JP2012108806A - Try-on system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a person to easily grasp an image of actually wearing an article of clothing which the person is considering to purchase.SOLUTION: A try-on system includes image selection means, data selection means, determination means, creation means, and display means. The image selection means selects an image of a person wearing an article of clothing. The data selection means selects clothing data which the person in the image selected by the image selection means tries instead of the article of clothing that the person is wearing. The determination means determines whether the length of the article of clothing that the person is wearing is longer than the length of the clothing data selected by the data selection means. The creation means creates an image including an image of exposed skin of the person from the clothing data selected by the data selection means when it is determined that the length of the article of clothing that the person is wearing is longer than the length of the clothing data selected by the data selection means. The display means displays a composite image where the created image is overlapped on the person in the image selected by the image selection means.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a fitting system and a program.

  Conventionally, a technique for photographing clothing being tried on in a fitting room in a store with a camera, and using an information terminal or the like to display a composite image in which the clothing being studied is superimposed on the photographed image. Is disclosed (Patent Document 1).

  By the way, in the prior art, information terminals and the like were taken regardless of the difference between the length of the clothing worn by the person included in the image taken with the camera and the length of the clothing being considered for purchase. A composite image in which clothing that is being considered for purchase is superimposed on the image is displayed. Therefore, in the conventional technology, when a person included in an image taken with a camera wears long clothing such as trousers, a composition in which short clothing such as a skirt is superimposed on the photographed image. When the image is displayed, there is a problem that the skin portion exposed from the skirt is not included in the composite image, and it is difficult to capture an image of the actual wear of clothing that is being considered for purchase.

  The try-on system of the embodiment includes an image selection unit, a data selection unit, a determination unit, a generation unit, and a display unit. The image selection means selects an image of a person wearing clothing. The data selection means selects clothing data to be tried on by the person in the image selected by the image selection means instead of the clothing being worn. The determination means determines whether or not the length of the clothing item being worn is longer than the length of the clothing data selected by the data selection means. When the generation unit determines that the length of the clothing item being worn is longer than the length of the clothing data item selected by the data selection unit, from the clothing item data selected by the data selection unit and the clothing item data. An image including an exposed person's skin image is generated. The display means displays a composite image obtained by superimposing the generated images on a person in the image selected by the image selection means.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a business support system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a fitting room in which a fitting room terminal is installed. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the fitting room terminal. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the handy terminal. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the data structure of the product file. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the data structure of the inventory file. FIG. 7 shows the data structure of the image file. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the configuration of a clothing image. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the data structure of the customer file. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of the composite image display process. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for operating execution of various processes in the handy terminal. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining processing for scaling a still image to a still image larger than other still images and arranging the still image at the approximate center of the operation screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram for describing processing for scaling a still image to a still image larger than other still images and arranging the still image at substantially the center of the operation screen. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for selecting clothing to be worn instead of clothing worn by a person included in a still image. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for selecting clothing to be worn instead of clothing worn by a person included in a still image. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for selecting clothing to be worn instead of clothing worn by a person included in a still image. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen on which operation buttons for executing clothing registration processing are displayed. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen displayed after execution of the clothing registration process.

  This embodiment is an application example to a try-on system that constitutes a business support system installed in a clothing store. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a business support system according to the present embodiment. Since the store where the business support system 11 is introduced is a clothing store, a large number of clothing items 31 (see FIG. 2) as products are displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the business support system 11 includes a computer 301, a POS (Point Of Sale) terminal 501, and a try-on that are electrically connected to each other via a wired or wireless communication line (for example, the Internet) 15 or the like. A room terminal 101, a client terminal 401, a handy terminal 601 and the like are provided.

  In the business support system 11, one or more computers 301 can function as a server that provides a predetermined service. In the business support system 11, a service can be provided in the form of SaaS (Software as a Service), for example.

  The POS terminal 501 is installed in a cashier counter (not shown) provided near the store exit. The POS terminal 501 includes a scanner 502 that reads and outputs a unique product ID for each clothing item 31. The product ID is printed on a tag 41 (see FIG. 2) attached to the clothing 31 (see FIG. 2) in the form of a code symbol such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code. The POS terminal 501 executes merchandise sales data processing based on the read information.

  A computer 301, a client terminal 401, a fitting room terminal 101, and a handy terminal 601 are connected to the POS terminal 501 through the communication line 15.

  The computer 301 includes a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) as a storage device, and various files are stored in the storage device.

  The client terminal 401 is installed in a customer's house that uses a store where the business support system 11 is introduced. The client terminal 401 is a so-called notebook personal computer having an openable / closable housing, and includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 402 for displaying information, a keyboard 403 for inputting information, and a mouse displayed on the screen of the LCD 402. And a track pad (not shown) for moving the pointer. Since the other configuration of the client terminal 401 is not different from the configuration of a general notebook personal computer, description thereof is omitted.

  The fitting room terminal 101 is installed in a fitting room 21 that is used when a customer tries on a clothing item 31 (see FIG. 2) as a product. The customer considers purchasing clothing 31 (see FIG. 2) after trying on in the fitting room 21.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a fitting room in which a fitting room terminal is installed. As shown in FIG. 2, the fitting room 21 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an upper surface and a part of the front surface opened. An opening portion in front of the fitting room 21 serves as an entrance / exit 22 for a customer to enter and exit. A cloth curtain 23 is attached to the doorway 22 so as to be freely opened and closed by a curtain rail (not shown). The entrance / exit 22 of the fitting room 21 may be provided with, for example, a door that can be freely opened and closed, instead of the curtain 23. In FIG. 2, since the fitting room 21 with the curtain 23 opened is shown, the inside of the fitting room 21 can be visually recognized. A fitting room terminal 101 for displaying a moving image of a customer who has tried on clothing 31 and registering a product is attached to the back wall in the fitting room 21. Further, an illumination 25 that is a fluorescent lamp is attached above the fitting room terminal 101.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fitting room terminal 101 includes a flat plate-like housing 102 having a thickness. The housing 102 includes an LCD 103 as a display unit, a camera 104 that captures a moving image or a still image of a customer (person) who enters the fitting room 21 and tries on the clothing 31, and a customer who enters the fitting room 21 hears voice. A microphone 105 (see FIG. 3) is input.

  Further, the fitting room terminal 101 has a built-in communication interface 162 (see FIG. 3) for executing data communication with the computer 301, the handy terminal 601, and the like. In the present embodiment, the CPU 151 (see FIG. 3) displays a product ID read by a scanner 181 (described later) on a still image captured by the camera 104 (a product ID of the clothing 31 that the customer included in the still image tried on. ), Date / time information when the still image is captured, the name of the still image, and the like are added and transmitted to the handy terminal 601 via the communication interface 162 (see FIG. 3). Thereby, the customer can confirm the still image of the customer who tried on the clothing 31 at the handy terminal 601.

  A scanner 181 that reads a product ID from a barcode 42 printed on the tag 41 is attached to a position below the fitting room terminal 101. The scanner 181 is wired to the fitting room terminal 101 so that data communication is possible. The scanner 181 reads and outputs the product ID data from the barcode 42 printed on the tag 41. The product ID data thus output is input to the CPU 151 (see FIG. 3) of the fitting room terminal 101.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an elongated columnar pole 191 is erected on the back surface of the fitting room 21. A light emitting unit 192 as a notification unit capable of selectively emitting blue, red, and green is provided at the tip of the pole 191. The light emitting unit 192 is connected to the fitting room terminal 101 by a cable (not shown) passing through the pole 191 and is subjected to operation control by the CPU 151 (see FIG. 3) of the fitting room terminal 101. In a state where the operation control by the CPU 151 is not received, the light emitting unit 192 does not perform the light emitting operation.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an infrared sensor 171 is attached to one side of the entrance / exit 22 of the fitting room 21 as a human sensor that detects a customer passing through the entrance / exit 22. This infrared sensor 171 is a so-called pyroelectric infrared sensor. That is, the infrared sensor 171 receives infrared rays emitted from the customer's human body that passes through the doorway 22, converts the received infrared rays into heat, and converts the heat into electric charges by the pyroelectric effect of the element and outputs the charges. Such an infrared sensor 171 is connected to the fitting room terminal 101 via a cable (not shown), and the output of the infrared sensor 171 is input to the CPU 151 (see FIG. 3) of the fitting room terminal 101.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the fitting room terminal. The fitting room terminal 101 includes a CPU 151 as an information processing unit that executes various arithmetic processes and controls each unit. The CPU 151 includes a ROM 152 that stores fixed data such as computer programs in a fixed manner, a RAM 153 that stores variable data in a rewritable manner and is used as a work area, and data contents even when the fitting room terminal 101 is turned off. Is connected to a flash memory 154 which is a non-volatile memory holding the memory.

  The LCD 151, the camera 104, the microphone 105, the communication interface 162, the infrared sensor 171, the scanner 181, and the light emitting unit 192 are all connected to the CPU 151 via various input / output circuits, and the operation is controlled by the CPU 151. .

  In the present embodiment, the fitting room terminal 101 does not include hardware such as a touch panel and operation keys for accepting operations from the customer, and the CPU 151 does not include the customer's image in the moving image captured by the camera 104. It is assumed that an operation by a gesture or an operation by a voice input from the microphone 105 is accepted. In addition, about the method of receiving operation by gesture or an audio | voice, it shall perform using various well-known methods, and abbreviate | omits description here.

  The flash memory 154 stores various computer programs and various files. Various computer programs and various files stored in the flash memory 154 are used by copying all or a part of them to the RAM 153 when the fitting room terminal 101 is activated.

  Then, the CPU 151 of the fitting room terminal 101 performs data access to various files during processing executed according to the computer program. The file to be accessed is a file stored in the HDD (not shown) of the computer 301.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the handy terminal 601 is a portable terminal that is rented to a customer who visits the store and is operated by the customer, and is used by the customer to register the product. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the handy terminal. As shown in FIG. 4, the handy terminal 601 includes a scanner 602, an operation unit 603, a display unit 604, a communication interface 605, a storage unit 606, and a control unit 607.

  The scanner 602 reads the product ID from the barcode 42 printed on the tag 41 attached to the clothing 31. The operation unit 603 includes input devices such as various keys and a touch panel, and notifies the control unit 607 of an operation signal corresponding to the operation of the input device. The communication interface 605 is connected to the computer 301 via the relay device 12 and controls data communication performed between the devices. In the present embodiment, the communication interface 605 receives a still image taken by the camera 104 of the fitting room terminal 101 from the fitting room terminal 101. The display unit 604 has a display device such as an LCD, and displays characters and graphics, a still image received by the communication interface 605, and the like on the display device according to the control of the control unit 607.

  The storage unit 606 is, for example, an HDD, an SSD (Solid State Drive), a flash memory, or the like, and stores various programs executed by the control unit 607 and setting information in advance. In addition, the storage unit 606 stores a still image received from the fitting room terminal 101 through the communication interface 605.

  The control unit 607 includes a CPU, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The control unit 607 executes a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 606 to control operations of each unit of the handy terminal 601. To control. In addition, the control unit 607 accesses data of various files during processing executed according to a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 606. The file to be accessed is a file stored in the HDD (not shown) of the computer 301. That is, the computer 301 is connected to the handy terminal 601 through the relay device 12. Therefore, these files can be accessed by the control unit 607.

  Here, various files (product file F1, inventory file F2, customer file F4, image file F3, etc.) stored in the HDD (not shown) of the computer 301 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the data structure of the product file. The product file F1 is a product of recommended coordinated products among products that can be worn in combination with the product name, unit price, and the product specified by the product ID in association with the product ID specifying the product (clothing 31). This is a file for storing the ID. In the present embodiment, the product ID is represented by an 8-digit number. For example, the product ID that specifies the three-button jacket is “1234xxx”. The last four digits “xxxx” in “1234xxx” are arbitrary numbers. Therefore, for example, “12345678” and “12341234” are both product IDs indicating a three-button jacket. The product file F1 is accessed during execution of the composite image display process by the handy terminal 601, and the product name and unit price are read out.

  The product file F1 is also accessed during execution of the product sales data processing by the POS terminal 501, and the product name and unit price are read out. That is, the product sales data process is a process of reading the corresponding product name and unit price data from the product file F1 based on the product ID read by the scanner 502, and calculating the settlement amount based on the read unit price.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the data structure of the inventory file. The stock file F2 is a file that stores the product name and the number of stocks in a rewritable manner for the product (clothing 31) displayed in the store.

  In addition, the stock file F2 stores color, size, and length, which are attribute information about individual products specified by the product ID, in association with the product IDs of all stocks in the store.

  Further, the inventory file F2 stores a location in association with the product ID. In the place, the display place of the product in the store is stored with a predetermined place symbol (A-1-a, B-2-c, etc.). A place symbol is assigned to each display place. When the product is not displayed in the store and is in the warehouse, information “warehouse” is stored in the place.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the number of stocks = 9 for a three button jacket. In the nine stocks, the three-button jacket specified by the product ID = 12345678 has color = dark brown, size = M, place = A-1-a, and length = 70 cm.

  FIG. 7 shows the data structure of the image file. As shown in FIG. 7, the image file F <b> 3 is associated with the product ID, and includes an image including the clothing 31 specified by the product ID and the skin image of the customer exposed from the clothing 31 (hereinafter referred to as a clothing image and Remember). FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the configuration of a clothing image. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the clothing image 800 is exposed from the clothing image layer 801 in which the image of the clothing 31 is arranged and the clothing 31 when the customer wears the clothing 31. And a skin image layer 802 in which skin images to be arranged are arranged.

  In the present embodiment, the image file F3 stores the clothing image of the clothing item 31 when the clothing item 31 is directed in a plurality of directions, with the direction in which the clothing item 31 is directed added. The clothing image may be a virtual 3D image or a 2D image.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the data structure of the customer file. As shown in FIG. 9, the customer file F4 is associated with the customer ID that identifies the customer, and includes the customer's name, the size of the product worn by the customer, the product ID of the purchased product, and the product ID of the registered product. Remember. Here, the product ID of the purchased product is the product ID of the product for which product sales data processing has been performed in the POS terminal 501. Further, the product ID of the registered product is the product ID of the product registered in the handy terminal 601.

  In such a configuration, the customer who operates the handy terminal 601 superimposes the clothing image of the other clothing 31 to be worn instead of the tried-on clothing 31 on the still image taken when the clothing 31 is tried on. The combined composite image is displayed on the display unit 604. Accordingly, the customer can consider whether to purchase the tried-on clothing 31 or other clothing 31 while viewing the composite image displayed on the display unit 604. Below, the merchandise registration process executed at the handy terminal 601 will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of the composite image display process. The computer program stored in the storage unit 606 includes a composite image display processing program. The composite image display processing program is copied to the RAM of the control unit 607 and used at the time of activation. The processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 shows the processing contents executed by the control unit 607 in accordance with the composite image display processing program copied to the RAM of the control unit 607.

  When the customer inputs his / her customer ID, password, and the like from the operation unit 603 and logs in, the control unit 607 stores the still image received from the fitting room terminal 101 via the communication interface 605 in the storage unit 606 as well as the handy. In the terminal 601, an operation screen for operating execution of various processes such as product registration and composite image display processing is displayed on the display unit 604.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for operating execution of various processes in the handy terminal. In this embodiment, the control unit 607 acquires the menu 1101 of processing that can be executed in the handy terminal 601, the customer name 1104 that uses the handy terminal 601, and the customer who uses the handy terminal 601 by purchasing the clothing 31. To request display of point information 1105, date and time information 1106, antenna display 1107 indicating the strength of radio waves received by the handy terminal 601, and clothing image of the clothing 31 to be worn instead of the tried-on clothing 31. The operation screen 1100 including the operation buttons 1102 is displayed on the display unit 604.

  When the operation screen 1100 is displayed, the control unit 607 waits for a menu 1101: “Purchase Review” being touched from the menu 1101 included in the operation screen 1100 and a composite image display process being requested. (Step S1001).

  When the composite image display process is requested (step S1001: Yes), the control unit 607 first displays a pull-down menu 1103 such as a still image display request stored in the storage unit 606, as shown in FIG. The operation screen 1100 is displayed on the display unit 604, and a request for displaying a still image is awaited (step S1002). After that, when the pull-down menu 1103: “Try-on photo” is touched and a request for displaying a still image stored in the storage unit 606 is made (step S1002: Yes), the control unit 607, as shown in FIG. The operation screen 1100 including the still images 1109 and 1112 stored in the storage unit 606 is displayed on the display unit 604 (step S1003).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 607 displays an operation screen 1100 including date and time information 1110 or name 1111 added to the still images 1109 and 1112 in addition to the still images 1109 and 1112. 604 is displayed. In addition, the control unit 607 reads the product name, unit price, and size associated with the product ID added to the still image 1112 arranged at the approximate center of the operation screen 1100 from the product file F1 and the inventory file F2. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the control unit 607 adds a balloon 1108 including the read product name, unit price, and size to the still image 1112. Furthermore, when the product ID added to the still image 1112 matches the product ID of the purchased product associated with the customer ID input at the time of login in the customer file F4, the control unit 607 will be described with reference to FIG. , A message indicating that the purchase has been completed is included in the balloon 1108.

  In the present embodiment, when all the still images stored in the storage unit 606 cannot be displayed in the operation screen 1100, the control unit 607 stores the storage unit 606 in the storage unit 606 as illustrated in FIG. The operation screen 1100 includes a scroll button 1115 for scrolling to the other still image. Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 607 includes rotation buttons 1113 and 1114 for rotating the still image 1112 disposed approximately at the center of the operation screen 1100 by 360 degrees in the operation screen 1100. However, in order to display the still image 1112 facing the customer in all directions of 360 degrees, it is necessary to receive the still image 1112 taken with the customer facing in all directions of 360 degrees from the fitting room terminal 101. is there. Then, the control unit 607 reads the still image 1112 in the direction designated by the rotation buttons 1113 and 1114 from the storage unit 606, and includes the read still image 1112 in the operation screen 1100.

  Further, in the present embodiment, among the still images 1109 included in the operation screen 1100, the still image 1109 flicked by the operation unit 603 and moved to the approximate center of the operation screen 1100 is larger than the other still images 1109. It is assumed that the image is scaled to the image 1112 and arranged at the approximate center of the operation screen 1100.

  FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 are diagrams for explaining processing for scaling a still image to a still image larger than other still images and arranging it in the approximate center of the operation screen. For example, when the still image 1109 arranged at the right end is flicked on the operation screen 1100 shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 607 displays the edge arranged on the flicked still image 1109 or the name arranged on the still image 1109. The edge color of 1111 is changed and highlighted. Thereafter, when the flicked still image 1109 is moved to approximately the center of the operation screen 1100, the control unit 607 makes the flicked still image 1109 larger than the other still images 1109 as shown in FIG. The image is enlarged to the still image 1112. Then, when the movement of the flicked still image 1112 stops, the control unit 607 adds a balloon 1108 to the still image 1112 as shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 10, the control unit 607 (image selection unit) selects the still image 1112 arranged at the approximate center of the operation screen 1100 as an image of the person wearing the clothing 31 (step S <b> 1004). In the present embodiment, the still image 1112 is selected as an image of a person wearing clothing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a moving image of a person trying on the clothing 31 is selected as the clothing 31. You may select as an image of the person who wore. Further, the control unit 607 (data selection unit) selects the clothing item 31 (clothing data) to be worn instead of the clothing item 31 worn by the person included in the still image 1112 (step S1005).

  14-16 is a figure which shows an example of the operation screen which selects the clothing to wear instead of the clothing which the person contained in a still image is wearing. For example, when the operation button 1102: “shopping basket” is touched on the operation screen 1100 shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 607 registers from the customer file F4 in association with the customer ID input at the time of login. Read the product ID of the finished product. Next, the control unit 607 reads from the image file F3 all the clothing image layers 801 constituting the clothing image 800 associated with the read product ID. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the control unit 607 displays an operation screen 1400 including a list of the read clothing image layers 801 on the display unit 604. In the present embodiment, when all the clothing image layers 801 read from the image file F3 cannot be displayed in the operation screen 1400, the control unit 607 displays the clothing that is not displayed in the operation screen 1400. A scroll button 1403 for scrolling to the product image layer 801 is displayed.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the control unit 607 provides a selection button 1401 on the operation screen 1400 for selecting the type of clothing 31 (for example, bottoms or tops) for displaying the clothing image layer 801 on the operation screen 1400. include. For example, when the selection button 1401 for selecting bottoms is touched on the operation screen 1400, the control unit 607, as shown in FIG. 15, out of the clothing image layer 801 read from the image file F3, the bottoms clothing item. The image layer 801 is extracted, and the extracted clothing image layer 801 is included in the operation screen 1400.

  Next, when one of the clothing image layers 801 included in the operation screen 1400 is touched, the control unit 607 changes the edge color of the touched clothing image layer 801 and emphasizes it as shown in FIG. indicate. Furthermore, when the touched clothing image layer 801 is moved onto the still image 1112, the control unit 607 associates the clothing image layer 801 moved onto the still image 1112 in the image file F3. The clothing item 31 specified by the product ID is selected as the clothing item 31 to be worn instead of the clothing item 31 worn by the customer included in the still image 1112.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the clothing 31 to be worn instead of the clothing 31 worn by the person included in the still image 1112 is selected, the control unit 607 (determination unit) displays the person included in the still image 1112. It is determined whether or not the length of the clothing item 31 worn by the wearer is longer than the length of the selected clothing item 31 (step S1006). In this embodiment, the control unit 607 uses the product ID added to the still image 1112 and the product ID of the selected clothing item 31 to wear the person included in the still image 1112 from the inventory file F2. The length of the clothing item 31 and the length of the selected clothing item 31 are read, and the lengths of the clothing item 31 worn by the person included in the still image 1112 are compared with each other by comparing the read lengths. It is determined whether or not the product 31 is longer than the length.

  If it is determined that the length of the clothing item 31 worn by the person included in the still image 1112 is longer than the length of the selected clothing item 31 (step S1006: Yes), the control unit 607 (generation unit). Generates a clothing image including the selected clothing 31 and the skin image of the customer exposed from the clothing 31 (step S1007). In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the length of the clothing item 31 worn by the person included in the still image 1112 is longer than the length of the selected clothing item 31, the control unit 607 determines from the image file F3, A clothing image corresponding to the product ID of the selected clothing item 31 and having a two-layer configuration of a clothing image layer 801 and a skin image layer 802 is read out.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the length of the clothing item 31 worn by the person included in the still image 1112 is equal to or less than the length of the selected clothing item 31 (step S1006: No), the control unit 607 (generation unit). Generates a clothing image including the selected clothing 31 (step S1008). In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the length of the clothing item 31 worn by the person included in the still image 1112 is equal to or less than the height of the selected clothing item 31, the control unit 607 determines from the image file F3, A clothing image that is associated with the product ID of the selected clothing item 31 and has a single layer configuration of the clothing image layer 801 is read out.

  Note that the control unit 607 can also determine the characteristics of the customer (person) in the selected still image 1112 and generate a clothing image including a skin image corresponding to the determined characteristics. Specifically, the control unit 607 may determine a customer's skin color in the selected still image 1112 and generate a clothing image including a skin image of the determined skin color. In the present embodiment, the control unit 607 generates a clothing image in which the color of the skin image arranged in the skin image layer 802 is changed to the determined skin color.

  The control unit 607 may determine the customer's body shape in the selected still image 1112 and generate a clothing image including a skin image of the determined body shape. In the present embodiment, the control unit 607 determines whether or not the determined body shape (for example, the thickness of the neck, arm, or leg) is larger than a preset body shape. When the control unit 607 determines that the determined body type is larger than the preset body type, the skin image (for example, a skin image such as a neck, an arm, or a leg) arranged in the skin image layer 802 is enlarged. When the determined clothing figure is smaller than the preset body shape, a clothing image in which the skin image arranged in the skin image layer 802 is made smaller is generated.

  Further, the control unit 607 may determine the clothing item 31 worn by the customer in the selected still image 1112 and generate the clothing image including the skin image corresponding to the determined clothing item. In the present embodiment, the control unit 607 determines whether the size of the clothing 31 worn by the customer in the selected still image 1112 is smaller than a preset size. When the control unit 607 determines that the size of the clothing item 31 worn by the customer in the selected still image 1112 is larger than a preset size, the skin arranged in the skin image layer 802 A clothing image in which an image (for example, a skin image of a neck, an arm, a leg, etc.) is enlarged is generated, and the size of the clothing 31 worn by the customer in the selected still image 1112 is smaller than a preset size. If it is determined, a clothing image in which the skin image arranged in the skin image layer 802 is reduced is generated.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 16, the control unit 607 (clothes display unit) displays an operation screen 1400 including a composite image 1601 in which the generated clothing image 1602 is superimposed on the selected still image 1112 on the display unit 604. It is displayed (step S1009). In the present embodiment, the control unit 607 performs a transparent process for making the portion of the clothing 31 worn by the person included in the still image 1112 different from the display of the portion. Then, the control unit 607 displays on the display unit 604 an operation screen 1400 including a composite image 1601 in which the read clothing image 1602 is superimposed on the portion subjected to the transparent process.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen on which operation buttons for executing clothing registration processing are displayed. When the customer touches clothing image 1602 included in operation screen 1400, control unit 607, as shown in FIG. 17, product information such as the product name and unit price of clothing 31 corresponding to touched clothing image 1602. An operation screen 1700 including a pop-up 1701 on which an operation button 1703 for executing various processes for the clothing item 31 and 1702 is displayed is displayed on the display unit 604.

  Then, on the operation screen 1700, when an operation button 1703 for executing registration processing of a product (clothing 31): “shopping basket” is touched, the control unit 607 displays the product ID of the clothing 31 in the customer file. In addition to the product ID of the registered product associated with the customer ID in F4, the clothing 31 registration process is executed.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen displayed after execution of the clothing registration process. After performing the registration process of the clothing item 31, the control unit 607, as shown in FIG. 18, the product name of the clothing item 31 specified by the product ID of the registered product associated with the customer ID in the customer file F4. An operation screen 1800 including a pop-up 1801 displaying a list of product information such as unit prices and operation buttons 1802 for executing various processes such as purchase of clothing 31 on which the product information is displayed in the list is displayed. 604 is displayed.

  As described above, according to the business support system 11 according to the present embodiment, the customer's still image 1112 wearing the clothing item 31 is selected, and the customer in the selected still image 1112 changes to the clothing item 31 being worn and tried on. The clothing item 31 to be worn is selected, whether or not the length of the clothing item 31 being worn is longer than the length of the selected clothing item 31, and the length of the clothing item 31 being worn is selected. If it is determined that the clothing image 1602 is longer, the clothing image 1602 including the selected clothing 31 and the customer's skin image exposed from the clothing 31 is generated, and the generated clothing image is displayed to the customer in the selected still image 1112. By displaying a composite image 1601 in which 1602 is superimposed, a clothing image 1602 of a short garment 31 such as a skirt is displayed on a still image 1112 of a customer wearing a long garment 31 such as trousers. When the combined composite image 1601 is displayed, the composite image 1601 including the skin portion exposed from the skirt can be displayed, so that it is possible to easily capture an image of actually wearing the skirt being considered for purchase. .

  A program executed in the handy terminal 601 of the present embodiment is a file in an installable format or an executable format, and is a computer such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). It is recorded on a readable recording medium and provided.

  Further, the program executed in the handy terminal 601 according to the present embodiment may be provided by being stored on the computer 301 connected to the communication line 15 such as the Internet and downloaded via the communication line 15. good. Further, the program executed in the handy terminal 601 of the present embodiment may be provided or distributed via the communication line 15 such as the Internet.

  Further, the program executed in the handy terminal 601 of this embodiment may be configured to be provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like.

  The program executed in the handy terminal 601 according to the present embodiment has a module configuration including the above-described units (image selection unit, data selection unit, determination unit, generation unit, and composite image display unit). As the CPU (processor) reads the program from the storage medium and executes it, the above units are loaded onto the main storage device, and the image selection unit, data selection unit, determination unit, generation unit, and composite image display unit It is generated on the main memory.

  In this embodiment, the handy terminal 601 alone realizes the business support system 11 (try-on system) including the above-described units (image selection unit, data selection unit, determination unit, generation unit, clothing display unit). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and includes one or more computers 301 connected to the communication line 15 as described above (image selection unit, data selection unit, determination unit, generation unit, clothing display unit). The support system 11 may be realized. In this embodiment, the handy terminal 601 implements the business support system 11 (try-on system) including the above-described units (image selection unit, data selection unit, determination unit, generation unit, clothing display unit). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the fitting room terminal 101 installed in the fitting room 21, a business support system including the above-described units (image selection unit, data selection unit, determination unit, generation unit, clothing display unit). 11 (try-on system) may be realized.

11 Business Support System 15 Communication Line 31 Clothing 301 Computer 601 Handy Terminal 604 Display Unit 606 Storage Unit 607 Control Unit 1112 Still Image 1601 Composite Image 1602 Clothing Image

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Claims (6)

Image selection means for selecting an image of a person wearing clothing,
Data selection means for selecting clothing data to be tried on instead of the clothing being worn by the person in the image selected by the image selection means;
Judgment means for judging whether the length of the clothing item being worn is longer than the length of the clothing data selected by the data selection unit;
When it is determined that the length of the clothing item being worn is longer than the length of the clothing data selected by the data selection unit, the clothing data selected by the data selection unit and the skin of the person exposed from the clothing data Generating means for generating an image including an image;
Display means for displaying a composite image in which the generated image is superimposed on a person in the image selected by the image selection means;
A fitting system characterized by comprising A discriminating unit for discriminating characteristics of the person in the image selected by the image selecting unit;
The try-on system according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit generates an image including the skin image according to the characteristics of the determined person. The determining means determines the color of the person in the image selected by the image selecting means,
The fitting system according to claim 2, wherein the generation unit generates an image including the skin image of the determined skin color. The determining means determines the figure of a person in the image selected by the image selecting means,
The try-on system according to claim 2, wherein the generation unit generates an image including the skin image corresponding to the determined body type. The determining means determines clothing items worn by the person in the selected image,
The fitting system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the generation unit generates an image including the skin image corresponding to the determined clothing. Computer
Image selection means for selecting an image of a person wearing clothing,
Data selection means for selecting clothing data to be tried on instead of the clothing being worn by the person in the image selected by the image selection means;
Judgment means for judging whether the length of the clothing item being worn is longer than the length of the clothing data selected by the data selection unit;
When it is determined that the length of the clothing item being worn is longer than the length of the clothing data selected by the data selection unit, the clothing data selected by the data selection unit and the skin of the person exposed from the clothing data Generating means for generating an image including an image;
Display means for displaying a composite image in which the generated image is superimposed on a person in the image selected by the image selection means;
Program to function as.

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