Mobile 3D body scanning methods and apparatus

US11443486B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SIZE STREAM LLC · US

Inventors

• David A. Bruner · Cary, US
• Stephen Philip Christie · Raleigh, US
• Jerry Michael King · Raleigh, US
• Ryan Matthew Matis · Pittsboro, US
• Mark Elliott Neumann · Pittsboro, US
• Susan Leigh Simon · Cary, US
• Bryan Taylor · Ipswich, GB
• Warren Peter Wright · Apex, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 28, 2019
• Grant date: Sep 13, 2022
• Expiry date: Aug 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/10028
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement for obtaining body measurements of a person includes a garment configured to be form fitted to the person, a reference target, and a handheld digital camera. A surface of the garment includes a plurality of first fiducials which are photogrammetrically analyzable. The reference target includes a plurality of second fiducials that are photogrammetrically analyzable. The plurality of second fiducials on the reference target facilitate producing a 3D model true to scale and in a recognized orientation to a surface on which the person is standing. The handheld digital camera acquires a plurality of successive images of the garment and reference target as the digital camera is moved around the person. A computer processes the plurality images by methods of photogrammetry to produce a 3D model of the body. A portable stabilization device may be held by the person to reduce movement and control arm spacing during image acquisition.