KR100247127B1 - Apparatus and method for selecting clothes design using video mixing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for selecting a desired clothing design using an image synthesis technique, using a known video camera to photograph the appearance of the customer's face, etc. Various clothes designs stored in a computer library By synthesizing the images and outputting them in combination, the design of the clothes that you think best suits your body, physique, and preferences among the various clothes designs that are outputted as you are wearing, even if you do not wear the clothes yourself. To be selected.

Description

Apparatus and Method for Selecting Desired Clothing Design Using Image Synthesis Technique

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for selecting a desired clothing design using an image synthesis technique, and in particular, in a public place or a narrow place using a video synthesis program according to the customer's body shape, physique and preferences An apparatus and method for easily selecting a garment design are provided.

In the conventional case, in order to fit various costumes, for example, in order to make it easier to understand, for example, a customer can directly pick up various colors of cloth from a hanbok store and look across the body to see their body shape, physique, age and I had to choose the right one for my preference. Therefore, there is a problem in that each store needs a wide store space because the fabrics of various colors must be aligned. In addition, each time the customer came to match the clothes, it was cumbersome to select the various types of fabrics as the customer wanted and reinsert them.

In particular, when selecting the desired costume design while trying on the costume directly, it was inconvenient to change the costume several times in a separate enclosed space.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, by using a known video camera to shoot the face of the customer and edit the image to be combined with various clothes designs stored in the computer library By synthesizing the images, customers can choose the costume design that they think best suits their body, physique, and preferences from the various costume designs that are outputted as they are wearing, even if they do not wear the costumes themselves. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for selecting clothing design using image synthesis.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an apparatus for selecting a desired clothing design using an image synthesis technique according to the present invention;

2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating an embodiment of a method of selecting a desired clothing design using an image synthesis technique according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: video camera for image input 20: interface unit for image capture

30: image scanning unit 40: main processing unit

50: screen output unit 60: print output unit

70: input unit

The present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a video camera for shooting a photographing object at a certain distance to output the image data; Image capture interface means for receiving image data output from the video camera and applying the image data to a main processing means of a computer; Image scanning means for reading out various clothes designs, converting them into library image data, and outputting them; Auxiliary storage means for retrieving the stored specific library image data and storing new library image data inputted according to a request from the computer main processing means; Key input for computer operation and input means for inputting customer information and options; Computer main processing means for receiving image data from the image capturing interface means and the auxiliary memory means, and synthesizing the image data, and controlling all peripheral function means; And an image output means for constructing an output screen and displaying the image as an image under the control of the computer main processing means.

In addition, the present invention to achieve the above object,

To provide.

In addition, the present invention to achieve the above object, the first step of initializing the system; A second step of inputting an image photographing a target customer from an image input video camera and inputting corresponding customer information; A third step of confirming a system operation mode requested by an operator; And a fifth step of selecting various specifications suitable for the corresponding customer according to the operator's key input, and then synthesizing the photographed image of the second step and the selected library image and outputting the desired clothes design using the image synthesis technique. Provide a way to select.

In addition, in order to achieve the object of the present invention, a first step of initializing the system; A second step of inputting an image photographing a target customer from an image input video camera and inputting corresponding customer information; A third step of confirming a system operation mode requested by an operator; In step 3, when the operator requests the "recommended specification mode" to receive the recommended specification information, the user can select the recommended specification suitable for the customer by analyzing the library data property and outputting the selected data sequentially. A fourth step of synthesizing and outputting the captured image of the second step and the selected library image; When the operator requests the "Custom mode" in the third step, the user selects various specifications suitable for the customer according to the operator's key input, and then synthesizes and outputs the captured image and the selected library image in the second step. step ; A sixth step of searching for and checking existing data of the corresponding customer and updating the new data if the operator requests the "update mode" in the third step; And a seventh step of storing a new customer data by allocating a memory area to store the new customer data when the operator requests the "additional mode" in the third step. Provide a way to select.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described embodiments of the present invention;

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a device for selecting a desired clothing design using the image synthesis technique according to the present invention, in which 10 is a video camera for image input, 20 is an interface for image capture 30 denotes an image scanning device unit, 40 denotes a main processing unit, 50 denotes a screen output unit, 60 denotes a print output unit, and 70 denotes an input unit.

As shown in the figure, the apparatus for selecting the design of clothes according to the present invention, is installed to maintain a fixed distance and the position of the fixed target customer to shoot the shooting object at a certain distance, the target customer to shoot the image A video camera 10 for outputting data is provided, and an image capture interface unit 20 for receiving image data output from the video camera and applying the same to the main processing unit 40 of the computer is provided. . In addition, a known auxiliary memory device for retrieving specific library image data stored in accordance with a request from the computer main processor unit 40 and storing new library image data inputted therein is provided. It is provided in 40 or built in or externally.

In addition, a known keyboard or mouse is provided as an input device unit 70 for the operator to input a key input for operating the entire apparatus of the present invention, customer information and customer selection, and the like. A computer main processing unit 40 is provided to receive image data from the auxiliary memory unit and synthesizes images, and controls all peripheral functions. The output screen is edited according to the control of the computer main processing unit 40. A monitor as the image output device unit 50 to display and a known printer as the print output device unit 60 which prints out the required data under the control of the computer main processing unit 40 are provided.

In some cases, in order to build a library by reading various clothes designs on a printed matter, an image scanning unit 30 may be provided to convert the read clothes designs into image data and output them.

The main processing unit 40 used here is preferably a high-end personal computer model having a Pentium 150MHz or higher processor (CPU), and the interface card for displaying an image on a monitor is a known PCI local bus type. It is desirable to have a 128-bit class of 2 megabytes or more of RAM which can display graphic data images quickly. In addition, the image capture interface unit 20 can be configured using an overlay board, and the scanner used for graphic data library input enables 36-bit color scanning of SCSI cells to input high-resolution clear image data. And it is preferable to configure that the image input is possible at 9600dpi.

The monitor is also composed of more than 17 inches, the printer is composed of a color printer that supports more than 600 dpi photo image output in order to clearly print the image displayed on the screen by combining the final selected clothes style and the image of the person photographed. desirable.

2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating an embodiment of a method of selecting a desired clothing design using an image synthesis technique according to the present invention, and an image synthesis program installed as an application program on the device of the present invention illustrated in FIG. Is an example of execution.

That is, when the operator clicks the execution icon, system initialization including display screen initialization is performed (201). Then, the target customer is photographed and input by the video camera 10 (203), and the corresponding customer information is input (205).

Then, check the system operation mode requested by the operator.

If the operator has requested the "recommended specification mode" to receive the recommended specification information (207), and then sorts the recommended specification suitable for the customer by analyzing the library data properties (209), and outputs the selected data sequentially Selectable (211, 213), synthesize the image taken with the video camera and the selected library image and output the screen (215), and checks whether the enlarged screen for the composite image is processed (223, 224) Process by checking whether or not the corresponding composite image is printed (227, 229), and processing by checking whether the registered image is updated or not (231, 239 to 249), and checking whether or not to add the composite image. Iron (233, 253 to 261).

If the operator requests the "custom mode" (217), after selecting the various specifications suitable for the customer according to the operator's key input (219), by combining the image taken with the video camera and the selected library image Outputs the screen (221), checks whether the screen is enlarged (223, 224), processes the print on the composite image (227, 229), and checks whether the update registration for the composite image is processed (231, 239) 249), and confirms whether or not additional registration of the corresponding composite image is performed (233, 253 to 261).

In particular, referring to the selection subroutine shown in FIG. 2b, the process of setting the specification as desired by the target customer when performing the "custom mode", first of all, whether the clothing style desired by the customer is a classic style (301) ), Or may choose a modern style 431. If the customer requested the classical style, the screen is configured to sequentially select the shape and color of the low ring, the shape and color of the clothes, the shape and color of the skirt, and so on. It is easy to select and modify by enabling key input such as "to previous step", "to next step" and "end of selection".

In addition, if the operator requested the "update mode" (237), after searching and confirming the customer's existing data (239, 241), update the new data (243, 245, 247), if the operator "add" Mode ”(251), a memory area for storing the data of the new customer is allocated (253) and new customer data is stored (255, 257, 259).

As illustrated above, according to the design selection method of the present invention, as the photographed data starts to be edited, a hanbok type selection menu appears on the monitor which is a display device, and each layered selection menu step is a satisfactory style of hanbok. When this is determined, the image input and the screen are synthesized. At this time, each selection step displayed on the monitor includes an icon that can proceed to the next selection display screen, an icon that can return to the previous step at any stage, and an icon for resetting at the bottom of the display screen.

In this way, when the image is synthesized, a plurality of image images appearing on the monitor as if the target person is actually wearing a clothes of his choice. Thus, the customer can select the most harmonized image among the plurality of image images.

The present invention as described above is applicable to the design selection of the hanbok, dress, suit clothes.

The present invention as described above has the following effects.

Apparatus and method for selecting a garment design by image synthesis according to the present invention can be applied when tailoring all garments, such as hanbok, dress, etc., and makes it possible to easily and conveniently select a hanbok suited to oneself through a computer image, and a computer system. By using, you can get the same effect as you actually wore hanbok, and it is easy to compose new hierarchical screen display by reinforcing the data library according to the needs of the operator, so customers can wear hanbok, suit or casual wear in various and beautiful styles. It is possible to increase the satisfaction of the design and at the same time, it is very effective to make efficient use of the cost and store space for the design.

Claims (12)

A video camera 10 for photographing a photographing object at a predetermined distance and outputting image data; Image capture interface means (10) for receiving image data output from the video camera and applying the same to the main processing unit (40) of the computer; Image scanning means (20) for reading out various clothes designs, converting them into library image data, and outputting them; Auxiliary storage means for retrieving stored specific library image data and storing new input library image data according to a request from the computer main processing apparatus 40; Key input for computer operation, and input means 70 for inputting customer information and options; A computer main processing unit (40) configured to receive image data from the image capturing interface means (20) and the auxiliary storage means, respectively, to synthesize an image, and to control all peripheral function means; And A device for selecting a desired garment design using an image synthesis technique comprising an image output means (50) for constructing an output screen and displaying the image under the control of the computer main processing device (40). A video camera for photographing a photographing object at a predetermined distance and outputting image data; Image capture interface means for receiving the image data output from the camera to the video and applying the image data to the main processing apparatus of the computer; Auxiliary storage means for storing image data or retrieving stored specific library image data according to a request from the computer main processing apparatus; A key input for computer operation, and an input device section for inputting customer information and options; The computer processing apparatus for receiving image data from the image capturing interface means and the auxiliary memory means, and synthesizing the image data, and controlling all peripheral function means; And A device for selecting a desired garment design using an image synthesizing technique comprising an image output means for constructing an output screen and displaying the image under the control of the computer main processing apparatus. A first step of initializing the system; A second step of inputting an image photographing a target customer from an image input video camera and inputting corresponding customer information; And After selecting various specifications suitable for the customer according to the operator's key input, the desired clothing design is selected using an image synthesis technique including a third step of synthesizing and outputting the photographed image of the second step and the selected library image. How to. The method of claim 3, wherein The third step is to select various specifications suitable for the customer according to the operator's key input: A second process of synthesizing the captured image of the second step and the selected library image and outputting the synthesized image; A third step of confirming and processing the enlarged screen; And A method of selecting a desired clothing design using an image synthesis technique comprising a fourth process of processing whether to print a corresponding composite image. A first step of initializing the system; A second step of inputting an image photographing a target customer from an image input video camera and inputting corresponding customer information; And A third step of confirming a system operation mode requested by an operator; In the third step, when the operator requests the "recommended specification mode" to receive the recommended specification information, the user can select and select the appropriate specification suitable for the customer by sequentially outputting the selected data by analyzing the library data properties. A fourth step of synthesizing and outputting the captured image of the second step and the selected library image; And When the operator requests the "Custom mode" in the third step, the user selects various specifications suitable for the customer according to the operator's key input, and then synthesizes and outputs the captured image and the selected library image in the second step. A method of selecting a desired clothing design using an image synthesis technique comprising the steps. The method of claim 5, A sixth step of searching for and checking existing data of the corresponding customer and updating the new data if the operator requests the "update mode" in the third step; And If the operator requested the "additional mode" in the third step, the desired clothing design is further made using the image synthesis technique, further comprising a seventh step of allocating a memory area for storing the new customer data and storing the new customer data. How to select. The method of claim 6, The fourth step includes a first step of sorting the recommended specification suitable for the customer by analyzing the library data property; A second process of selecting and outputting the selected data sequentially; A third process of synthesizing the captured image of the second step and the selected library image and outputting the synthesized image; A fourth step of checking and processing the enlarged screen of the corresponding synthesized image; And And a fifth process of checking and processing whether or not the corresponding synthetic image is printed. The method of claim 7, wherein A sixth step of confirming and processing whether or not to update the corresponding composite image; And A method of selecting a desired clothing design using an image synthesizing technique further comprising a seventh process of checking and processing the additional registration of the corresponding synthetic image. The method of claim 6, The fifth step is A first step of selecting various specifications suitable for a corresponding customer according to an operator's key input; A second process of synthesizing the captured image of the second step and the selected library image and outputting the synthesized image; A third step of confirming and processing the enlarged screen; And A method of selecting a desired clothing design using an imaging technique comprising a fourth process of processing whether or not to print a corresponding composite image. The method of claim 9, A fifth step of confirming and processing whether or not to update the corresponding composite image; And A method of selecting a desired clothing design using an image synthesis technique further comprising a sixth process of checking and processing the additional registration of the corresponding composite image. The method of claim 1, Apparatus for selecting the desired clothing design using the image synthesis technique further comprises a print output means for printing the required data under the control of the computer main processing device (40). The method of claim 2, A device for selecting a desired garment design using an image synthesizing technique further comprising a printing output means for printing the required data under the control of the computer main processing unit.

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