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US 12,387,357 · App. 18/175,951 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Systems and methods for sizing objects via a computing device

Inventors: John David Shea (Venice, CA); Thomas Maurice Dantin, Jr. (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
Assignee: Radius Technologies, LLC
G06T7/60G06N5/04G06N20/00G06Q30/0623G06T7/0012G06T7/50G06T2207/20081G06T2207/30196
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Patent No.
US 12,387,357
App. No.
18/175,951
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to the measurement of objects. Using unique processes, the present systems and methods can determine the size of an object using a computing device. For example, in certain embodiments, the present systems and methods receive a physical object such as a foot determine the size of the foot in millimeters, and convert the size of the foot in millimeters into a shoe size.

Claims (30)

1. A method performed by one or more computing devices, comprising one or more processors, the method comprising:

identifying a pixel depth for each of a plurality of pixels associated with a field of view of a sensor;

identifying a smallest pixel depth;

identifying a subset of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are within a predefined threshold measure of the smallest pixel depth;

determining, based on the subset of pixels, an image of a physical object;

determining, based on the image of the physical object, a boundary of the physical object;

determining, based on the boundary, a pixel length between a first end and a second end of the physical object; and

determining, based on the pixel length, a physical length of the physical object.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises an infrared sensor.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pixel depth is determined based on an alignment of the physical object.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the image of the physical object comprises using image recognition via machine learning based on stored images of prior objects.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the pixel length is further based on an angle of inclination of the physical object.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the determination of the pixel length is further based on a trigonometric function comprising the angle of inclination.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical object comprises a human foot, further comprising determining, based on comparing the physical length to a shoe size chart, a shoe size associated with the physical object.

8. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory coupled with the one or more processors, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to effectuate operations comprising:

identifying a pixel depth for each of a plurality of pixels associated with a field of view of a sensor;

identifying a smallest pixel depth;

identifying a subset of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are within a predefined threshold measure of the smallest pixel depth;

determining, based on the subset of pixels, an image of a physical object;

determining, based on the image of the physical object, a boundary of the physical object;

determining, based on the boundary, a pixel length between a first end and a second end of the physical object; and

determining, based on the pixel length, a physical length of the physical object.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the sensor comprises an infrared sensor.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the pixel depth is determined based on an alignment of the physical object.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein determining the image of the physical object comprises using image recognition via machine learning based on stored images of prior objects.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the pixel length is determined based on an angle of inclination of the physical object.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the pixel length is determined based on a trigonometric function comprising the angle of inclination.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the physical object comprises a human foot and wherein the operations further comprise determining, based on comparing the physical length to a shoe size chart, a shoe size associated with the physical object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2023
From: DANTIN, THOMAS MAURICE, JR.; SHEA, JOHN DAVID
To: RADIUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 064695/0405 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17328515 · May 24, 2021
Continuation 16928783 · Jul 14, 2020
Continuation 16741365 · Jan 13, 2020
Continuation In Part 16505211 · Jul 8, 2019
Provisional Application 62700469 · Jul 19, 2018
Related Publication 20240169575A1 · May 23, 2024
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