System and method for fashion recommendations
The present invention provides a novel system, methods, which include machine learning, and device for providing color and fashion recommendations, including for persons with visual impairment such as color blindness or complete blindness.
1. A method for assisting an individual with the task of selecting a preferred matching set of garments to assemble an outfit for the individual, the method comprising:
providing a data storage system for storing digital renditions of garments;
providing a portable communication device to extract color and/or pattern from garments through use of a camera and at least one algorithm;
providing a processor capable of accessing locally stored and/or remote information about or learning the preferred matching set of garments;
assigning each garment in the set of garments a red-green-blue (RGB) value;
providing a suitability ranking for matching compatibility of the garment or the set of garments; and
providing recommendations for preferred matching garment or set of garments by organizing the garments in at least one queue selected from the group consisting of audial, tactile, visual or a combination thereof, wherein the individual can touch a spot on the digital renditions of the garments to determine the RGB value, further wherein the RGB value associated with a particular garment is mapped to the RGB values associated with specified colors.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the quality associated with matching of clothing is represented to the individual through audio feedback in the form of a tone or voice.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the quality associated with matching of clothing is represented to the individual through vibration or tactile sensation.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the quality associated with matching of clothing is represented to the individual numerically.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the quality associated with matching of clothing is represented to the individual using language.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the individual creates a new label for a color and assigns the RGB value.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the individual iteratively touches a photo of their garment to find the RGB value that is most representative of the garment.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the individual swipes or touches in multiple places across the photo of their garment to determine an average RGB color.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the individual swipes or touches in multiple places across the photo of their garment to identify that the garment can be represented by multiple colors.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein an adjustment is performed by taking a photo of a known reference color and modifying BOB values of future photos by a normalization factor that accounts for the difference between the RGB value of the known reference color and the RGB value realized by the photo.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein an adjustment is performed using a reference level of luminosity and modifying RGB values of future photos by a normalization factor that accounts for the recorded luminosity.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein a calendar of previous, current, and future events and their associated fashion requirements is presented to the individual.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the calendar maintains a history of clothes worn on previous dates, clothes currently available or unavailable for use, and allows the individual to associate clothes or sets of clothes with future events or to schedule cleaning services such that the clothes are available in time for specific events.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein the individual adjusts any parameters associated with theft preferences and requirements for current and future events.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the parameters are stored as data for all individuals using the system.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein the parameters are inferred automatically through their history of use.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the parameters are inferred from data on how the individual utilizes the garments over time.
18. The method of claim 1 wherein the algorithm is a case based procedure.
19. The method of claim 1 wherein data are collected from a social network of individuals.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein the social network is used for the sharing or renting of clothes between individual.
21. The method of claim 19 wherein the social network is used to evaluate garments or sets of garments for their quality or utility towards future clothing selections.
22. The method of claim 1 wherein the individual is visually impaired and is affected either by blindness, partial blindness, or color blindness.