IP Library Granted Patent US 7,714,912
Granted Patent B2
US 7,714,912 · App. 11/626,406 · Granted May 11, 2010

Intelligent mirror

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,714,912
App. No.
11/626,406
Granted
May 11, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An intelligent imaging system, includes an image generator that projects multiple angle views of a user, a plurality of cameras for capturing a plurality of images of the user, an image processing unit, a style advisor, and a control mechanism.

Claims (10)

1. An intelligent imaging system, comprising:

an image generator that projects multiple angle views of a user, said image generator comprising a plurality of projectors for projecting an image onto a mirror or display surface;

a plurality of cameras, mirrors and projectors for capturing a plurality of images of the user, each of said plurality of cameras capturing an image from a different viewing angle of the user;

an image processing unit comprising:

an image composer, said image composer receives said plurality of images from each of said plurality of cameras; and

an image analyzer, said analyzer receiving image information from said image composer,

wherein said image processing unit detects a person's features, including the person's face, body and clothing, based on image processing, statistical machine learning and concept detection, detects outfit colors, outfit patterns and outfit composition, based on background subtraction, person tracking and segmentation, and applies virtual modifications to the images using image processing technology to combine images from different view angles and to superimpose additional visual information including different hair styles and clothing outfits;

a style advisor, wherein said style advisor models clothing styles, generates advisory information for the user based on analysis of visual and external information including body type, fashion trends, real-time weather reports, user's usage patterns, and user's preferences, tracks seasonal style changes and updates models from external sources, registers detected user outfits, accessories and style preferences, and recommends outfits based on personal features or preferences, usage patterns, weather patterns and time of day; and

a control mechanism, wherein said control mechanism changes a point of view of the images, chooses which images from which cameras to display, and increases and decreases a size of the images by zooming the images.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the style advisor further provides information regarding weather, stocks, sports and other news updates from said external sources.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2014
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: SINOEAST CONCEPT LIMITED
Reel/Frame 032080/0216 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SECOND INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 019168 FRAME 0669. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNOR: ALEXANDER FAISMAN, ET AL. ASSIGNEE: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION. Recorded Apr 16, 2008
From: FAISMAN, ALEXANDER; GRABARNIK, GENADY; NAHAMOO, DAVID; NATSEV, APOSTOL IVANOV; RAMASWAMY, GANESH N.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020812/0024 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2007
From: FAISMAN, ALEXANDER; GRAHARNIK, GENADY; NAHAMOO, DAVID; NATSEV, APOSTOL IVANOV; RAMASWAMY, GANESH N
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019168/0669 →
Continuity (1)
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