Computer vision based tracking of item utilization
US11232511B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/70
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments provide techniques for generating a virtual wardrobe in which wearing of items can be tracked through computer vision. In various embodiments, computer vision techniques can be used to identify individual clothing items from an image or video of a closet containing a collection of clothes, in which some of the items may be partially obscured, such as positioned behind other items, folded, at an odd viewing angle, shadowed, or the like. Through the present techniques, the clothing items may be automatically cataloged, and utilization of individual items can be tracked automatically based on additional image data of instances in which an item is worn. Various recommendations can then be made based on the attributes of the items in the virtual wardrobe or utilization of the items.
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