TRY-ON ASSISTANT DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD

Abstract

A try-on assistant device is provided for simulating to-be-tried-on apparel. The to-be-tried-on apparel includes a measurement area, and the try-on assistant device includes a model suit, an airbag group, an inflating/deflating unit, and a control unit. The model suit includes a simulation part corresponding to the measurement area. The airbag group includes a plurality of airbags, where the airbags are disposed on the simulation part of the model suit. The inflating/deflating unit is configured to separately inflate or deflate the plurality of airbags. The control unit controls, according to an inflating/deflating parameter, the inflating/deflating unit to inflate or deflate some or all of the airbags, where the inflating/deflating parameter corresponds to size information of the measurement area of the to-be-tried-on apparel.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) to Patent Application No. 108114975 filed in Taiwan, R.O.C. on Apr. 29, 2019, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

Technical Field

The instant disclosure relates to an assistant device, and in particular, to a try-on assistant device, system, and method for apparel.

Related Art

In the past, when consumers need to purchase apparel, they usually go to the physical store for selection and try-on, to confirm whether the size or style of the apparel is suitable for them. However, with the advancement in technology and the prevalence of online shopping, consumers can make purchases online using computers or mobile devices (such as mobile phones or tablet computers) without having to go out, making shopping more time-saving and convenient.

Currently known online apparel shopping platforms usually provide pictures and sizes of apparel products for consumers to look over. When consumers select apparel products, they can directly place orders on the internet. However, some consumer may find some unexpected results after they receive the apparel products, such as wrong sizes, poor comfort, or unsatisfactory styles, because their decisions are made only based on viewing apparel pictures without actual try-on. Consequently, complaints and disputes may occur often and even results in high return rate and damage to business reputation.

SUMMARY

To address the above issue, a try-on assistant device is provided in an embodiment. The try-on assistant device is provided for simulating to-be-tried-on apparel. The to-be-tried-on apparel includes a measurement area, and the try-on assistant device includes a model suit, an airbag group, an inflating/deflating unit, and a control unit. The model suit includes a simulation part corresponding to the measurement area. The airbag group includes a plurality of airbags, where the airbags are disposed on the simulation part of the model suit. The inflating/deflating unit is configured to separately inflate or deflate the plurality of airbags. The control unit controls, according to an inflating/deflating parameter, the inflating/deflating unit to inflate or deflate some or all of the airbags, where the inflating/deflating parameter corresponds to a piece of size information of the measurement area of the to-be-tried-on apparel.

In an embodiment, a try-on assistant system is provided for simulating to-be-tried-on apparel. The to-be-tried-on apparel includes a measurement area, and the try-on assistant system includes a try-on processing device and a try-on assistant device. The try-on processing device includes an input unit, a processing unit, and a first communication unit. The input unit receives a selection instruction corresponding to the to-be-tried-on apparel. The processing unit is connected to the input unit and obtains, according to the selection instruction, a piece of size information of the measurement area of the to-be-tried-on apparel. The processing unit obtains an inflating/deflating parameter according to the size information. The first communication unit is connected to the processing unit and outputs the inflating/deflating parameter. The try-on assistant device includes a model suit, an airbag group, an inflating/deflating unit, a second communication unit, and a control unit. The model suit includes a simulation part corresponding to the measurement area. The airbag group includes a plurality of airbags, and the airbags are disposed on the simulation part of the model suit. The inflating/deflating unit is configured to separately inflate or deflate the plurality of airbags. The control unit is connected to the inflating/deflating unit and the second communication unit. The second communication unit is communicatively connected to the first communication unit and receives the inflating/deflating parameter. The control unit controls, according to the inflating/deflating parameter, the inflating/deflating unit to inflate or deflate some or all of the plurality of airbags.

In an embodiment, a try-on assistant method is provided for simulating to-be-tried-on apparel. The to-be-tried-on apparel includes a measurement area, and the try-on assistant method includes: receiving a selection instruction corresponding to the to-be-tried-on apparel; obtaining size information of the measurement area of the to-be-tried-on apparel according to the selection instruction; and obtaining and outputting an inflating/deflating parameter according to the size information.

Thereby, according to the embodiments of the instant disclosure, the size information of the measurement area of the to-be-tried-on apparel is obtained, and the inflating/deflating parameter is obtained according to the size information, to inflate or deflate the airbag corresponding to the measurement area on the model suit according to the inflating/deflating parameter, so that the model suit can simulate the size of the to-be-tried-on apparel. Therefore, when the consumer buys the apparel on the internet, the consumer can actually feel the size and comfort of the to-be-tried-on apparel by wearing the model suit, so as to greatly reduce cases in which the goods need to be returned due to wrong sizes, poor comfort, or unsatisfactory styles after the purchase of the apparel, thereby improving the efficiency and convenience of online shopping and avoiding shopping disputes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a system block diagram of an embodiment of a try-on assistant system of the instant disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates a planar diagram of an embodiment of a try-on assistant device of the instant disclosure;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of use of an embodiment of a try-on assistant system of the instant disclosure;

FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a try-on assistant device of the instant disclosure;

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of inflation of an embodiment of a try-on assistant device of the instant disclosure;

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of inflation of another embodiment of a try-on assistant device of the instant disclosure;

FIG. 7 illustrates a flowchart of steps of an embodiment of a try-on assistant method of the instant disclosure;

FIG. 8 illustrates a flowchart of steps of another embodiment of a try-on assistant method of the instant disclosure;

FIG. 9 illustrates a planar diagram of another embodiment of a try-on assistant device of the instant disclosure;

FIG. 10 illustrates a schematic diagram of display of an embodiment of a try-on assistant device of the instant disclosure; and

FIG. 11 illustrates a schematic diagram of display of another embodiment of a try-on assistant device of the instant disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As shown in FIG. 1, a try-on assistant system 1 of an embodiment of the instant disclosure is configured to simulate to-be-tried-on apparel (referred to as apparel A for short below) selected by a consumer in an online apparel shopping process, so that the consumer can actually feel the size and comfort of the apparel A without having to go to the physical store. In some embodiments, the apparel A may be clothes (such as a shirt, a vest, a sweater, or an overcoat), pants (such as jeans, suit pants, or short pants), clothing accessories (such as a hat, gloves, socks, or shoes), or the like. The apparel A has a plurality of measurement areas. If the apparel A is clothes, the plurality of measurement areas may include parts such as the neckline circumference, chest/bust width, shoulder across, waist width, upper arm width, lower arm width, sleeve length, cuff opening, and elbow width.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the try-on assistant system 1 includes a try-on assistant device 10 and a try-on processing device 20. The try-on processing device 20 includes an input unit 21, a processing unit 22, and a first communication unit 23. The try-on assistant device 10 includes a model suit 11, a plurality of airbag groups 13, an inflating/deflating unit 14, a control unit 15, and a second communication unit 16. The try-on assistant device 10 and the try-on processing device 20 may be communicatively connected to each other through the first communication unit 23 and the second communication unit 16, to transmit signals or data to each other. In some embodiments, the first communication unit 23 and the second communication unit 16 may be wireless communication modules, such as WiFi modules, 802.11 modules, Bluetooth modules, or ZigBee modules, to receive and send signals or data wirelessly. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the first communication unit 23 and the second communication unit 16 may also be wired communication modules, such as HID interfaces or universal serial bus (USB) interfaces, to receive and send signals or data through lines.

As shown in FIG. 2, the model suit 11 of the try-on assistant device 10 is clothes, pants, or clothing accessories corresponding to the apparel A, for simulating the size of the apparel A. In this embodiment, for example, the model suit 11 is clothes. The model suit 11 has at least one simulation part 12 corresponding to the measurement area of the apparel A. In this embodiment, the model suit 11 includes a plurality of simulation parts 12 respectively corresponding to parts such as the neckline circumference, upper arm width, chest/bust width, waist width, and cuff opening of the apparel A, but this application is not limited thereto. The number or positions of the simulation parts 12 of the model suit 11 may be adjusted according to actual requirements. In some embodiments, the material of the model suit 11 may be elastic fabric or stretchable fabric, such as nylon, polyester, rayon, or spandex.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, an airbag group 13 is disposed on each simulation part 12 of the try-on assistant device 10. Each airbag group 13 includes a plurality of airbags 131. The plurality of airbags 131 of each airbag group 13 is disposed on the corresponding simulation part 12. In some embodiments, FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 are cross-sectional views (that is, 4-4 cross-sectional views) of the simulation part 12 corresponding to a waist width of the apparel A of the model suit 11 of FIG. 2. Herein, the airbag group 13 includes four airbags 131, and cross sections of the airbags 131 are elongated, but may also be of other shapes. The model suit 11 has an outer-layer fabric 111 and an inner-layer fabric 112. The four airbags 131 are fixed between the outer-layer fabric 111 and the inner-layer fabric 112, and are fixed by means of, for example, stitching, adhesion, or hot pressing, and the four airbags 131 keep distances from each other and do not come into contact with each other. However, the foregoing embodiment is merely an example, and the number of airbags 131 of each airbag group 13 may be adjusted according to actual requirements, and the arrangement manner of the airbags 131 of the airbag group 13 may be determined according to an actual application condition, and the arrangement manner may be in shapes of straight lines, curved lines, annular, spiral, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the inflating/deflating unit 14 of the try-on assistant device 10 is connected to the control unit 15. The control unit 15 may control the inflating/deflating device 14 to separately inflate or deflate some or all of the airbags 131 of each airbag group 13. For example, the inflating/deflating unit 14 may be an air pump and is connected to the airbags 131 of each airbag group 13 through a plurality of air pipelines 141 (as shown in FIG. 2, herein a dashed line is used to represent the air pipeline 141). The control unit 15 may be a controller. The control unit 15 may control the volume of gas of inflation and deflation or the inflation and deflation time of the inflating/deflating unit 14, to adjust the inflation degrees of the airbags 131 of each airbag group 13. In some embodiments, the inflating/deflating unit 14 and the control unit 15 may be fixed inside or outside the model suit 11.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in some embodiments, the try-on processing device 20 may be a notebook computer, a desktop computer, or another mobile communication device. For example, the mobile communication device may be a smartphone, a tablet computer, or a personal digital assistant. For example, the try-on processing device 20 of this embodiment is a notebook computer, but this application is not limited thereto. A consumer may access the Internet through the try-on processing device 20 to select favorite apparel A from an online shopping platform.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the input unit 21 of the try-on processing device 20 may be a user interface for a consumer to input an instruction. For example, the try-on processing device 20 is a notebook computer. The input unit 21 may be a graphical user interface. A consumer may select the apparel A on an online shopping platform through the input unit 21 (as shown in FIG. 3, the consumer selects apparel A herein). A selection action is performed in an operating manner such as mouse clicking, keyboard input, or touchpad tapping, so that the input unit 21 receives a selection instruction C corresponding to the apparel A.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the processing unit 22 of the try-on processing device 20 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a micro control unit (MCU), or a micro processing unit (MPU) having a logic operating capability. The processing unit 22 is connected to the input unit 21 and the first communication unit 23. The processing unit 22 may obtain size information of measurement areas of the apparel A according to the selection instruction C, and the processing unit 22 further obtains at least one inflating/deflating parameter P according to the size information of the measurement areas of the apparel A, and outputs the inflating/deflating parameter P to the try-on assistant device 10 through the first communication unit 23. That is, the inflating/deflating parameter P corresponds to the size information of the measurement areas of the apparel A. The control unit 15 of the try-on assistant device 10 may control, according to the inflating/deflating parameter P, the inflating/deflating unit 14 to separately inflate or deflate the airbags 131 of each airbag group 13, so that the model suit 11 can simulate the sizes of the measurement areas of the apparel A. Further examples are described below in detail.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, before the consumer selects the apparel A from the online shopping platform through the try-on processing device 20, the model suit 11 (in this example, the model suit 11 is a long-sleeve top) may be pre-worn, and when the consumer A selects the favorite apparel A, a selection action may be performed through the input unit 21 (for example, FIG. 3 displays that the apparel A is selected) to generate the selection instruction C corresponding to the apparel A. Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the processing unit 22 may execute step S01 to step S03. First, step S01 may be performed: Receive the selection instruction C corresponding to the apparel A. As shown in FIG. 1, the processing unit 22 is connected to the input unit 21, to receive the selection instruction C received by the input unit 21.

As shown in FIG. 7, step S02 may be executed after step S01: Obtain size information of measurement areas of the apparel A according to the selection instruction C. For example, assuming that the apparel A selected by the consumer is size M, the corresponding size information may include chest/bust width of 102 cm, shoulder across of 45 cm, waist width of 63 cm, neckline circumference of 38 cm, sleeve length of 60 cm, sleeve width of 16 cm, and the like. Assuming that the apparel A selected by the consumer is size L, the corresponding size information may include chest/bust width of 104 cm, shoulder across of 47 cm, waist width of 65 cm, neckline circumference of 40 cm, sleeve length of 62 cm, sleeve width of 18 cm, and the like. In some embodiments, the processing unit 22 may learn, according to the selection instruction C, the apparel A selected by the consumer, to obtain the size information of the measurement areas of the apparel A from a database of a merchant through the Internet, or an apparel database (not shown) may also be built in the try-on processing device 20. The processing unit 22 may directly obtain the size information of the measurement areas of the apparel A from the apparel database.

As shown in FIG. 7, step S03 may be executed after step S02: Obtain and output the inflating/deflating parameter P according to the size information, where the inflating/deflating parameter P corresponds to an inflation degree of the airbag group 13 on each simulation part 12 of the model suit 11. For example, a database may be built in the try-on processing device 20. The database may store inflating/deflating parameters P corresponding to different size information. Referring to FIG. 1 and Table 1, using the waist width of the apparel A as an example, assuming that the inflation degree corresponding to full inflation of each airbag 131 of the airbag group 13 of the model suit 11 is 100%, the inflating/deflating parameter P of the airbag group 13 corresponding to the waist width 65 cm may be an inflation degree of 50%, the inflating/deflating parameter P of the airbag group 13 corresponding to the waist width 63 cm may be an inflation degree of 60%, the inflating/deflating parameter P of the airbag group 13 corresponding to the waist width 61 cm may be an inflation degree of 70%, and so on. Alternatively, assuming that inflation time required to fully inflate each airbag 131 of the airbag group 13 of the model suit 11 is 10 seconds, the inflating/deflating parameter P of the airbag group 13 corresponding to the waist width 65 cm may be an inflation time of 5 seconds, the inflating/deflating parameter P of the airbag group 13 corresponding to the waist width 63 cm may be an inflation time of 6 seconds, the inflating/deflating parameter P of the airbag group 13 corresponding to the waist width 61 cm may be an inflation time of 7 seconds, and so on. That is, smaller size information of the measurement areas of the apparel A indicates a larger inflating/deflating parameter P, to drive the inflation degree of each airbag 131 of the simulation part 12 corresponding to each measurement area of the model suit 11 to be higher. The processing unit 22 may output a plurality of inflating/deflating parameters P to separately correspond to the size information of the measurement areas of the apparel A, and the inflating/deflating parameters P are output to the try-on assistant device 10 through the first communication unit 23.

	TABLE 1
		Waist	Inflation	Inflation
	Size	width	degree	time
	L	65	cm	50%	5	seconds
	M	63	cm	60%	6	seconds
	S	61	cm	70%	7	seconds

In some embodiments, a computer program product may be installed in the try-on processing device 20. The processing unit 22 may load the computer program product to execute step S01 to step S03. For example, the computer program product may be an application program stored in a computer readable storage medium (such as a USB or a memory card), or the computer program product may also be an application program downloaded from a network platform (such as App Store run by Apple Inc.).

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, during first try-on, the try-on assistant device 10 may receive, through the second communication unit 16, the inflating/deflating parameter P output by the first communication unit 23. Next, the control unit 15 controls, corresponding to a plurality of inflating/deflating parameters P, the inflating/deflating unit 14 to separately inflate the airbags 131 of the airbag group 13 of each simulation part 12 on the model suit 11, to inflate the airbags 131 to the corresponding inflation degrees, to simulate the size of the apparel A. For example, referring to FIG. 4 and Table 1, using the simulation part 12 corresponding to the waist of the apparel A as an example, when the apparel A selected by the consumer is size L, the control unit 15 may control the inflating/deflating unit 14 to inflate the airbags 131 of the airbag group 13 of the simulation part 12 (for example, the inflation time is 5 seconds), so that the inflation degree of each airbag 131 gradually expands from 0% (as shown in FIGS. 4) to 50% (as shown in FIG. 5), to adjust the tightness of the simulation part 12 to correspond to the tightness of the waist of the apparel A of the size L. When the apparel A selected by the consumer is size M, the control unit 15 controls the inflating/deflating unit 14 to inflate the airbags 131 of the airbag group 13 of the simulation part 12 (for example, the inflation time is 6 seconds), so that the inflation degree of each airbag 131 gradually expands from 0% (as shown in FIGS. 4) to 60% (as shown in FIG. 6), to increase the tightness of the simulation part 12 to correspond to the tightness of the waist of the apparel A of the size M. The airbag group 13 on the simulation part 12 corresponding to other measurement areas (such as the neckline circumference, the upper arm width, and the chest/bust width) of the apparel A of the model suit 11 may also be inflated or deflated in the foregoing manner, and details are not described herein again. In some embodiments, the control unit 15 may also control the inflating/deflating unit 14 to inflate some of the airbags 131 of the airbag group 13 of the simulation part 12, and this application is not limited thereto.

Based on the above, the control unit 15 of the try-on assistant device 10 may also record the inflating result information of the inflating/deflating unit 14 (such as the inflation degree or inflation time of the airbag group 13). The processing unit 22 of the try-on processing device 20 may obtain another piece of size information of the measurement areas of the apparel A according to another selection instruction C′, and the processing unit 22 may obtain the inflating result information through the first communication unit 23 and the second communication unit 16, and re-obtains a new inflating/deflating parameter P′ according to the inflating result information and the another piece of size information, and transmits the new inflating/deflating parameter P′ to the second communication unit 16 through the first communication unit 23, so that the control unit 15 controls, according to the new inflating/deflating parameter P′, the inflating/deflating unit 14 to re-inflate or re-deflate the airbags 131.

For example, referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, and Table 1, during first try-on, for example, the apparel A selected by the consumer is size M, the control unit 15 controls the inflating/deflating unit 14 to inflate the airbags 131 of the airbag group 13 of each simulation part 12 (for example, the inflation time is 6 seconds), so that the inflation degree of each airbag 131 gradually expands from 0% (as shown in FIGS. 4) to 60% (as shown in FIG. 5). In this case, the control unit 15 may record the inflating result information (for example, the inflation time is 6 seconds, or the inflation degree is 60%).

If the consumer then wants to have a second try-on of the apparel A, and the newly selected size is L, the processing unit 22 will first obtain, through the first communication unit 23 and the second communication unit 16, the inflating result information of the first try-on recorded by the control unit 15. The processing unit 22 then calculates the inflating result information and inflating/deflating parameter of the size L (Table 1 displays that the inflation time is 5 seconds or the inflation degree is 50%) to generate a new inflating/deflating parameter P′ (that is, the inflation degree is reduced by 10% or the deflation time is 1 second), and transmits the new inflating/deflating parameter P′ to the second communication unit 16 through the first communication unit 23. The control unit 15 may control, according to the new inflating/deflating parameter P′, the inflating/deflating unit 14 to deflate the airbags 131 of the airbag group 13 of each simulation part 12 (for example, the deflation time is 1 second), so that the inflation degree of each airbag 131 is reduced from 60% to 50% to correspond to the tightness of the apparel A of the size L. Similarly, if the consumer selects size S for the second try-on of the apparel A, the processing unit 22 calculates the inflating result information and inflating/deflating parameter of the size S (Table 1 displays that the inflation time is 7 seconds or the inflation degree is 70%) to generate a new inflating/deflating parameter P′ (that is, the inflation degree is increased by 10% or the inflation time is 1 second), and transmits the new inflating/deflating parameter P′ to the second communication unit 16 through the first communication unit 23. The control unit 15 may control, according to the new inflating/deflating parameter P′, the inflating/deflating unit 14 to re-inflate the airbags 131 of the airbag group 13 of each simulation part 12 (for example, the inflation time is 1 second), so that the inflation degree of each airbag 131 is increased from 60% to 70% to correspond to the tightness of the apparel A of the size S. After the try-on ends, the control unit 15 may control the inflating/deflating unit 14 to deflate each airbag group 13 to the inflation degree of 0%, for use of try-on for the next time.

In addition, in another implementation of the instant disclosure, the control unit 15 can also normally operate without the necessity to record the inflating result information. After the user completes the selection action, the control unit 15 may first control the inflating/deflating unit 14 to adjust the inflation degree of each airbag group 13 to a preset inflation value (for example, each airbag group 13 may be deflated to the inflation degree of 0% or adjusted to 10%), and the processing unit 22 may obtain the inflating/deflating parameter P only according to the size information corresponding to the selection instruction C and the preset inflation value. The control unit 15 then controls, according to the inflating/deflating parameter P, the inflating/deflating unit 14 to inflate or deflate the airbags 131 of each airbag group 13.

In this way, when the consumer buys the apparel on the internet, the consumer can actually feel the size and comfort of the apparel A by wearing the model suit 11, so as to greatly reduce cases in which the goods need to be returned due to wrong sizes, poor comfort, or unsatisfactory styles after the purchase of the apparel, thereby improving the efficiency and convenience of online shopping and avoiding shopping disputes.

However, for the apparel A of the same size, if materials used (such as cotton, yarn, flax, rayon, polyester, or spandex) or versions of fitting (loose fit, slim fit, long fit, or short fit) are different, the tightness or comfort during actual try-on also differs. Therefore, in another embodiment of the instant disclosure, the processing unit 22 of the try-on processing device 20 may further obtain the inflating/deflating parameter P according to the material parameter, version parameter or both of the apparel A in combination with the size information of the apparel A, so that the inflation degree of each airbag 131 of the airbag group 13 of the model suit 11 is further applicable to the apparel A of different materials or versions of fitting, thereby further improving the simulation degree of the model suit 11. In some embodiments, the size information, the material parameter, and the version parameter may be separately converted into an n×n matrix according to the arrangement manner of the airbags 131 where n is the number of airbags 131 of the airbag group 13. It may be indicated as size information

$S=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{s}_{11}& \dots & s_{1n}\\ ⋮& \ddots & ⋮\\ s_{n1}& \dots & s_{\mathrm{nn}}\end{array}\right],$

material parameter

$M=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{m}_{11}& \dots & m_{1n}\\ ⋮& \ddots & ⋮\\ m_{n1}& \dots & m_{\mathrm{nn}}\end{array}\right],$

and version parameter

$V=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{v}_{11}& \dots & v_{1n}\\ ⋮& \ddots & ⋮\\ v_{n1}& \dots & v_{\mathrm{nn}}\end{array}\right].$

The n×n matrices may be pre-established, or may be generated through real-time calculation according to user requirements. The size information S, the material parameter M, and the version parameter V are correspondingly obtained or calculated by the processing unit 22 according to the size, material, and version of fitting selected by the user, and then the processing unit 22 calculates the inflating/deflating parameter P according to these parameters. Then the control unit 15 controls, according to the inflating/deflating parameter P, the inflating/deflating unit 14 to separately inflate or deflate each airbag group 13.

Using FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6 as an example, the airbag group 13 has four airbags 131, then n is 4, and the airbags 131 are arranged in an annular shape. The size information S, the material parameter M, and the version parameter V are separately converted into a 4×4 matrix, as shown in the following Table 2, Table 3, and Table 4. To simplify descriptions, a diagonal matrix is used as an example in the following implementation. The instant disclosure is not limited thereto.

TABLE 2
Size Size information
L    S L  =  [    0.5   0   0   0     0   0.5   0   0     0   0   0.5   0     0   0   0   0.5    ]
M    S M  =  [    0.6   0   0   0     0   0.6   0   0     0   0   0.6   0     0   0   0   0.6    ]
S    S S  =  [    0.7   0   0   0     0   0.7   0   0     0   0   0.7   0     0   0   0   0.7    ]

TABLE 3
Material Material parameter
Cotton   M cot  =  [    0.97   0   0   0     0   0.94   0   0     0   0   0.98   0     0   0   0   0.95    ]
Flax     M flx  =  [    1.00   0   0   0     0   1.01   0   0     0   0   1.00   0     0   0   0   1.01    ]
Spandex  M spd  =  [    1.01   0   0   0     0   1.06   0   0     0   0   1.08   0     0   0   0   1.06    ]

TABLE 4
Version of fitting Version parameter
Regular fit        V reg  =  [    1.00   0   0   0     0   1.00   0   0     0   0   1.00   0     0   0   0   1.00    ]
Slim fit           V slm  =  [    1.06   0   0   0     0   1.06   0   0     0   0   1.04   0     0   0   0   1.05    ]
Loose fit          V lse  =  [    0.94   0   0   0     0   0.94   0   0     0   0   0.96   0     0   0   0   0.95    ]

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 and Table 2 to Table 4, when the size of the apparel A selected by the user is S, the material is cotton, and the version of fitting is regular fit, the processing unit 22 correspondingly obtains the size information S_S, the material parameter M_cot, and the version parameter V_reg. Then the processing unit 22 accordingly calculates that the inflating/deflating parameter

$P=S_s*M_{c\mathrm{ot}}*V_{\mathrm{reg}}=\lfloor \begin{array}{cccc}0.679& 0& 0& 0\\ 0& 0.658& 0& 0\\ 0& 0& 0.686& 0\\ 0& 0& 0& 0.665\end{array}\rfloor .$

Then the control unit 15 controls, according to the inflating/deflating parameter P, the inflating/deflating unit 14 to inflate the airbag group 13, that is, the four airbags 131 are respectively inflated to inflation degrees of 67.9%, 65.8%, 68.6%, and 66.5%.

In some embodiments, two or more airbag groups 13 may be disposed on a same simulation part 12 of the model suit 11. As shown in FIG. 9, in this embodiment, two airbag groups 13 and 13′ are disposed on the simulation part 12 corresponding to the cuff part of the apparel A of the model suit 11, and the airbag groups 13 and 13′ are separately disposed at different positions of the simulation part 12, and compared with the airbag group 13, the airbag group 13′ is closer to the opening of the cuff. The control unit 15 may further selectively control, according to the inflating/deflating parameter P, the inflating/deflating unit 14 to inflate or deflate the airbag group 13 or the other airbag group 13′. For example, the airbag group 13 may simulate the cuff opening of the apparel A of the size M, and the airbag group 13′ may simulate that of the size L. When the consumer selects the apparel A of the size L, the control unit 15 controls the inflating/deflating unit 14 to inflate or deflate the airbag group 13′, and when the consumer selects the apparel A of the size M, the control unit 15 controls the inflating/deflating unit 14 to inflate or deflate the airbag group 13, so that the consumer can further sense the difference of the sleeve length and cuff opening, to further improve the simulation performance of the model suit 11.

In some embodiments, a pressure sensor 17 may be disposed on an inner surface 132 of at least one airbag 131 of each airbag group 13 on the model suit 11. As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, in this embodiment, a pressure sensor 17 is disposed on the inner surface 132 of each airbag 131 of each airbag group 13, for sensing skin pressure the consumer may feel and exerted by each airbag 131, to generate the pressure value. In an embodiment, when the pressure value is greater than a threshold, the control unit 15 of the try-on assistant device 10 controls the inflating/deflating unit 14 to stop inflating the airbags 131, to prevent the body of the consumer from being excessively squeezed by the airbags 131 and from feeling uncomfortable. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the second communication unit 16 of the try-on assistant device 10 may be connected to each pressure sensor 17, to output the pressure value to the first communication unit 23 of the try-on processing device 20. When the pressure value is greater than the threshold, the processing unit 22 outputs a stop signal S to the second communication unit 16 through the first communication unit 23. The control unit 15 of the try-on assistant device 10 controls, according to the stop signal S, the inflating/deflating unit 14 to stop inflating the airbags 131, thereby reducing the data computation loading of the control unit 15.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 8, after step S03, the processing unit 22 of the try-on processing device 20 may further execute step S04 and step S05. Step S04 is: Receive the pressure value and control, according to the pressure value, the display unit 24 to display pressure information. Referring to FIG. 3, the try-on processing device 20 may include the display unit 24 connected to the processing unit 22. Herein, the display unit 24 is a display screen, and the processing unit 22 may control, according to the pressure value, the display unit 24 to display the pressure information. For example, the display unit 24 may display the pressure value of each simulation part 12 in text, so that the consumer can further explicitly learn, from the pressure value displayed on the display unit 24, whether the size is suitable.

In an embodiment, the processing unit 22 may also control the display unit 24 to display the pressure information by means of colors, patterns, or graphics. As shown in FIG. 10, in this embodiment, the pressure information that the processing unit 22 controls the display unit 24 to display includes a virtual portrait V and the pressure distribution information D1 to D5 around the virtual portrait V. In some embodiments, the virtual portrait V includes a front portrait V1, a side portrait V2, and/or a rear portrait V3 of the consumer. The display unit 24 of this embodiment simultaneously displays the front portrait V1, the side portrait V2, and the rear portrait V3 of the consumer. The pressure distribution information D1 to D5 is indicated in a manner of dots. The pressure distribution information D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5 respectively corresponds to parts of the body of the consumer such as the neck, the arm, the chest, the waist, and the wrist. The density of the dots represents the magnitude of the pressure (for example, sparser dot densities represent lower pressure, and denser dot densities represent higher pressure). This figure displays that the pressure applied to the neck and the arm parts of the consumer is greater than that applied to the chest, the waist, and the wrist. In this way, in this embodiment of the instant disclosure, the pressure information is presented in a visualized manner, so that the consumer can quickly determine the fitness of the apparel. In other embodiments, the pressure distribution information D1 to D5 may also indicate the magnitude of the pressure by different colors, and this embodiment is not limited thereto. In addition, the processing unit 22 may also further suggest a suitable size of the apparel A to the consumer according to the pressure value sensed by each pressure sensor 17.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, step S05 may be performed after step S04: Control, according to the selection instruction C, the display unit 24 to display the try-on image T. As shown in FIG. 11, in this embodiment, the try-on image T that the processing unit 22 controls the display unit 24 to display includes a virtual portrait V and virtual apparel F worn on the virtual portrait V, and the virtual apparel F corresponds to the apparel A. In some embodiments, the virtual portrait V includes a front portrait V1, a side portrait V2, and/or a rear portrait V3 corresponding to the appearance of the consumer. The virtual apparel F includes a front image F1, a side image F2, and/or a rear image F3 of the apparel A. For example, referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 11, herein, the apparel A selected by the consumer is a long-sleeve top, the virtual apparel F is a long-sleeve top corresponding to the apparel A, and the front image F1, the side image F2, and the rear image F3 are separately combined to the front portrait V1, the side portrait V2, and the rear portrait V3 by using augmented reality (AR) technology, so that the consumer can further watch, from the display unit 24, the appearance of himself/herself with the apparel A putting on, to determine whether the style of the apparel A is suitable. In some embodiments, the try-on image T and the pressure information may be simultaneously displayed in the display unit 24 (for example, displayed in a split-screen manner), provided simultaneously to the consumer for reference.

It should be noted that although the foregoing steps are described in sequence, the sequence is not limited in the instant disclosure, and those skilled in the art should be able to understand that some steps may be performed simultaneously or in a reversed sequence in suitable cases. For example, step S04 and step S05 may be performed simultaneously, or step S04 is performed after step S05.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 22 may generate the virtual portrait V of the try-on image T in many manners and control the display unit 24 to display. As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the try-on processing device 20 includes an image capturing unit 25. Herein, the image capturing unit 25 is a camera of a notebook computer, but may also be another camera (such as a webcam). The image capturing unit 25 is configured to take a photo of consumer to obtain a user image. The processing unit 22 is connected to the image capturing unit 25, and generates a virtual portrait V according to the user image. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the processing unit 22 may also generate the virtual portrait V corresponding to the consumer according to personal data of the user (such as the height, weight, or photo of the consumer), and control the display unit 24 to display.

Although the instant disclosure has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, the disclosure is not for limiting the scope of the invention. Persons having ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and changes without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred embodiments described above.

Claims

1. A try-on assistant device, configured to simulate a to-be-tried-on apparel, wherein the to-be-tried-on apparel comprises a measurement area, and the try-on assistant device comprises:

a model suit, comprising a simulation part corresponding to the measurement area;

an airbag group, comprising a plurality of airbags, wherein the airbags are disposed on the simulation part of the model suit;

an inflating/deflating unit, configured to separately inflate or deflate the airbags; and

a control unit, configured to control, according to an inflating/deflating parameter, the inflating/deflating unit to inflate or deflate some or all of the airbags, wherein the inflating/deflating parameter corresponds to a piece of size information of the measurement area of the to-be-tried-on apparel.

2. The try-on assistant device according to claim 1, wherein the inflating/deflating parameter further corresponds to a piece of inflating result information.

3. The try-on assistant device according to claim 1, wherein the inflating/deflating parameter further corresponds to a material parameter, a version parameter, or a combination thereof.

4. The try-on assistant device according to claim 1, further comprising another airbag group, wherein the another airbag group and the airbag group are separately disposed at different positions of the simulation part, and the control unit selectively controls, according to the inflating/deflating parameter, the inflating/deflating unit to inflate or deflate the airbag group or the another airbag group.

5. The try-on assistant device according to claim 1, further comprising a pressure sensor, disposed on an inner surface of at least one of the airbags, wherein the pressure sensor outputs a pressure value.

6. The try-on assistant device according to claim 5, wherein when the pressure value is greater than a threshold, the control unit controls the inflating/deflating unit to stop inflating the airbags.

7. A try-on assistant system, configured to simulate a to-be-tried-on apparel, wherein the to-be-tried-on apparel comprises a measurement area, and the try-on assistant system comprises:

a try-on processing device, comprising an input unit, a processing unit, and a first communication unit, wherein the input unit receives a selection instruction corresponding to the to-be-tried-on apparel, the processing unit is connected to the input unit and obtains, according to the selection instruction, a piece of size information of the measurement area of the to-be-tried-on apparel, the processing unit obtains an inflating/deflating parameter according to the piece of size information, and the first communication unit is connected to the processing unit and outputs the inflating/deflating parameter; and

a try-on assistant device, comprising a model suit, an airbag group, an inflating/deflating unit, a control unit, and a second communication unit, wherein the model suit comprises a simulation part corresponding to the measurement area, the airbag group comprises a plurality of airbags, the airbags are disposed on the simulation part of the model suit, the inflating/deflating unit is configured to separately inflate or deflate the airbags, the control unit is connected to the inflating/deflating unit and the second communication unit, the second communication unit is communicatively connected to the first communication unit and receives the inflating/deflating parameter, and the control unit controls, according to the inflating/deflating parameter, the inflating/deflating unit to inflate or deflate some or all of the airbags.

8. The try-on assistant system according to claim 7, wherein the processing unit obtains a piece of inflating result information of the airbag group through the first communication unit and the second communication unit, and the processing unit obtains the inflating/deflating parameter according to the piece of inflating result information and the piece of size information.

9. The try-on assistant system according to claim 7, wherein the try-on processing device further comprises a display unit, the display unit is connected to the processing unit, the processing unit further controls the display unit to display a try-on image, the try-on image comprises a virtual portrait and a virtual apparel worn on the virtual portrait, the virtual apparel corresponds to the to-be-tried-on apparel, and the try-on image further comprises a front image, a rear image, and a side image of the virtual apparel.

10. The try-on assistant system according to claim 7, wherein the processing unit further obtains the inflating/deflating parameter according to a material parameter, a version parameter, or a combination thereof.

11. The try-on assistant system according to claim 7, further comprising another airbag group, wherein the another airbag group and the airbag group are separately disposed at different positions of the simulation part, and the control unit controls, according to the inflating/deflating parameter, the inflating/deflating unit to inflate or deflate the airbag group or the another airbag group.

12. The try-on assistant system according to claim 7, wherein the try-on assistant device further comprises a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor is disposed on an inner surface of at least one of the airbags, and the pressure sensor outputs a pressure value.

13. The try-on assistant system according to claim 12, wherein the try-on processing device further comprises a display unit, the display unit is connected to the processing unit, the processing unit controls, according to the pressure value, the display unit to display a piece of pressure information, and the piece of pressure information comprises a virtual portrait and a piece of pressure distribution information around the virtual portrait.

14. The try-on assistant system according to claim 12, wherein the second communication unit is connected to the pressure sensor and outputs the pressure value to the first communication unit, when the pressure value is greater than a threshold, the processing unit outputs a stop signal to the second communication unit through the first communication unit, and the control unit controls, according to the stop signal, the inflating/deflating unit to stop inflating the airbags.

15. A try-on assistant method, used to simulate a to-be-tried-on apparel, wherein the to-be-tried-on apparel comprises a measurement area, and the try-on assistant method comprises:

receiving a selection instruction corresponding to the to-be-tried-on apparel;

obtaining a piece of size information of the measurement area of the to-be-tried-on apparel according to the selection instruction; and

obtaining and outputting an inflating/deflating parameter according to the piece of size information.

16. The try-on assistant method according to claim 15, further comprising: obtaining and outputting the inflating/deflating parameter according to a piece of inflating result information.

17. The try-on assistant method according to claim 15, further comprising: obtaining and outputting the inflating/deflating parameter according to a material parameter, a version parameter, or a combination thereof

18. The try-on assistant method according to claim 15, further comprising: controlling a display unit to display a try-on image according to the selection instruction, wherein the try-on image comprises a virtual portrait and a virtual apparel worn on the virtual portrait, the virtual apparel corresponds to the to-be-tried-on apparel, and the try-on image further comprises a front image, a rear image, and a side image of the virtual apparel.

19. The try-on assistant method according to claim 15, further comprising: receiving a pressure value and controlling a display unit to display a piece of pressure information according to the pressure value, wherein the piece of pressure information comprises a virtual portrait and a piece of pressure distribution information around the virtual portrait.

20. The try-on assistant method according to claim 19, further comprising: when the pressure value is greater than a threshold, controlling, by the control unit according to a stop signal, the inflating/deflating unit to stop inflating the airbags.