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Method and apparatus for estimating body shape

US10002460B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Brown University · US

Inventors

Michael J. Black · Lörrach, DE
Alexandru Balan · Hickory, US
Alexander W. Weiss · Linden, DE
Leonid Sigal · Burbank, US
Matthew M. Loper · Providence, US
Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 16, 2015
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 16, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30196
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method of estimating the body shape of an individual from input data such as images or range maps. The body may appear in one or more poses captured at different times and a consistent body shape is computed for all poses. The body may appear in minimal tight-fitting clothing or in normal clothing wherein the described method produces an estimate of the body shape under the clothing. Clothed or bare regions of the body are detected via image classification and the fitting method is adapted to treat each region differently. Body shapes are represented parametrically and are matched to other bodies based on shape similarity and other features. Standard measurements are extracted using parametric or non-parametric functions of body shape. The system components support many applications in body scanning, advertising, social networking, collaborative filtering and Internet clothing shopping.

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