KR20040093576A - System and method for displaying clothing image especially fitted for customer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for displaying a customized clothes image are provided to enable customers to correctly select the proper clothes by determining a size and pose of each part from an image of the customer, and displaying the clothes image synthesized with the customer image after fitting the clothes image to the size and the pose of the customer. CONSTITUTION: A camera(106) pictures the customer. An image processor(200) processes an image pictured from the camera. A clothes image storage(210) stores the clothes images. An image synthesizing controller(220) synthesizes the clothes image stored in the clothes image storage with the image output from the image processor. A display driver(230) displays the image synthesized from the image synthesizing controller to a displays panel(104). The image synthesizing controller comprises a customer image extractor(221), a customer image divider(222), a size/pose judger(223), a clothes image reader(224), an editor(225), and a synthesizer(226).

Description

Customizable clothing image display system and method thereof {System and method for displaying clothing image especially fitted for customer}

The present invention relates to a customer-customized clothing image display system and method for photographing a customer and synthesizing and displaying an image of a predetermined garment on the image of the photographed customer. Particularly, the clothing image according to the body size and posture of the photographed customer image The present invention relates to a customer-customized apparel image display system and method for synthesizing and displaying the image on the customer's image after editing.

In general, a company that manufactures and sells clothes has developed and used various display systems for displaying a state in which customers wear predetermined clothes by using a computer system. In other words, when a plurality of clothing images are stored in a computer system in advance, images of a customer who wants to purchase clothing are photographed, and the images of the clothing selected by the customer are synthesized on the images of the photographed customers and displayed on a monitor. You can check whether the clothing's color and design are right for you without having to try it yourself.

However, the above-described conventional display systems are used when the customers change their postures, for example, by photographing the clothes in a standing posture, for example, wearing a posture, and synthesizing the garment image selected by the customer on the image of the posture. There was a problem in that a garment image could not be synthesized and displayed on a customer's image.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to determine the size and posture of each part of the body of the customer by using the image of the customer, and after adjusting the size and posture of each part of the clothing image according to the size and posture of each part of the body determined The present invention provides a customer-customized garment image display system and a method for displaying the image of the customer and the composite so that customers can accurately determine whether the garment is suitable for them.

The customer-customized clothing image display system of the present invention having the above object, photographs a customer with a camera, the image processing unit processes the captured image of the camera, pre-store a plurality of clothing images in the clothing image storage unit, image synthesis The control unit synthesizes the clothing image stored in the clothing image storage unit to the output image of the image processing unit, and outputs it to the display driver to display on the display panel, wherein the image synthesis control unit, the customer image extraction means in the output image of the image processing unit Only the image of the customer is extracted except for the background, and the extracted customer image is divided by the parts of the body according to each part of the body, and the size / posture determining means is determined by the size and posture of the customer according to the image of each part of the body. The garment image reading means is read by the garment image storing means selected by the garment selection command. The readout clothing image is inputted by the editing means and edited according to the size and posture of the customer determined by the size / posture determination means. It characterized in that the output to.

In addition, according to the present invention, a method for displaying a customized garment image includes selecting a garment according to a garment selection command and determining whether a display command is input, and extracting a customer's image by inputting a photographed image when the display command is input. And dividing each part of the image, and determining the size and posture of the customer's body with the divided images, reading the image of the selected clothing, and editing the read clothing image according to the determined body size and posture. The edited clothing image is synthesized and displayed on the input photographed image.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing an external configuration of a display system of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a control device for controlling the display system of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a signal flow diagram showing the operation of the control device according to the display method of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

104: display panel 106: camera

108: operation command input unit 200: image processing unit

210: clothing image storage unit 220: image synthesis control unit

221: customer image extraction means 222: customer image segmentation means

223: size / posture determination means 224: clothing image reading means

225: editing means 226: synthesis means

230: display drive unit

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the customer-customized clothing image display system and method thereof.

1 is a view schematically showing an external configuration of a display system of the present invention. Here, reference numeral 100 denotes a support, and reference numeral 102 denotes a frame installed vertically on the support 100. For example, a display panel 104 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel or a plasma display panel (PDP) is fixed to the frame 102, and a camera for capturing an image of a customer is mounted on the frame 102. 106 is provided, and one side of the frame 102 is provided with an operation command input unit 108 having a plurality of keys for inputting operation commands according to a customer's operation.

A control device for controlling the operation of the display system of the present invention is built in the support 100, and a plurality of wheels 110 are installed under the support 100 to easily move the support 100.

2 is a block diagram of the control device of the present invention installed in the support 100 to control the operation of the display system. As shown therein, the image processing unit 200 processes the captured image of the camera 106 and outputs an image signal, a clothing image storage unit 210 which stores a plurality of clothing images in advance, and the operation command input unit. According to the display command of 108 and the clothing selection command, the customer image is extracted from the output image of the image processing unit 200 to determine the size and posture, and the clothing image selected by the customer is read from the clothing image storage unit 210. An image synthesis control unit 220 for editing according to the determined size and posture of the customer image and synthesizing the image into the customer image, and a display driver for displaying the image synthesized by the image synthesis control unit 220 on the display panel 104. 230.

The image synthesis control unit 220, the customer image extraction means 221 for extracting only the image of the customer excluding the background image from the output image of the image processing unit 200, the customer extracted by the customer image extraction means 221 Size / posture determination to determine the size and posture of the customer according to the customer image segmentation means 222 for dividing the image according to each part of the body and the image of each part of the body divided by the customer image segmentation means 222 Clothing image reading means 224 for reading the clothing image selected according to the means 223, the clothing image selection command of the operation command input unit 108 from the clothing image storing means 210, and the clothing image reading means. Editing means 225 for editing the garment image read by the (224) according to the size and posture of the customer determined by the size / posture determination means 223, and the garment image edited by the editing means 225 to the image Synthesis to the output image of the processing unit 200 And a synthesizing means 226 for outputting to the display driver 230.

The operation of the display system of the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to the signal flow diagram of FIG.

When the customer is located in front of the display panel 104, the camera 106 photographs and outputs the customer, and the image processing unit 200 processes the output signal of the camera 106 to the image synthesis control unit 220. Outputs a captured video signal.

In this state, when the customer operates the operation command input unit 108 to command the selection of the predetermined clothing in step 300, the image synthesis control unit 220 selects the predetermined clothing ordered by the customer in step 302. do.

In operation 304, when the customer manipulates the operation command input unit 108 to instruct the display, when the display command is issued, in operation 306, the customer image extracting means 221 of the image synthesizing control unit 220 performs the image processing unit. Only the image of the customer excluding the background image is extracted from the output image of step 200, and in step 308, the customer image dividing means 222 divides the extracted image of the customer for each part of the body. That is, the customer image segmentation means 222 divides the image of the customer into a head portion, a body portion, an arm portion and a leg portion, respectively.

When the customer's image is divided, the size / posture determining means 223 of the image synthesis control unit 220 determines the size of each part of the customer's image with each of the divided images in step 310, The angle of the arm and leg is measured to determine the posture of the customer, and the determined size and posture are output to the editing means 225.

In the next step 312, the clothing image reading means 224 of the image synthesis control unit 220 reads the image of the clothing selected by the customer from the clothing image storage unit 210, and edits the read clothing image in the editing unit 225. Will print

Then, the editing means 225 according to the size and posture of each part of the customer image determined by the size / posture determination unit 223 read the clothing image read by the clothing image reading means 224 in step 314 The garment image is edited to match the posture of the customer, and the garment image edited by the editing means 225 is synthesized by the synthesizing means 226 in the captured image output from the image processor 220 at step 318. .

The image synthesized by the synthesizing means 226 of the image synthesizing control unit 220 is output to the display driving unit 230 in step 318. The display driving unit 230 drives the display panel 104 to display the synthesized image. That is, the edited clothing image is displayed on the image of the customer.

On the other hand, while the present invention has been shown and described with respect to specific preferred embodiments, various modifications and changes of the present invention without departing from the spirit or field of the invention provided by the claims below It can be easily understood by those skilled in the art.

As described above, the present invention determines the body size and posture of the photographed customer, edits the garment image according to the determined body size and posture, and displays the synthesized image on the customer's image, while the customer takes various postures. You can check your clothing.

Claims (2)

A camera to photograph the customer; An image processor which processes a captured image of the camera; A clothing image storage unit which stores a plurality of clothing images in advance; An image synthesis controller configured to synthesize the garment image stored in the garment image storage unit to the output image of the image processor; And A display driver configured to display an image synthesized by the image synthesis controller on a display panel, The image synthesis control unit; Customer image extracting means for extracting only a customer image excluding a background image from the output image of the image processor; Customer image dividing means for dividing the customer image extracted by the customer image extracting means according to each part of the body; Size / posture determination means for determining the size and posture of the customer according to the image of each part of the body divided by the customer image segmentation means; Clothing image reading means for reading the garment image selected according to the garment selection instruction of the operation command input unit from the garment image storing means; Editing means for editing the garment image read by the garment image reading means according to the size and posture of the customer determined by the size / posture determination means; And And a synthesizing means for synthesizing the garment image edited by the editing means into an output image of the image processor and outputting the synthesized means to the display driver. A first step of selecting clothes according to a clothes selection command of the customer and determining whether a display command is input; A second step of extracting a customer's image and dividing the image by each part of the body when the display command is input in the first step; A third process of determining the size and posture of the client's body by using the image of each part divided in the second process; A fourth step of reading an image of the garment selected in the first step; A fifth process of editing the garment image read out in the fourth process according to the size and posture of the body determined in the third process; And a sixth process of synthesizing the garment image edited in the fifth process with the captured image input in the second process.