Abstract: A method of determining eyeglass frame parameters from a digital image of the person's face and a digital image of an eyeglass frame. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a digital image of the person's face; (b) determining a physical scale of the face using a scaling factor; (c) locating center points P1, P2 of the left and right irises in the face image, and determining a pupil midpoint Pc; (d) providing a digital image of an eyeglass frame; (e) adjusting, if necessary, the size of the frame to the physical scale of the face; (f) combining the frame and face images such that the frame is superimposed on the face; (g) aligning the frame and face in accordance with the frame center point fc and the pupil midpoint Pc; and (h) determining the frame parameters.

Abstract: An interactive eyewear selection system comprising: a video camera and digitizing system for acquiring a digital image of a person's face, including the temple areas of the face; an eyeglass frames database for storing digital eyeglass frame images; an automated interface for selecting an eyeglass frame image from the frames database, the image containing frame temple portions; a digital processing system for automatically superimposing the selected frame image on the image of the person's face, in a composite image, such that the frame appears to be worn naturally on the person's face and the frame temple portions are shown at the temple areas of the face; and a display device for displaying the digital image of the person's face and for displaying the composite image.