KR20200111049A - A system for measuring body size using image - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an image-based body size measurement system. According to the present invention, a user body image and a user body video are taken by means of the user′s smartphone and the user′s body size is measured therefrom. As a result, the system is capable of helping the user purchase clothes online. The user takes the body image with the smartphone, the taken image is transmitted to a server through an Internet network, the body size can be known with relative accuracy, and it can be considered during clothing purchase at an online shopping mall. In addition, the system recommends a clothing product matching the body size. Accordingly, the user′s inconvenience of having to individually check clothing product size information can be eliminated and the shopping can be convenient and pleasant.

Description

Body size measuring system using image {A system for measuring body size using image}

The present invention relates to a body size measurement system using an image, and more particularly, by taking a user's body image and image using a user's smartphone to measure the user's body size to help the user purchase clothes online. It relates to a body size measurement system using an image that can be given.

In recent years, clothes are often purchased at internet shopping malls. Consumers need to try on clothes to know if they are the right size, but online shopping malls only input their own body size to purchase clothes that suit them.

However, most customers do not know exactly their body size. Even though you know the approximate size of your clothes, you often don't know the size of each part of the body, such as waist circumference, chest circumference, leg length, arm length, and neck circumference.

In the case of women's clothing, you need to know your waist circumference, chest circumference, etc. to purchase clothes that fit you well, and even for men, if you buy a shirt, you need to know your arm length, neck circumference, and waist circumference. You can buy clothes that suit your needs.

In addition, in the case of overseas apparel sales sites, there is an inconvenience of having to check the size chart even if you know the size because the unit of size and the method of marking the size are different.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0005321 Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0082961 Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0105549

The present invention is to solve the conventional problem as described above, an image capable of photographing a user's body using a user's smartphone, and measuring a planar body size and a three-dimensional body size using the photographed body image Its purpose is to provide a body size measurement system using

An object of the present invention is to provide a body size measurement system using an image capable of implementing a user's body in a three-dimensional shape by using images taken from various angles and accurately measuring the three-dimensional body size.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a body size measurement system using an image capable of easily obtaining detailed information on the size of each body part of a user through image analysis.

A body size measurement system using an image according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: a camera module for photographing a user's body; An input module capable of transmitting a photographing instruction signal to the camera module by a user's manipulation and inputting body information including height and weight information of the user; A storage module for storing user information including a body image of a user photographed by the camera module and body information input through the input module; A display module for displaying an image and user information in an angle of view of the camera module; A photographing guide module that is executed by a user's manipulation and selectively displays a plurality of different photographing guidelines so that the user's body image is located within a specific area of the display module before photographing the user's body through the camera module and; A user terminal including a local communication module for wirelessly transmitting user information stored in the storage module; and a server communication module for receiving user information transmitted from the local communication module; A database storing user information received from the server communication module and clothing information including product name, image, and size information of a clothing product to be sold; A size calculation module for calculating a size for each body part of a user based on user information received from the server communication module; An extraction module for comparing the user's body size information calculated by the size calculation unit with clothing information stored in the database to extract at least one clothing information matching the user size information; And a control module for controlling the clothing information extracted from the extraction module to be transmitted to the local communication module through the server communication module.

The user body image includes a front image, a left image, a rear image, and a right image taken while rotating around the user's body through the camera module, and the photographing guide module includes the front image and the left image through the camera module. , When shooting the rear image and the right image, respectively, the front shooting guideline, the left shooting guideline, the rear shooting guideline, and the right shooting guideline are displayed on the display module, and the size calculation module includes the front image, left image, and The rear image, the right image and the front photographing guideline, the left photographing guideline, the rear photographing guideline, and the right photographing guideline are matched, respectively, and a size is calculated for each body part of the user.

The body size measurement system using an image according to the present invention captures a user's own body image using a smartphone that the user carries and uses, and transmits the photographed image to a server through an internet network to compare the body size of the user. Because it can be accurately identified, it can be referred to when purchasing clothes at shopping malls on the Internet.

In addition, the body size measurement system using an image according to the present invention recommends clothing products that match their body size, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of having to individually check the size information of the clothing product, thereby enjoying simple and pleasant shopping. There is an advantage to be able to.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a body size measurement system using an image according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a body size measurement system using an image according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a guideline displayed on a user terminal of a system for measuring body size using an image according to the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing a guideline and a body image of a user displayed on a user terminal of a system for measuring body size using an image according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a guideline and a body image of a user displayed on a user terminal of a system for measuring body size using an image according to another example of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a system for measuring body size using an image according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 5 illustrate a system for measuring body size using an image according to the present invention. 1 to 5, the body size measurement system using an image according to the present invention photographs the body of the user 10 using the smartphone of the user 10, and uses the photographed body image 15. Thus, as for measuring a flat body size and a three-dimensional body size, a user terminal 100 and a server 200 are provided.

The user terminal 100 includes a camera module 110, an input module 120, a storage module 130, a display module 140, a photographing guide module 150, and a local communication module 160. The phone was applied.

The camera module 110 photographs the body of the user 10 and is provided on the front and rear surfaces of the user terminal 100, respectively. Using the camera module 110, the body of the user 10 is photographed from the front, left, rear, and right while rotating around the body of the user 10 based on the user 10. You can acquire a front image, a left image, a back image, and a right image.

The input module 120 transmits a photographing instruction signal to the camera module 110 by manipulation of the user 10 and includes height information of the user 10 and weight information of the user 10. In addition to information, it supports to input various input information from the user 10 for manipulation and use of a smartphone.

The storage module 130 stores the user 10 information including the body image 15 of the user 10 photographed by the camera module 110 and body information input through the input module 120, and the smartphone Various system data required for the operation of the device or content data such as music, images, and videos are stored. In addition, the storage module 130 stores reference body type information matched for each height and weight of the human body.

The display module 140 displays an image within the angle of view of the camera module 110, height and weight information of the user 10, and a body image 15 of the user 10 that has been photographed, and is provided in a smartphone to provide various documents. It supports to display me, text, image, and video.

The photographing guide module 150 is an application program mounted or installed on a smartphone, and is executed by the manipulation of the user 10, and after executing the camera module 110, the body of the user 10 Before taking a picture, a plurality of different photographing guidelines 155 are selectively displayed so that the body image 15 of the user 10 is located within a specific area of the display module 140.

The photographing guide module 150 compares the reference body type information previously stored in the storage module 130 with the height and weight of the user 10 inputted from the user 10 to match the height and weight of the user 10. Is extracted, and the extracted reference body type is converted into a photographing guideline 155 and displayed on the display module 140.

The photographing guideline 155 is a front photographing guide that can be applied (displayed on the display module 140) when photographing a front image, a left image, a rear image, and a right image of the user 10 through the camera module 110. It includes a line, a left photographing guideline, a rear photographing guideline, and a right photographing guideline, and may include a guideline for photographing the body of the user 10 from various angles beyond that.

Further, the front photographing guideline, the left photographing guideline, the rear photographing guideline, and the right photographing guideline can be selected by the user 10 according to the body photographing direction of the user 10.

The local communication module 160 wirelessly transmits not only height and weight information of the user 10 stored in the storage module 130, but also information on the body image 15 of the user 10 photographed by the camera module 110.

The server 200 includes a server communication module 210, a database 220, a size calculation module 230, an extraction module 240, and a control module 250.

The server communication module 210 receives user 10 information transmitted from the local communication module 160 through an Internet network.

The database 220 stores the user 10 information received from the server communication module 210, and stores clothing information including information related to the product name, product image, and product size of the clothing product for sale to be sold in advance. .

The size calculation module 230 calculates the size of each body part of the user 10 based on the user 10 information received from the server communication module 210.

The size calculation module 230 matches the front image, the left image, the rear image, the right image and the front shooting guideline, the left shooting guideline, the rear shooting guideline, and the right shooting guideline, respectively, and the body part of the user 10 Calculate the size for each.

The size calculation module 230 includes an image separation unit, an outline detection unit, a comparison unit, and a calculation unit.

The image separating unit analyzes the body image 15 information of the user 10 transmitted through the server communication module 210 or the body image 15 of the user 10 stored in the database 220. )'S body is divided into head, torso, arms, and legs by major body parts.

The contour detection unit detects contour lines from images for each part corresponding to each body part of the user 10 separated by the image separation unit. The contour detection unit may be performed using a filter. Here, the outline is a part in the image where the color or luminance changes rapidly, and exists at a discontinuity point in a pixel value or a discontinuity in a pixel differential value. The filter used to detect the contour may be one of, for example, a Sobel filter, a Prewitt filter, a Robert filter, a Laplacian filter, or the like.

The comparison unit compares the contour information for each portion detected by the contour detection unit and the photographing guideline 155 corresponding to the reference body type matching the previously input height and weight of the user 10.

The calculation unit calculates and outputs size information about length, volume, or thickness for each body part according to the comparison result of the comparison unit. In addition, the calculation unit uses a camera module to capture the user's body from the front, left, rear, and right sides, respectively, as well as the front image, left image, rear image, and right image, as well as the user's waist circumference and chest. Calculate the circumference, hip circumference, and thigh circumference.

The extraction module 240 compares the body size information of the user 10 calculated by the size calculation unit with the clothing information stored in the database 220 to extract at least one clothing information matching the size information of the user 10.

The control module 250 controls the operation of the server communication module 210 to transmit the clothing information extracted from the extraction module 240 to the user terminal 100.

The body size measurement system using an image according to the present invention described above has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this is only exemplary, and those of ordinary skill in the art can perform various modifications and equivalent other implementations therefrom. You will understand that an example is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the true technical protection of the present invention should be determined only by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

10: user
15: body image
100: user terminal
110: camera module
120: input module
130: storage module
140: display module
150: photographing guide module
160: local communication module
200: server
210: server communication module
220: database
230: size calculation module
240: extraction module
250: control module

Claims (2)

A camera module for photographing a user's body;
An input module capable of transmitting a photographing instruction signal to the camera module by a user's manipulation and inputting body information including height and weight information of the user;
A storage module for storing user information including a body image of a user photographed by the camera module and body information input through the input module;
A display module for displaying an image and user information in an angle of view of the camera module;
A photographing guide module that is executed by a user's manipulation and selectively displays a plurality of different photographing guidelines so that the user's body image is located within a specific area of the display module before photographing the user's body through the camera module and;
A user terminal comprising a; a local communication module for wirelessly transmitting user information stored in the storage module:
A server communication module for receiving user information transmitted from the local communication module;
A database for storing user information received from the server communication module and clothing information including product name, image, and size information of a clothing product to be sold;
A size calculation module for calculating a size for each body part of a user based on user information received from the server communication module;
An extraction module for comparing the user's body size information calculated by the size calculation unit with clothing information stored in the database to extract at least one clothing information matching the user size information;
A control module for controlling the clothing information extracted from the extraction module to be transmitted to the local communication module through the server communication module. A server comprising: a clothing size detection system using an image.
The method of claim 1,
The user body image includes a front image, a left image, a rear image, and a right image taken while rotating around the user's body through the camera module,
When each of the front image, left image, rear image, and right image is captured through the camera module, the photographing guide module provides a front photographing guideline, a left photographing guideline, a rear photographing guideline, and a right photographing guideline to the display module. Respectively,
The size calculation module matches the front image, the left image, the rear image, the right image and the front photographing guideline, the left photographing guideline, the rear photographing guideline, and the right photographing guideline, respectively, and determines the size for each body part of the user. Clothing size detection system using an image, characterized in that to calculate.

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