Patents by Inventor Andrew S. Chatman

Andrew S. Chatman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for determining facial characteristics
    Patent number: 8306286
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for determining the characteristics of a face or body part is provided. The method may include obtaining an image that includes a rendering of a face or body part of a person; analyzing the image to obtain at least one characteristic of the rendering, forming, as a function of the at least one characteristic, a model of the rendering of the face or body part, and using the model to select at least one article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew S. Chatman, Melissa Geska
  • Method and apparatus for determining facial characteristics
    Patent number: 8077931
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for determining the characteristics of a face is provided. The method may include obtaining an image that includes a rendering of a face of a person; analyzing the image to obtain at least one characteristic of the rendering of the face, forming, as a function of the at least one characteristic, a model of the rendering of the face, and using the model to select at least one article for the person to wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew S. Chatman, Melissa Geska