voice data corresponding to the speech is transmitted to the microphone MC. The voice recognition means 59 may acquire the voice data that matches the acquired voice data from the registered voice data to identify the user M.

On the other hand, the comfort data stored in the comfort database D3 is obtained by quantifying the comfort of the clothing item after the user M wears. The comfort of this body type is difficult to judge by weight and body fat percentage. By using this comfort index as a history index and storing it as a history after wearing, it is possible to read daily body shape changes, suggesting meal menu menus and bathing from body shape change data It is also possible to propose a method to the user M. Here, an operation for storing a history of comfort in the comfort database D3 will be described.
This comfort is registered by operating the operation display panel 8 by the user himself / herself for the comfort of the clothing item that the user M is currently wearing. For example, the size of this clothing item is expressed in a 10-point scale. “The larger the number, the larger the clothing item is than the body shape.” “The smaller the number, the smaller the clothing item than the body shape (tight. ) ”. Moreover, it is supposed that it can be described about the site | part which is the evaluation of the clothing item concretely about remarks. Table 5 shows examples of comfort data stored in the comfort database D3.

  Moreover, in order to enable the user M to search the storage location of the clothing item by storing the storage location when the clothing item is stored in the closet 1, in the present embodiment, the ID tag Apparel items with can be automatically registered in the storage location management database D5 under the control of the information processing unit 59.

  That is, when a clothing item is hung on a suitable place on the hanger part 2 by a hanger or stored in the drawer part 3, the reader device 7 'provided at each place is hung or attached to the stored clothing item. The ID information of the ID tag being read is read, and the read ID information is sent to the information processing unit 59 through the reader processing unit 54. Based on the acquired ID information, the information processing unit 59 includes a clothing item ID corresponding to the clothing item to which the ID tag is attached, a storage location ID indicating a storage location associated with the reader device 7 ′, and a built-in clock. The storage date and time obtained are stored in the storage location management database D5. Table 6 shows a data registration example of the storage location management database D5.

  As described above, the lighting condition setting history is stored in the lighting control history database D2 in association with the clothing item under the control of the information processing unit 59. Table 7 shows an example of storing the history data.

  Thus, when various data are stored and registered in the databases D1 to D7 as described above, the user M wants to display a desired clothing item on the liquid crystal display device 6a of the mirror liquid crystal 6, First, search is selected from the menu displayed on the operation display panel 8. By this selection, the control device 5 starts the clothing item search process according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the information processing unit 59 asks the user M whether or not to input a clothing item attribute through the operation display panel 8 (step S30). When the user M answers this question and inputs a search condition based on the attribute (step S30). (S31), the information processing unit 59 performs a search condition addition process (step S32). In this case, the search conditions that can be entered are the store of purchase of the clothing item identification database D6, the purchase date and time (range specification is also possible), the amount of money (range specification is also possible), the item type, the manufacturer, and the person in charge. Can also be entered.

  Next, the information processing section 59 asks the user M whether or not to specify a clothing history through the operation display panel 8 (step S33). When the user M answers this question and inputs a clothing history condition (step S34). ), The information processing unit 59 performs processing for adding a search condition (step S35).

  In this case, it is also possible to enter search conditions with priorities set for the three elements of date / time (month / day), weather, and average temperature. It is possible to extract clothing items worn at the time. Also, by searching from the date, it is possible to efficiently extract clothing items suitable for the seasonal pattern. Furthermore, it is possible to extract clothing items suitable for annual events such as spring, summer, autumn, winter, birthday, and new year.

  Furthermore, by searching for clothing items from the weather information, it is possible to extract clothing items suitable for weather such as rain and snow, and it is also possible to extract clothing items to be worn in the case of rain and snow, Furthermore, by searching for clothing items from the average temperature, it is possible to extract clothing items suitable for the temperature from the relationship between the past average temperature and clothing items, and also to extract clothing items suitable for the temperature of the day. You can also. In other words, it is possible to pour out clothing items that are suitable for such temperatures.

  Further, the information processing unit 59 asks the user M whether or not to specify an item color based on the image histogram through the operation display panel 8 (step S36), and when the user M answers the question and inputs the item color search condition. (Step S37), the information processing section 59 performs search condition addition processing (step S38).

  Further, the information processing unit 59 asks the user M whether or not to specify the comfort condition through the operation display panel 8 (step S39), and the user M answers the question and inputs the comfort search condition (step S39). In step S40), the information processing section 59 performs search condition addition processing (step S41).

  Further, the information processing unit 59 asks the user M whether or not to specify the lighting condition through the operation display panel 8 (step S42), and when the user M answers the question and inputs the lighting search condition (step S43). ) The information processing unit 59 performs processing for adding search conditions (step S44).

  Further, the information processing unit 59 asks the user M whether or not to specify a voice keyword through the operation display panel 8 (step S45), and when the user M answers the question and inputs a voice search condition (step S46). The information processing unit 59 performs search condition addition processing (step S47).

  When the search condition is input as described above, the information processing unit 59 starts the clothing item search process (step S48).

  By specifying the user M as the search condition, only the clothing items corresponding to the user M can be narrowed down to the search range. Therefore, the user ID can be identified by the operation display panel 8 before or after inputting the condition. Enter. Of course, the voice recognition unit 58 may be used to identify an individual from the speech of the user M.

  Thus, if all the above search conditions are input, the information processing unit 59 extracts the clothing item that best matches the search conditions from the databases D1, D2, D3, D6, and D7 corresponding to the search conditions. Then, the image data corresponding to the clothing item ID of the extracted clothing item is extracted from the clothing item image database D4, the extracted clothing item image data is sent to the image display unit 55, and the image display unit 55 stores the clothing item ID of the clothing item. The image is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 6a of the mirror liquid crystal 6 (step S49).

  In this case, under the control of the information processing unit 59, the image input processing unit 52 captures a figure image from the imaging camera 1 that has photographed the user M standing in front of the mirror liquid crystal 6, and a pattern based on the figure image for alignment. After the matching process, the position of each part of the head, upper body, lower body, upper limbs, lower limbs is detected, and the combined image data in which each clothing item image extracted at each position is associated and arranged is generated. The image is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 6a. As a result, the user M is displayed on the mirror liquid crystal 6 in the form that suits his / her appearance, such as a back on the hand, a hat on the head, a sweater on the upper body, a skirt on the lower body, and shoes on the foot. Therefore, the coordination can be evaluated with the feeling of actually wearing clothes. The attribute data corresponding to each displayed clothing item is also displayed.

  If the clothing item extracted here has an ID tag and the location stored in the closet 1 is registered in the storage location management database D5, the storage location is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 6a. Let Further, the information processing unit 59 lights the light emitting display unit 10a or 10b of the place where the clothing item is stored through the lighting control unit 56 to display the storage location.

  The clothing item search process by the control apparatus 5 is complete | finished by the above. By viewing the display on the liquid crystal display device 6a, the user M can know the clothing item that matches the input search condition, and also knows the location where the clothing item is stored, particularly the light emitting display unit 10a. Alternatively, since the storage location is intuitively (visually) known by turning on 10b, the user M can take out the clothing item without hesitation when entering the closet 1. In addition, when the clothing item displayed on the liquid crystal screen device 6a cannot be convinced, the user M can perform the search again in the control device 5 by resetting the search conditions until the confident clothing item is displayed.

  In this embodiment, the user M uses the operation display panel 8 for each clothing item to input and operate data input, search conditions, and the like. The input may be captured by recognition at 58.

1 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of a system according to an embodiment. It is a circuit block diagram of the control apparatus used for one Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the whole operation | movement description of one Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the clothing item registration process of one Embodiment. FIG. 4 illustrates an example of generating a histogram according to an embodiment, where (a) is a red histogram example, (b) is a green histogram example, and (c) is a blue histogram example. It is a flowchart of the search process of the clothing item of one Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Closet 2 Hanger part 3 Drawer part 4 Imaging camera 5 Control apparatus 6 Mirror liquid crystal 6a Liquid crystal display device 7 Reader apparatus 8 Operation display panel 9 Illumination apparatus 10a, 10b Light emission display part 11a, 11bb Server M User MC Microphone NT Internet

Claims (2)

The display of the liquid crystal display device arranged at the rear is visible from the front side, and the mirror liquid crystal whose front is a mirror that reflects the appearance of the user, and storage means that stores image data of clothing items in advance, search Input means for inputting conditions, search means for extracting an image of a clothing item from the storage means according to the search condition, the image of the extracted clothing item corresponding to the position of the user reflected on the mirror surface of the mirror liquid crystal A dressing system comprising: a control device having an image display means to be displayed by a liquid crystal display device. A plurality of storage units for storing the clothing items; reader means for reading ID information of tags attached to the clothing items stored in the storage units; and a light emitting display unit provided in each storage unit,
The control device associates with the ID information of the tag read by the reader means, storage means for storing the storage unit information of each clothing item as clothing item information, and the clothing to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 2. The dressing system according to claim 1, further comprising means for reading the storage unit information storing items from the storage management storage unit and lighting the light emitting display unit of the storage unit.

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