JP6731430B2 - Information providing device, method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information providing device, a method, and a program.

An increasing number of consumers are purchasing clothes on EC (Electronic Commerce) sites. The consumer selects clothes suitable for his body type by referring to the images of the clothes and the description of the clothes that can be viewed on the EC site.
[Prior Art Document]
[Patent Document]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-216094

However, when purchasing clothes on the EC site, it is not possible to try them on before purchasing. Therefore, consumers may not be able to properly select clothes that fit their body type.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an information providing device is provided. The information providing device may include a user image acquisition unit that acquires a user image that is an image including the body of the user. The information providing device may include a body type information generation unit that generates body type information indicating the body type of the user based on the user image. The information providing device may include a clothes selection unit that selects at least one clothes from the plurality of clothes based on information about a plurality of clothes and body shape information indicating a body shape of the user. The information providing device may include an information providing unit that provides the user with information regarding the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selecting unit. The information providing device may further include a user information acquisition unit that acquires user information including at least one of the height, weight, age, and sex of the user. The body type information generation unit may generate body type information indicating the body type of the user based on the user information. The information providing device may further include a user identification information acquisition unit that acquires the user identification information for identifying the user. The information providing device stores at least one of a body type information indicating a body type of the user and information about the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selecting unit in a storage device in association with the user identification information. May be further provided. The user identification information acquisition unit may acquire the user's telephone number as the user identification information.

The information providing device may further include a clothes image acquisition unit that acquires a clothes image that is an image of the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit. The information providing device includes an image generation unit that generates a user composite image that is an image of the user wearing the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit based on the clothes image and the user image. You may further prepare. The information providing unit may provide the user composite image to the user. The information providing apparatus may further include a model image acquisition unit that extracts a model image that is an image of a person different from the user. The information providing apparatus acquires, based on the body shape information indicating the body shape of the person, a clothes image which is an image of clothes of the same type as the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selecting unit and having the same or different size. You may further provide a clothes image acquisition part. The information providing device includes an image generation unit that generates a model composite image that is an image of the person wearing the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit based on the clothes image and the model image. You may further prepare. The information providing unit may provide the user with the model composite image.

The information providing apparatus further includes a plan information generation unit that generates plan information indicating a plan for improving the user's body type based on the body type information indicating the user's body type and the body type information indicating the person's body type. May be. The information providing unit may provide the plan information to the user. The body type information generation unit may generate a body type information indicating a body type of the user from the user image and the user information using a machine learning model. The body type information generation unit may generate body type information including the size of the body part of the user based on the user image and the user information. The body type information generation unit may include a wrinkle shape specifying unit that specifies a wrinkle shape of the clothes worn by the user included in the user image. The body type information generation unit has a body part size derivation unit that derives a size of a body part of the user based on the user image, the user information, and the shape of the wrinkles of the clothes worn by the user. You may.

The user image acquisition unit may acquire a plurality of user images. The wrinkle shape specifying unit may specify the shape of the wrinkle of the clothes worn by the user included in each of the plurality of user images. The body type information generation unit should derive the size using the first user image of the plurality of user images based on the wrinkle shape of the user's clothes included in each of the plurality of user images. A derivation part determination unit that determines a second part of the user's body whose size should be derived using the first part of the user's body and the second user image of the plurality of user images Good. The part size deriving unit derives the size of the first part based on the first user image and also derives the size of the second part based on the second user image. Good.

The body type information generation unit may include a body part direction identification unit that identifies a direction in which the body part of the user included in the user image is facing. The body type information generation unit has a body part size derivation unit that derives the size of the body part of the user based on the user image when the direction of the body part of the user satisfies a predetermined condition. You may. The body type information generation unit may include a clothing type identification unit that identifies the type of clothing worn by the user included in the user image. The body type information generation unit may include a clothes size specifying unit that specifies the size of each part of the clothes based on the type of the clothes. The body type information generation unit may include a body part size derivation unit that derives a size of a body part of the user based on the user image, the user information, and the size of each part of the clothing. The clothes selection unit may select the at least one clothes that can be sold by referring to the stock information of the clothes.

According to a second aspect of the invention, a method is provided. The method may include acquiring a user image that is an image that includes the user's body. The method may include the step of generating body type information indicating a body type of the user based on the user image. The method may comprise selecting at least one garment from the plurality of garments based on information about the plurality of garments and morphological information indicating the physique of the user. The method may include providing information to the user regarding the selected at least one garment.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, an information providing device is provided. The information providing device may include a user image acquisition unit that acquires a user image that is an image including the body of the user. The information providing device may include a user information acquisition unit that acquires user information including at least one of the height, weight, age, and sex of the user. The information providing device may include a user identification information acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying the user. The information providing device may include a transmission unit that transmits the user image, the user information, and the user identification information to another external information providing device. The information providing device may include a receiving unit that receives information about at least one piece of clothing selected by the other information providing device. The information providing device may include a display unit that displays information about the at least one piece of clothing.

The information providing device may be a mobile communication terminal. The user identification information acquisition unit may acquire the telephone number of the user. The information providing device may further include an imaging unit. The user image acquisition unit may acquire the user image captured by the image capturing unit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer to function as the information providing device.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, an information providing device is provided. The information providing device may include an image capturing control unit that causes the image capturing unit to capture a user image that is an image including the body of the user existing in front of the display surface of the display unit. The information providing device may include a body type information generation unit that generates body type information indicating the body type of the user based on the user image. The information providing device may include a clothes selection unit that selects at least one clothes from the plurality of clothes based on the information about the plurality of clothes and the body type information. The information providing device may include a clothes image acquisition unit that acquires a clothes image that is an image of the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit. The information providing device is an image generation unit that generates a user composite image that is an image of the user wearing the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit, based on the clothes image and the user image. May be provided. The information providing device may include a display control unit that causes the display unit to display the user composite image.

The information providing apparatus may further include a feature information generation unit that generates feature information indicating a feature other than the body type of the user based on the user image. The clothes selection unit may select at least one clothes from the plurality of clothes based on the feature information. The clothes selection unit may select the at least one clothes that can be sold by referring to the stock information of the clothes. The clothes selection unit may select a combination of a plurality of clothes each including at least one clothes. The clothes image acquisition unit may acquire images of a plurality of clothes included in a combination of the plurality of clothes. The image generation unit may generate, for each combination of the plurality of clothes, a plurality of user combined images in which the clothes image is combined with an area of the user's clothes included in the user image. The display control unit may sequentially display the plurality of user composite images on the display unit. An evaluation value may be set in advance for each of the combinations of the plurality of clothes. The display control unit may cause the display unit to display the plurality of user composite images in an order according to the evaluation value.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a program for causing a computer to function as the information providing device.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, a method is provided. The method may include causing the image capturing unit to capture a user image, which is an image including the body of the user existing in front of the display surface of the display unit. The method may include the step of generating body type information indicating a body type of the user based on the user image. The method may include selecting at least one garment from the plurality of garments based on information about the plurality of garments and the body type information. The method may include acquiring a garment image that is an image of the at least one selected garment. The method may include the step of generating a user composite image in which the clothes image is combined with an area of the clothes of the user included in the user image. The method may include displaying the user-composed image on the display.

Note that the above summary of the invention does not enumerate all the necessary features of the present invention. Further, a sub-combination of these feature groups can also be an invention.

1 shows an example of an information providing system 100 according to an embodiment. 1 illustrates an example of a method of providing consumer device 102 with information about clothing. 3 illustrates an example of a method of providing information about demand forecasts to a manufacturer device 110. An example of a demand forecast correction method by the fashion platform 104 will be described. An example of a functional structure of the consumer device 102 is shown. An example of a functional configuration of the fashion platform 104 is shown. An example of a functional structure of the fashion suggestion platform 600 is shown. An example of information stored in the user database 742 is shown. An example of the functional configuration of the demand forecasting platform 602 is shown. An example of a functional configuration of the store device 108 is shown. An example of display contents displayed on the display unit 1031 is shown. An example of a hardware configuration of a computer 1200 that functions as the consumer device 102 is shown. An example of a hardware configuration of a computer 1300 that functions as the fashion platform 104 is shown. An example of a hardware configuration of a computer 1400 that functions as the store device 108 is shown.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. Further, not all of the combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the solving means of the invention.

FIG. 1 shows an example of an information providing system 100 according to an embodiment. The information providing system 100 includes a consumer device 102, a fashion platform 104, a database 106, a store device 108, and a manufacturer device 110. Consumer device 102, fashion platform 104, database 106, store device 108, and manufacturer device 110 communicate with each other via communication network 112 such as the Internet. The consumer device 102, the fashion platform 104, and the store device 108 are each examples of an information providing device.

The consumer device 102 is a device used by a consumer, such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet device, or a personal computer. The database 106 stores so-called big data including consumer information, manufacturer information, product information, and the like. The store device 108 is a device that is installed in a physical store and provides consumers with product information. The producer device 110 is a device used by a producer or a seller of a product such as a fashion brand. The fashion platform 104 may be a cloud type platform or a server type platform.

The fashion platform 104 provides the manufacturer or seller with a service for predicting future demand for clothing. More specifically, fashion platform 104 collects data from consumer device 102, store device 108, and manufacturer device 110 via communication network 112. The fashion platform 104 also collects data from Internet services such as weather forecast sites, social network services (SNS), search sites, and questionnaire sites. The fashion platform 104 accumulates data collected from various sources in the database 106 as big data. The fashion platform 104 predicts future demand for clothing based on the data stored in the database 106 and provides the information to the producer or seller via the producer device 110.

In addition, the fashion platform 104 provides a service for proposing to the consumer clothes suitable for the body shape of the consumer. More specifically, the fashion platform 104 receives information from the consumer device 102 or the store device 108 regarding the consumer's body type. The fashion platform 104 selects a garment that fits the body type of the consumer based on the information regarding the body type of the consumer, and provides the information to the consumer via the consumer device 102 or the store device 108.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a method of providing consumer device 102 with information about clothing. The consumer device 102 transmits information such as the height, weight, sex, age, and ID of the consumer user, and the image of the user to the fashion platform 104. The image of the user is an image including the body of the user. The ID is user identification information for identifying the user, and is, for example, a telephone number. The ID may be the ID of an Internet service user account or SNS.

Fashion platform 104 receives the information transmitted from consumer device 102. The fashion platform 104 selects a garment that fits the user's body shape based on the information sent from the consumer device 102. The fashion platform 104 uses the image of the user transmitted from the consumer device 102 to generate an image showing how the user wears the selected clothes and transmits the image to the consumer device 102. The fashion platform 104 may also send information such as images and prices of the selected clothes to the consumer device 102.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a method for providing manufacturer device 110 with information regarding demand forecasting. The manufacturer device 110 manages, in the database 310, clothes information including information about clothes, inventory information that is information about the inventory of clothes, and sales performance information that indicates sales performance. The fashion platform 104 receives clothing information, inventory information, and sales record information from the manufacturer device 110. Company A, company B, and company C shown in FIG. 3 are examples of garment producers or distributors. The fashion platform 104 also collects various information such as future weather conditions.

The fashion platform 104 analyzes various information such as clothing information, inventory information, sales performance information, and future weather information transmitted from the manufacturer device 110, and predicts future demand for clothing and clothing trends. The fashion platform 104 sends demand forecast information indicating future demand for clothes and trend information indicating trends for clothes to the manufacturer device 110. The manufacturer can reflect the demand forecast information and the trend information in a short-term, medium-term, or long-term production plan.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a demand forecast correction method by the fashion platform 104. The fashion platform 104 predicts future demand for clothing based on weather forecasts, questionnaires, store data, and rival product information. The fashion platform 104 continually collects this information to predict future demand for clothing, for example on a daily basis, or to correct previous predictions. More specifically, the future demand of clothing is predicted from trends of other companies, fashion information and special information obtained from fashion shows, magazines, etc., questionnaire about clothing or brand, and information such as initial sales of stores, or Correct the previous prediction. The fashion platform 104 may use machine learning models to predict future demand for clothing or correct previous predictions.

The manufacturer can make a production plan up to sales of clothes based on the demand forecast provided from the fashion platform 104. The manufacturer may divide the production plan into the material procurement process, the design process, the manufacturing process, and the like, and reflect the demand forecast corrected appropriately in the production plan. For example, during the six months prior to the sale of the garment, the manufacturer may review the production plan approximately every month based on the demand forecast provided by the fashion platform 104. After the sale of clothes is started, the manufacturer can update the shipment number of clothes from the next day on a daily basis based on the demand forecast from the fashion platform 104. By reflecting the demand forecast in the production plan, it is possible to reduce the possibility of a shortage of clothing or an excess inventory.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the functional configuration of the consumer device 102. The consumer device 102 includes an imaging unit 500, an operation input unit 502, a display unit 504, a user image acquisition unit 506, a user information acquisition unit 508, a user identification information acquisition unit 510, a display control unit 512, and a communication unit 514. The communication unit 514 has a transmission unit 516 and a reception unit 518.

The imaging unit 500 may be a camera included in the consumer device 102. The operation input unit 502 may be an operation button, a touch panel, a keyboard, or a mouse. The display unit 504 may be a display included in the consumer device 102.

The user image acquisition unit 506 acquires the user image including the body of the user captured by the image capturing unit 500. The user information acquisition unit 508 acquires user information including at least one of the height, weight, and sex of the user input to the operation input unit 502. The user information may include gene information of the user. The user identification information acquisition unit 510 acquires user identification information for identifying a user. The user identification information is, for example, a telephone number. The user identification information may be an Internet service user account or an SNS ID. The transmission unit 516 transmits the user image, the user information, and the user identification information to the fashion platform 104. The receiving unit 518 receives information regarding at least one garment selected by the fashion platform 104. The display control unit 512 displays information regarding at least one piece of clothing on the display unit 504.

The user image acquisition unit 506 may acquire the user image transmitted from another device via the reception unit 518. For example, the user image acquisition unit 506 may acquire the user image transmitted from the imaging device different from the consumer device 102 via the reception unit 518.

The user information acquisition unit 508 may acquire user information transmitted from another device via the reception unit 518. For example, the user information acquisition unit 508 may acquire user information transmitted from an IoT device such as a body composition monitor via the reception unit 518. In addition, the user information acquisition unit 508 may acquire, via the reception unit 518, the body type information of the user transmitted from the stationary dedicated device including the laser measurement device that measures the body type of the user. The body type information may include the size of the body part such as the size of the neck of the user, the size of the shoulder width, the size of the sleeve length, the size of the foot length, the size of the chest circumference, and the size of the abdominal circumference. The transmission unit 516 may transmit the body type information of the user measured by using the stationary dedicated device to the fashion platform 104.

The user information acquisition unit 508 may acquire the measurement information measured using the depth sensor via the reception unit 518. The measurement information may be information for identifying the wrinkles of the clothes. The transmitter 516 may transmit the measurement information measured using the depth sensor to the fashion platform 104.

The user identification information acquisition unit 510 may acquire the user identification information transmitted from another device via the reception unit 518. For example, the user information acquisition unit 508 may acquire the user identification information transmitted from the server providing the Internet service or the server providing the SNS via the receiving unit 518.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the functional configuration of the fashion platform 104. The fashion platform 104 includes a fashion suggestion platform 600 and a demand forecasting platform 602.

The fashion suggestion platform 600 estimates the body type of the user based on the user image including the body of the user and the user information including at least one of the height, weight, and gender of the user, and wears clothes suitable for the body type of the consumer device. Propose to 102. The demand forecasting platform 602 forecasts future demand for clothing using the big data and provides the forecasted demand forecasting information to the manufacturer device 110.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the functional configuration of the fashion suggestion platform 600. The fashion suggestion platform 600 includes a user identification information acquisition unit 700, a user information acquisition unit 702, a user image acquisition unit 704, a body type information generation unit 706, a clothes selection unit 720, a storage control unit 722, a clothes image acquisition unit 724, and a model image acquisition. A unit 726, an image generating unit 728, an information providing unit 730, a plan information generating unit 732, a user database 742, a clothing database 744, and a model database 746 are provided. The body type information generation unit 706, as an example of a configuration for generating the body type information, a part size deriving unit 708, a wrinkle shape specifying unit 710, a derived part determining unit 712, a part direction specifying unit 714, a clothing type specifying unit 716, and It has a clothing size specifying unit 718.

The clothes database 744 stores information about a plurality of clothes. Specifically, the clothes database 744 includes clothes identification information for identifying clothes, product name, color, price, size of clothes, size of each part, clothes image which is an image of clothes, producer, and distributor. including. The clothes database 744 may store a plurality of clothes images taken from a plurality of directions with respect to clothes, or clothes images of parts of clothes. Further, the clothes database 744 may store three-dimensional image data of clothes images.

The model database 746 stores information on a person who becomes a model. Specifically, the model database 746 includes person identification information for identifying a person, a person's name, a model image as a person's image, height, weight, sex, age, and size of each part. The model database 746 may store a plurality of model images captured from a plurality of directions with respect to a person, or a plurality of model images captured in different poses. The clothing database 744 may store three-dimensional image data of a model image.

The user identification information acquisition unit 700 acquires user identification information for identifying a user from the consumer device 102. The user identification information is, for example, a telephone number. The user information acquisition unit 702 acquires user information including at least one of height, weight, age, and sex of the user from the consumer device 102. The user image acquisition unit 704 acquires a user image, which is an image including the user's body, from the consumer device 102.

The body type information generation unit 706 generates body type information indicating the body type of the user based on at least one of the user image acquired by the user image acquisition unit 704 and the user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit 702. The body type information generation unit 706 generates body type information including the size of the body part of the user derived by the part size derivation unit 708.

The wrinkle shape specifying unit 710 specifies the wrinkle shape of the clothes worn by the user included in the user image. The wrinkle shape specifying unit 710 may specify the wrinkle unevenness of the clothing based on the measurement information of the depth sensor transmitted from the consumer device 102.

The derivation|leading-out part determination part 712 determines the site|part of the user's body whose size should be derived from each of several user image based on the shape of the wrinkles of the user's clothes contained in each of several user image. For example, the derivation part determination unit 712 determines the first part of the body of the user whose size is to be derived using the first user image of the plurality of user images, and determines the second user of the plurality of user images. The image is used to determine a second part of the user's body whose size is to be derived. For example, the derivation|leading-out part determination part 712 determines whether the shape of the clothing is close to the user's body shape, that is, whether the clothing is in close contact with each part of the body from the shape of the wrinkles of the clothing. Then, the derived portion determination unit 712 determines, for each user image, a portion in which the shape of the clothing is close to the body shape of the user. More specifically, the derivation|leading-out part determination part 712 judges that the shape of the clothing is close to the user's body shape when the wrinkles are formed around the button of the clothing worn by the user.

The part direction specifying unit 714 specifies the direction in which the part of the user's body included in the user image is facing. The part direction specifying unit may specify the direction in which each part of the user included in each of the plurality of user images faces.

The clothing type identification unit 716 identifies the type of clothing worn by the user included in the user image. The clothing type identification unit 716 compares the clothing information detected from the user image with the information stored in the clothing database 744 to identify the type of clothing included in the user image. The clothing size identifying unit 718 identifies the size of each part of the clothing by referring to the clothing database 744 based on the type of clothing. In addition, the clothing type identification unit 716 identifies the manufacturer or seller of the clothing worn by the user based on the clothing information detected from the user image and the clothing information stored in the clothing database 744. You can The clothing size specifying unit 718 may estimate the size of each part of the clothing based on the manufacturer or seller of the clothing.

The body part size deriving unit 708 derives the size of the body part of the user based on the user image and the user information. The part size deriving unit 708 is specified by the wrinkle shape of the clothes specified by the wrinkle shape specifying unit 710, a part whose size is to be derived from each user image determined by the derived part determining unit 712, and the part direction specifying unit 714. The size of the part of the user's body is derived based on at least one of the direction in which the selected part faces and the size of each part of the clothes specified by the clothes size specifying unit 718.

The derivation part determination unit 712 determines the first part of the user's body whose size is to be derived using the first user image of the plurality of user images, and determines the second user image of the plurality of user images. When determining the second part of the user's body whose size is to be derived using the part size deriving unit 708, the size of the first part is derived based on the first user image, and based on the second user image. Then, the size of the second portion is derived. Body part size deriving unit 708 derives the size of the body part of the user based on the user image when the direction of the body part of the user identified by body part direction identifying section 714 satisfies a predetermined condition. To do.

The body type information generation unit 706 may determine the skeleton of the user in the user image, and estimate the length of the body part from the skeleton determination result and the height information included in the user information. In addition, the body type information generation unit 706 determines the image of the body part of the user in the user image, and estimates the length and thickness of the body part from the image of the part and the height information included in the user information. Good. Also, when the user image is captured in a dedicated facility, the body type information generation unit 706 may estimate the length and thickness of the body part by using the mark laid on the background. Furthermore, the body type information generation unit 706 may generate the body type information indicating the body type of the user from the user image and the user information using the machine learning model.

The clothing selection unit 720 selects at least one clothing from the plurality of clothing based on the information about the plurality of clothing stored in the clothing database 744 and the body type information indicating the body type of the user. For example, the clothes selection unit 720 selects one or more clothes that are closer to the size of the body part of the user included in the body type information. The storage control unit 722 associates at least one of body type information indicating the body type of the user, information about at least one piece of clothing selected by the clothing selection unit 720, user information, and a user image with user identification information, and a user database. 742.

The clothes image acquisition unit 724 acquires, from the clothes database 744, a clothes image that is an image of at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit 720. The model image acquisition unit 726 acquires a model image, which is an image of a person different from the user, from the model database 746. The clothes image acquisition unit 724 acquires a clothes image which is an image of clothes of the same type as or different in size from at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit 720, based on the body shape information indicating the body shape of the person. ..

The image generation unit 728 generates a user composite image that is an image of a user wearing at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit 720, based on the clothes image and the user image. Specifically, the image generation unit 728 generates a user combined image in which the clothes image is combined with the area of the user's clothes included in the user image. The image generation unit 728 generates a model composite image that is an image of a person wearing at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit 720, based on the clothes image and the model image. Specifically, the image generation unit 728 generates a model composite image in which the clothes image is combined with the area of the clothes of the person included in the model image.

The plan information generation unit 732 generates plan information indicating a plan for improving the user's body type, based on the body type information indicating the user's body type and the body type information indicating the person's body type. Planning information includes meal menus, exercise methods, and strength training methods. The plan information generation unit 732 generates hairstyle information for proposing a user's hairstyle that matches at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit 720, based on the user composite image generated by the image generation unit 728. You can do it.

The plan information generation unit 732 may predict the future body type of the user based on the body type information indicating the body type of the user. The plan information generation unit 732 may predict the future body type of the user based on the body type information and the gene information of the user. For example, the body type may be a type in which body types are classified according to sites where more fat tends to adhere. The plan information generation unit 732 may generate the plan information based on at least one of the predicted future body type and body type of the user.

The information providing unit 730 provides at least one of the user composite image and the model image generated by the image generation unit 728 to the consumer device 102. In addition, the information providing unit 730 provides the plan information generated by the plan information generating unit 732 to the consumer device 102. Further, the information providing unit 730 provides the image of the clothes and the price of the clothes stored in the clothes database 744 to the consumer device 102. The information providing unit 730 may provide the hairstyle information generated by the plan information generation unit 732 to the consumer device 102. The information providing unit 730 may provide the consumer device 102 with the plan information generated by the plan information generating unit 732 based on the future physical form of the user.

FIG. 8 shows an example of information stored in the user database 742. The user database 742 stores telephone numbers, body type information, user information, user images, and proposal history.

The telephone number is an example of user identification information. The body type information includes the size of each part of the user's body such as the size of the neck of the user, the size of the shoulder width, the size of the sleeve length, the size of the foot length, the size of the chest circumference, and the size of the abdomen. The body type information may further include dimensions regarding the thickness of the user's forearm, thigh thickness, and calf thickness. The user information includes height, weight, sex, age, and information regarding the position of the user. The user information may include gene information of the user. The user image is an image of the body of the user. The user image may be an image of the entire body of the user. The user image is at least one of an image captured by the user from the front, an image captured by the user from the back, an image captured by the user from the side, and an image captured with the user's arms extended. You can The user image may be either a still image or a moving image. The suggestion history includes clothes identification information for identifying clothes that have been previously proposed to the user by the fashion suggestion platform 600.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the functional configuration of the demand forecasting platform 602. The demand forecasting platform 602 includes a weather information acquisition unit 900, a survey result information acquisition unit 902, a sales record information acquisition unit 904, an attention degree information acquisition unit 906, a purchase history information acquisition unit 908, a manufacturing related information acquisition unit 910, and user position information. An acquisition unit 912, a demand prediction unit 914, and an information provision unit 916 are provided.

The weather information acquisition unit 900 acquires weather information indicating future weather. For example, the weather information acquisition unit 900 acquires at least one of a three-month seasonal forecast, a monthly forecast, a weekly forecast, and a next-day forecast from a weather forecast site on the Internet.

The survey result information acquisition unit 902 acquires survey result information indicating the survey result of the taste of the user regarding clothes. The survey result information may include a web questionnaire result and questionnaire total information. The questionnaire may allow each of the plurality of clothes to be selected as favorite, dislike, or normal. The questionnaire may be implemented by a method of providing the user with a reward for the questionnaire.

The sales performance information acquisition unit 904 acquires sales performance information indicating the sales performance of a plurality of clothes. The sales record information acquisition unit 904 may acquire the sales record information from the manufacturer device 110 via the communication network 112. The sales record information is the sales record of clothes and other statistical information for each manufacturer or each distributor.

The attention degree information acquisition unit 906 acquires attention degree information indicating the attention degree of a plurality of clothes. The attention level information is, for example, an index value indicating that it has been picked up or featured in a media such as a magazine, a newspaper, a television program, a presentation such as a fashion show, or an exhibition. Further, the attention level information may be an index value indicating the number picked up or featured in a media, a presentation, or an exhibition.

The purchase history information acquisition unit 908 acquires purchase history information indicating the purchase history of the user's clothes. The purchase history includes the purchase position of clothes. The purchase location may be a physical location of a physical store or a logical location of an EC site. The purchase history information acquisition unit 908 may acquire the purchase history of the user at the actual shop through the communication network 112 from the actual shop in which the shop device 108 is installed.

The manufacturing-related information acquisition unit 910 acquires manufacturing-related information including raw material costs or processing costs. The manufacturing-related information acquisition unit 910 acquires manufacturing-related information from a garment manufacturer through the communication network 112.

The user position information acquisition unit 912 acquires user position information indicating the position of the user. The user position information acquisition unit 912 acquires the position information included in the user information stored in the user database 742 as the user position information.

The demand prediction unit 914 predicts future demand for a plurality of clothes based on at least one of weather information, survey result information, sales record information, attention level information, purchase history information, and manufacturing-related information. The demand prediction unit 914 may predict future demands for a plurality of clothes by using a conversion formula that converts the totalized result of the questionnaire, which is the survey result information, into the demand amount. The conversion formula may be prepared for each type of questionnaire, or may be prepared for each age or generation of consumers. The demand prediction unit 914 may predict future demands for a plurality of clothes by using a conversion formula that converts an index value that is attention level information into a demand amount. The conversion formula may be prepared for each type of media, presentation, or exhibition.

The demand prediction unit 914 may predict the future importance of a plurality of clothes for each market such as region or generation by using the purchase position included in the purchase history information or the position of the user indicated by the user position information. The demand prediction unit 914 may predict future demands for the plurality of clothes, further based on the information about the at least one clothes provided by the information providing unit 730 of the fashion suggestion platform 600.

The demand prediction unit 914 may predict a future demand for a plurality of clothes using a machine learning model. In addition, the demand prediction unit 914 may predict the future demand for a plurality of clothes on a daily basis.

The information providing unit 916 provides the manufacturer device 110 with information regarding future demand for a plurality of clothes. The information providing unit 916 may provide the user information and the user image stored in the user database 742 to the manufacturer device 110.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the functional configuration of the store device 108. The store device 108 includes an imaging unit 1000, an imaging control unit 1002, a body type information generation unit 1006, a characteristic information generation unit 1007, a clothing selection unit 1020, a clothing image acquisition unit 1024, an image generation unit 1028, a display control unit 1029, a display unit 1031. A user database 1042, a clothing database 1044, a clothing evaluation database 1048, an operation input unit 1050, and a user identification unit 1052. The store device 108 may be a smart mirror.

The body type information generation unit 1006, the characteristic information generation unit 1007, the clothing selection unit 1020, the clothing image acquisition unit 1024, and the image generation unit 1028 may be provided at positions different from the shop device 108. For example, the store device 108 includes a body type information generation unit 706, a clothing selection unit 720, a clothing image acquisition unit 724, and an image generation unit 728 included in the fashion platform 104, a body type information generation unit 1006, a characteristic information generation unit 1007, and clothing selection. You may use as the part 1020, the clothes image acquisition part 1024, and the image generation part 1028. Each of the body type information generation unit 1006, the clothing selection unit 1020, the clothing image acquisition unit 1024, and the image generation unit 1028 has a body type information generation unit 706, a clothing selection unit 720, a clothing image acquisition unit 724, and an image generation unit 728. It may have a function similar to. Further, the user database 1042 may store the same information as the information stored in the user database 742. Clothes database 1044 may store information similar to the information stored in clothes database and 744.

The image capturing control unit 1002 causes the image capturing unit 1000 to capture a user image that is an image including the user's body existing in front of the display surface of the display unit 1031. The body type information generation unit 1006 generates body type information indicating the body type of the user based on the user image. The characteristic information generation unit 1007 generates characteristic information indicating characteristics other than the body type of the user based on the user image. Features other than the user's body type may be the user's hairstyle, mood, and estimated age. The store device 108 may provide at least one of a user image, body type information, and characteristic information to the fashion platform 104 and the manufacturer device 110. The user database 1042 may further store user characteristic information.

The clothing selection unit 1020 selects at least one clothing out of the plurality of clothings based on the information about the plurality of clothings and the body type information. The clothes selecting unit 1020 may select at least one clothes from the plurality of clothes based on the information about the plurality of clothes, the body type information, and the feature information. The clothing selection unit 1020 may select at least one clothing from a plurality of clothing that matches the current season by referring to the season information stored in the clothing database 1044 in association with the clothing. The clothes selecting unit 1020 may select at least one clothes that can be sold by referring to the stock information of clothes stored in the clothes database 1044. The clothes image acquisition unit 1024 acquires a clothes image which is an image of at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit 1020.

In another example, the clothing selection unit 1020 selects at least one clothing combination from among the plurality of clothing combinations based on the information about the plurality of clothing and the body type information. The clothing selection unit 1020 refers to a database containing a combination of a plurality of clothing coordinated by a celebrity or a stylist. The clothing selection unit 1020 selects at least one clothing combination from among the plurality of clothing combinations included in the inventory information stored in the clothing database 1044, based on the coordinated plurality of clothing combinations. The clothes image acquisition unit 1024 acquires a clothes image which is an image of a plurality of clothes included in the combination of a plurality of clothes selected by the clothes selection unit 1020.

The image generation unit 1028 generates a user composite image that is an image of a user wearing at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit 1020, based on the clothes image and the user image. Specifically, the image generation unit 1028 generates a user combined image in which the clothes image is combined with the area of the clothes of the user included in the user image. The image generation unit 1028 may generate, for each combination of a plurality of clothes, a plurality of user combined images in which the clothes image is combined with the area of the user's clothes included in the user image.

The display control unit 1029 causes the display unit 1031 to display the user composite image. The display control unit 1029 causes the display unit 1031 to sequentially display a plurality of user composite images. An evaluation value is set in advance for each of a plurality of combinations of clothes. The evaluation value is stored in the clothes evaluation database 1048. The display control unit 1029 refers to the evaluation value stored in the clothing evaluation database 1048, and causes the display unit 1031 to display a plurality of user composite images in the order according to the evaluation value. The display control unit 1029 acquires from the user database 1042 the user identification information and the user name corresponding to the user identified by the user identification unit 1052. The display control unit 1029 causes the display unit 1031 to display the acquired user identification information and user name. The display control unit 1029 may cause the display unit 1031 to display the price of the clothes stored in the clothes database 1044.

The user identification unit 1052 identifies a user based on the user identification information input by the user in the operation input unit 1050 and the user identification information stored in the user database 1042. The user identifying unit 1052 may identify the user by performing face authentication of the user based on the user image captured by the image capturing unit 1000 and the user image stored in the user database 1042. The display control unit 1029 may cause the display unit 1031 to display the user name associated with the specified user and the user identification information.

FIG. 11 shows an example of display contents displayed on the display unit 1031. The display unit 1031 displays a measurement button 1104, a send button 1105, a user composite image 1108, a left scroll button 1110, a right scroll button 1112, a pointer 1114, and a purchase price 1116. At least one of the user name 1100 and the user identification information 1102 may be displayed on the display unit 1031. Instead of displaying the user composite image 1108, the initial screen of the display unit 1031 may display a video image captured by the imaging unit 1000 of the user in front of the display surface of the display unit 1031. The display control unit 1029 may acquire, from the clothes database 1044, the number of the shelf in which the clothes included in the user-combined image are actually displayed in the store. The display control unit 1029 may display the acquired shelf number on the display unit 1031.

The measurement button 1104, the send button 1105, the left scroll button 1110, and the right scroll button 1112 may be touch panel buttons. When the user touches each button, the operation corresponding to each button is executed. When the user operates the mouse and clicks the mouse with the pointer 1114 aligned with each button, the operation corresponding to each button may be executed.

When the measurement button 1104 is selected, the body type information generation unit 1006 generates body type information based on the user image. The characteristic information generation unit 1007 may generate characteristic information based on the user image. Furthermore, after the processing by the clothing selection unit 1020, the clothing image acquisition unit 1024, and the image generation unit 1028 illustrated in FIG. 10, the display unit 1031 displays the generated user composite image 1108.

When the send button 1105 is selected, the store device 108 sends the user composite image 1108 and the purchase price 1116 displayed on the display unit 1031 to the user's smartphone. A smartphone is an example of consumer device 102. When the left scroll button 1110 or the right scroll button 1112 is selected, the display control unit 1029 causes the display unit 1031 to perform a process of scrolling the user composite image 1108 in the left direction or the right direction, and the next recommended combination of clothes. A user-composite image 1108 composed by combining is displayed on the display unit 1031. When the credit card information of the user is registered in the user database 1042 as the member information of the store, the display control unit 1029 may display the purchase button on the display unit 1031. When the purchase button is selected, the store device 108 may perform the accounting process on the clothes displayed on the display unit 1031.

FIG. 12 shows an example of the hardware configuration of a computer 1200 that functions as the consumer device 102. The computer 1200 according to this embodiment includes a SoC 1210, a main memory 1222, a flash memory 1224, an antenna 1232, an antenna 1234, a display 1240, a microphone 1242, a speaker 1244, a camera 1246, a USB port 1252, and a card slot 1254.

The SoC 1210 operates based on the programs stored in the main memory 1222 and the flash memory 1224, and controls each unit. The antenna 1232 is a so-called cellular antenna. The antenna 1234 is a so-called WiFi (registered trademark) antenna. The SoC 1210 may implement various communication functions using the antenna 1232 and the antenna 1234. The SoC 1210 may receive the program used by the SoC 1210 using the antenna 1232 or the antenna 1234 and store the program in the flash memory 1224, for example.

The SoC 1210 may implement various display functions using the display 1240. The SoC 1210 may implement various audio input functions using the microphone 1242. The SoC 1210 may implement various audio output functions using the speaker 1244. The SoC 1210 may implement various shooting functions using the camera 1246.

The USB port 1252 realizes USB connection. The card slot 1254 realizes connection with various cards such as an SD card. The SoC 1210 may receive a program used by the SoC 1210 from a device or a memory connected to the USB port 1252 and a card connected to the card slot 1254 and store the program in the flash memory 1224.

A program installed in the computer 1200 and causing the computer 1200 to function as the consumer device 102 may work on the SoC 1210 or the like to cause the computer 1200 to function as each unit of the consumer device 102. The information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 1200, so that the image capturing unit 500, the operation input unit 502, and the display, which are specific means in which software and the various hardware resources described above cooperate with each other. It functions as the unit 504, the user image acquisition unit 506, the user information acquisition unit 508, the user identification information acquisition unit 510, the display control unit 512, and the communication unit 514. Then, by implementing the calculation or processing of information according to the purpose of use of the computer 1200 in the present embodiment by these concrete means, the specific consumer device 102 according to the purpose of use is constructed.

FIG. 13 schematically illustrates an example of a computer 1300 that functions as the fashion platform 104. The computer 1300 according to this embodiment includes a CPU 1310 and a RAM 1330, which are mutually connected by a host controller 1392, a CPU peripheral unit, a ROM 1320, a communication I/F 1340, and a hard disk drive that are connected to the host controller 1392 by an input/output controller 1394. 1350 and an input/output unit having an input/output chip 1380. The computer 1300 may include a GPU or an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) instead of the CPU 1310.

The CPU 1310 operates based on the programs stored in the ROM 1320 and the RAM 1330, and controls each unit. The communication I/F 1340 communicates with other devices via the communication network 112 by wire or wirelessly. Further, the communication I/F 1340 functions as hardware for performing communication. The hard disk drive 1350 stores programs and data used by the CPU 1310.

The ROM 1320 stores a boot program executed by the computer 1300 at startup and a program dependent on the hardware of the computer 1300. The input/output chip 1380 connects various input/output devices to the input/output controller 1394 via, for example, a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, and the like.

The program provided to the hard disk drive 1350 via the RAM 1330 is stored in a recording medium such as an IC card and provided by the user. The program is read from the recording medium, installed in the hard disk drive 1350 via the RAM 1330, and executed by the CPU 1310.

A program installed in the computer 1300 and causing the computer 1300 to function as the fashion platform 104 may cause the CPU 1310 or the like to cause the computer 1300 to function as each unit of the fashion platform 104. When the information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 1300, the user identification information acquisition unit 700 and the user information acquisition, which are specific means in which software and the various hardware resources described above cooperate with each other. Unit 702, user image acquisition unit 704, body type information generation unit 706, clothes selection unit 720, storage control unit 722, clothes image acquisition unit 724, model image acquisition unit 726, image generation unit 728, information provision unit 730, plan information generation. It functions as the section 732, the user database 742, the clothing database 744, and the model database 746. Furthermore, the information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 1300, and the weather information acquisition unit 900, which is a specific means in which the software and the various hardware resources described above cooperate, and the survey results. The information acquisition unit 902, the sales record information acquisition unit 904, the attention degree information acquisition unit 906, the purchase history information acquisition unit 908, the manufacturing related information acquisition unit 910, the user position information acquisition unit 912, the demand prediction unit 914, and the information provision unit 916. Function as. Then, the specific fashion platform 104 according to the purpose of use is constructed by implementing the calculation or processing of information according to the purpose of use of the computer 1300 in the present embodiment by these specific means.

FIG. 14 schematically illustrates an example of a computer 1400 that functions as the store device 108. The computer 1400 according to the present embodiment has a CPU peripheral unit including a CPU 1410, a RAM 1430, and a graphic controller 1485 interconnected by a host controller 1492, a ROM 1420 connected to the host controller 1492 by an input/output controller 1494, and a communication I/O. An input/output unit having an F1440, a hard disk drive 1450, a camera 1460, and an input/output chip 1480 is provided. The computer 1400 may include a GPU or an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) instead of the CPU 1410.

The CPU 1410 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 1420 and the RAM 1430 to control each unit. The graphic controller 1485 acquires image data generated by the CPU 1410 or the like on a frame buffer provided in the RAM 1430 and displays it on the display 1490. The display 1490 may be an example of the display unit 1031. Alternatively, the graphic controller 1485 may internally include a frame buffer that stores image data generated by the CPU 1410 or the like.

The communication I/F 1440 communicates with other devices via the communication network 112 by wire or wirelessly. Further, the communication I/F 1440 functions as hardware for performing communication. The hard disk drive 1450 stores programs and data used by the CPU 1410.

The ROM 1420 stores a boot program executed by the computer 1400 at startup and a program dependent on the hardware of the computer 1400. The input/output chip 1480 connects various input/output devices to the input/output controller 1494 via, for example, a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, and the like.

The program provided to the hard disk drive 1450 via the RAM 1430 is stored in a recording medium such as an IC card and provided by the user. The program is read from the recording medium, installed in the hard disk drive 1450 via the RAM 1430, and executed by the CPU 1410.

A program installed in the computer 1400 and causing the computer 1400 to function as the store device 108 may cause the CPU 1410 or the like to cause the computer 1400 to function as each unit of the store device 108. The information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 1400, and is a specific means in which software and various hardware resources described above cooperate with each other, that is, the image capturing unit 1000, the image capturing control unit 1002, and the body type. Information generation unit 1006, characteristic information generation unit 1007, clothes selection unit 1020, clothes image acquisition unit 1024, image generation unit 1028, display control unit 1029, display unit 1031, user database 1042, clothes database 1044, clothes evaluation database 1048, operation It functions as the input unit 1050 and the user identification unit 1052. Then, by implementing the calculation or processing of information according to the purpose of use of the computer 1400 in this embodiment by these specific means, a unique store device 108 according to the purpose of use is constructed.

Although the present invention has been described using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and improvements can be added to the above-described embodiment. It is clear from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

The execution order of each process such as the operation, procedure, step, and step in the device, system, program, and method shown in the claims, the specification, and the drawings is, in particular, “before” or “prior to”. It should be noted that the output of the previous process can be realized in any order unless the output of the previous process is used in the subsequent process. The operation flow in the claims, the description, and the drawings is described by using “first,” “next,” and the like for convenience, but it is essential that the operations are performed in this order. Not a thing.

100 information providing system, 102 consumer device, 104 fashion platform, 106 database, 108 store device, 110 manufacturer device, 112 communication network, 310 database, 500 imaging unit, 502 operation input unit, 504 display unit, 506 user image acquisition Section, 508 user information acquisition section, 510 user identification information acquisition section, 512 display control section, 514 communication section, 516 transmission section, 518 reception section, 600 fashion proposal platform, 602 demand forecasting platform, 700 user identification information acquisition section, 702 User information acquisition unit, 704 User image acquisition unit, 706 Body shape information generation unit, 708 Part size derivation unit, 710 Wrinkle shape specification unit, 712 Derived part determination unit, 714 Part direction specification unit, 716 Clothes type specification unit, 718 Clothes size Specific part, 720 clothes selection part, 722 storage control part, 724 clothes image acquisition part, 726 model image acquisition part, 728 image generation part, 730 information provision part, 732 plan information generation part, 742 user database, 744 clothes database, 746 Model database, 900 weather information acquisition unit, 902 survey result information acquisition unit, 904 sales performance information acquisition unit, 906 attention level information acquisition unit, 908 purchase history information acquisition unit, 910 manufacturing related information acquisition unit, 912 user position information acquisition unit , 914 Demand forecasting unit, 916 Information providing unit, 1000 Imaging unit, 1002 Imaging control unit, 1006 Body type information generation unit, 1007 Characteristic information generation unit, 1020 Clothes selection unit, 1024 Clothes image acquisition unit, 1028 Image generation unit, 1029 display Control unit, 1031 display unit, 1042 user database, 1044 clothes database, 1048 clothes evaluation database, 1050 operation input unit, 1052 user identification unit, 1100 user name, 1102 user identification information, 1104 measurement button, 1105 transmission button, 1108 user composition Image, 1110 left scroll button, 1112 right scroll button, 1114 pointer, 1116 purchase amount, 1200 computer, 1210 SoC, 1222 main memory, 1224 flash memo Re, 1232 antenna, 1234 antenna, 1240 display, 1242 microphone, 1244 speaker, 1246 camera, 1252 USB port, 1254 card slot, 1300 computer, 1310 CPU, 1320 ROM, 1330 RAM, 1340 communication I/F, 1350 hard disk drive, 1380 input/output chip, 1392 host controller, 1394 input/output controller, 1400 computer, 1410 CPU, 1420 ROM, 1430 RAM, 1440 communication I/F, 1450 hard disk drive, 1460 camera, 1485 graphic controller, 1490 display, 1492 host controller, 1494 I/O controller

Claims (20)

A memory to store the program,
A processor for executing the program,
A communication interface that communicates with other devices via a communication network
An information providing device comprising:
By the processor executing the program,
Via the communication interface, and a user image acquisition unit that acquires user image is from the consumer device used by the user, an image including the body of the User chromatography THE,
A user information acquisition unit that acquires user information including the height of the user from the consumer device or a device that measures the body type of the user via the communication interface;
Before SL based on the user image image and the user information, and type information generating unit that generates the body type information including the size of the bodily parts of the user,
And clothing selection unit based on the information and before Kitai type information about the garment several stored in the garment database, selecting at least one of the garment from the plurality of garment,
Via the communication interface, and before Symbol information providing unit that provides information about the selected at least one garment by garment selecting unit to the user
Realized,
The body type information generation unit,
A wrinkle shape specifying unit that specifies a wrinkle shape of the clothes worn by the user included in the user image,
Derived part determination that determines whether or not the clothes are in close contact with each part of the user's body from the wrinkle shape of the clothes and determines a part where the shape of the clothes is close to the user's body shape for each user image Department,
A body part size deriving unit that derives the size of the body part of the user based on the body part close to the user's body structure determined for each user image by the derived part determination unit.
The having, information providing apparatus. Before SL user information further comprises User chromatography The body weight, age, and at least one of sex,
Information providing device according to 請 Motomeko 1. By the processor executing the program,
Via the communication interface, from a server to provide server or SNS provides the consumer device or Internet service, and the user identification information acquiring section for acquiring user identification information for identifying the previous SL user,
At least one of information on the previous Kitai type information and the garment selecting unit said at least one garment selected by, billed to achieve the further a storage control unit for storing in the storage device in association with the user identification information The information providing device according to Item 1 or 2. The user identification information acquisition unit acquires a user's telephone number as the user identification information,
The information providing device according to claim 3. By the processor executing the program,
A clothing image acquisition unit for acquiring clothing image is at least one garment image selected by pre Symbol clothing selection unit,
On the basis of the clothing image and the user image, and an image generation unit for generating a user synthesized image is an image of the user wearing said at least one garment selected by the garment selector realized in further ,
Wherein the information providing unit via the communication interface to provide pre-SL user composite image to the user,
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. By the processor executing the program,
And the model image acquisition unit for extracting the model image from the model database that stores a model image image is an image of a person different from the previous SL user,
A clothes image acquisition unit for acquiring a clothes image which is an image of clothes of the same type as the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit and having the same or different size based on the body shape information indicating the body shape of the person; ,
On the basis of the clothing image and the model image, and an image generating unit that generates an image model composite image is of the person wearing the said at least one garment selected by the garment selector realized in further ,
Wherein the information providing unit via the communication interface to provide pre SL model composite image to the user,
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The body type information generation unit,
A body part direction specifying unit that specifies the direction in which the body part of the user included in the user image is facing,
A body part size deriving unit that derives a size of the body part of the user based on the user image when the direction of the body part of the user satisfies a predetermined condition.
The information providing device according to claim 1 . The clothes database is
Stores information including clothing identification information for identifying clothing, the size of each part of clothing, and a clothing image that is an image of clothing,
The body type information generation unit ,
Wherein detecting the clothing from the user image, by comparing the information stored the garment information detected with the garment database, the type of clothing the user is wearing included before SL user image A clothing type identification section to identify,
Based on the type of the garment, and the garment size specifying unit for specifying the size of each part of the pre-Symbol clothing with reference to the garment databases,
Before SL based on the size of each part of the garment, and a part sizes deriving unit that derives the size of the site of the body before Symbol user,
The information providing device according to claim 1 . The clothing selection unit refers to clothing inventory information and selects the at least one clothing that can be sold;
Information providing device according to any one of claims 1 or et 8. A memory to store the program,
A processor for executing the program,
A communication interface that communicates with other devices via a communication network
An information providing device comprising:
By the processor executing the program,
A user image acquisition unit that acquires a user image, which is an image including the body of the user, from a consumer device used by the user via the communication interface;
A user information acquisition unit that acquires user information including the height of the user from the consumer device or a device that measures the body type of the user via the communication interface;
A body type information generation unit that generates body type information including the size of the body part of the user based on the user image and the user information;
A clothes selecting unit that selects at least one clothes from the plurality of clothes based on the information about the plurality of clothes and the body type information stored in the clothes database;
An information providing unit that provides the user with information regarding the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selecting unit via the communication interface;
Realized,
The clothes database is
Stores information including clothing identification information for identifying clothing, the size of each part of clothing, and a clothing image that is an image of clothing,
The body type information generation unit,
Detecting clothes from the user image and comparing the detected clothes information with the information stored in the clothes database to identify the type of clothes worn by the user included in the user image. And a clothing type identification unit that
A clothes size specifying unit that specifies the size of each part of the clothes by referring to the clothes database based on the type of clothes;
A body part size deriving unit that derives the size of the body part of the user based on the size of each part of the clothes.
An information providing device having. A memory to store the program,
A processor for executing the program,
A communication interface that communicates with other devices via a communication network
A method realized by an information providing device comprising:
A method wherein the information providing device via the communication interface, from the consumer device used by a user, to retrieve the user image is an image including the body of the User chromatography THE,
The information providing apparatus obtains user information including the height of the user from the consumer device or a device that measures the body type of the user via the communication interface;
A method wherein the information providing apparatus, the front SL based on the user image image and the user information to generate the body type information including the size of the bodily parts of the user,
It said information providing apparatus, and based on the information and before Kitai type information about the garment several stored in the garment database, selecting at least one of the garment from the plurality of garment stage,
The information providing device via the communication interface, e Bei and providing information about the selected at least one of the garment to the user,
The step of generating the body type information includes
The information providing device specifies the wrinkle shape of the clothes worn by the user included in the user image;
The information providing device determines whether or not the clothes are in close contact with the respective parts of the user's body from the shape of the wrinkles of the clothes, and determines the parts where the shape of the clothes is close to the user's body shape for each user image. And the stage of determining
The information providing apparatus derives the size of the body part of the user based on the part close to the body shape of the user determined in the step of determining for each user image;
Including, METHODS. A memory to store the program,
A processor for executing the program,
A communication interface that communicates with other devices via a communication network
A method realized by an information providing device comprising:
The information providing apparatus acquires a user image, which is an image including the body of the user, from a consumer device used by the user via the communication interface;
The information providing apparatus obtains user information including the height of the user from the consumer device or a device that measures the body type of the user via the communication interface;
The information providing device generates body type information including a size of a body part of the user based on the user image and the user information;
The information providing device selects at least one clothes from the plurality of clothes based on the information about the plurality of clothes and the body type information stored in a clothes database;
The information providing device provides the user with information regarding the selected at least one clothes through the communication interface;
Equipped with
The clothes database is
Stores information including clothing identification information for identifying clothing, the size of each part of clothing, and a clothing image that is an image of clothing,
The step of generating the body type information includes
The information providing device detects clothes from the user image, compares information about the detected clothes with the information stored in the clothes database, and is worn by the user included in the user image. The type of clothing that is present,
The information providing device identifies the size of each part of the clothing by referring to the clothing database based on the type of the clothing;
The information providing device derives the size of the body part of the user based on the size of each part of the clothes;
Including the method. A memory to store the program,
A processor for executing the program,
An information providing device comprising:
By the processor executing the program,
An imaging control unit for capturing a user image in the image pickup unit is an image including the body of a user in front of the display surface of the table radical 113,
Based on the height of the user included in the user information stored in the user image image and a user database, and the type information generating unit that generates the body type information including the size of the bodily parts of the user,
And clothing selection unit based on the information and the type information about the garment several stored in the garment database, selecting at least one of the garment from the plurality of garment,
A clothes image acquisition unit that acquires a clothes image that is an image of the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit;
An image generation unit that generates a user composite image that is an image of the user wearing the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit based on the clothes image and the user image;
A display control unit for displaying the user composite image on the display unit;
Realized,
The body type information generation unit,
A wrinkle shape specifying unit that specifies a wrinkle shape of the clothes worn by the user included in the user image,
Derived part determination that determines whether or not the clothes are in close contact with each part of the user's body from the wrinkle shape of the clothes and determines a part where the shape of the clothes is close to the user's body shape for each user image Department,
A body part size deriving unit that derives the size of the body part of the user based on the body part close to the user's body structure determined for each user image by the derived part determination unit.
The having, information providing apparatus. The garment selection unit refers to the stock information of the clothing stored in the garment database, selects a salable said at least one clothing,
The information providing device according to claim 13 . The garment selection unit refers to the database that stores a combination of a plurality of garments, including each at least one garment, the combination of the plurality of garment select,
The clothes image acquisition unit acquires images of a plurality of clothes included in the combination of the plurality of clothes,
The image generation unit generates, for each combination of the plurality of clothes, a plurality of user combined images in which the clothes images are combined in a region of the user's clothes included in the user image,
The display control unit causes the display unit to sequentially display the plurality of user composite images.
The information providing device according to claim 13 or 14 . An evaluation value is predetermined for each of the plurality of combinations of clothes, and the evaluation value is stored in the clothes evaluation database,
The display controller, the garment evaluated with reference to the evaluation values stored in the database, in the order corresponding to the previous SL evaluation value, and displays the plurality of users composite image on the display unit,
The information providing device according to claim 15 . A memory to store the program,
A processor for executing the program,
An information providing device comprising:
By the processor executing the program,
An imaging control unit that causes the imaging unit to capture a user image that is an image including the user's body existing in front of the display surface of the display unit;
A body type information generation unit that generates body type information including the size of the body part of the user based on the height of the user included in the user image and the user information stored in the user database;
A clothes selecting unit that selects at least one clothes from the plurality of clothes based on the information about the plurality of clothes and the body type information stored in the clothes database;
A clothes image acquisition unit that acquires a clothes image that is an image of the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit;
An image generation unit that generates a user composite image that is an image of the user wearing the at least one clothes selected by the clothes selection unit based on the clothes image and the user image;
A display control unit for displaying the user composite image on the display unit;
Realized,
The clothes database is
Stores information including clothing identification information for identifying clothing, the size of each part of clothing, and a clothing image that is an image of clothing,
The body type information generation unit,
Detecting clothes from the user image, and comparing the detected clothes information with the information stored in the clothes database to identify the type of clothes worn by the user included in the user image. And a clothing type identification unit that
A clothes size specifying unit that specifies the size of each part of the clothes by referring to the clothes database based on the type of clothes;
A body part size deriving unit that derives the size of the body part of the user based on the size of each part of the clothes.
An information providing device having . A program for causing a computer to function as the information providing device according to any one of claims 13 to 17 . A memory to store the program,
A processor for executing the program,
A method realized by an information providing device comprising:
It said information providing apparatus, and a step of imaging the imaging unit user image is an image including the body of a user in front of the display surface of the table radical 113,
A method wherein the information providing apparatus, the front SL based on height of the user included in the user information stored in the user image picture and a user database, to generate the body type information including the size of the bodily parts of the user,
It said information providing apparatus, and based on the information and the type information about the garment several stored in the garment database, selecting at least one of the garment from the plurality of garment stage,
Said information providing apparatus, the steps of acquiring the garment image is selected by said at least one clothing image,
A method wherein the information providing device, for generating user combined image the garment image in the region of the garment of the user is synthesized included before SL user image,
Said information providing apparatus, a pre-SL user combined image and a step of displaying on the display unit,
The step of generating the body type information includes
The information providing device specifies the wrinkle shape of the clothes worn by the user included in the user image;
The information providing device determines whether or not the clothes are in close contact with the respective parts of the user's body from the shape of the wrinkles of the clothes, and determines the parts where the shape of the clothes is close to the user's body shape for each user image. And the stage of determining
The information providing apparatus derives the size of the body part of the user based on the part close to the body shape of the user determined in the step of determining for each user image;
Including, METHODS. A memory to store the program,
A processor for executing the program,
A method realized by an information providing device comprising:
The information providing device causes the image capturing unit to capture a user image that is an image including a user's body existing in front of the display surface of the display unit;
The information providing device generates body type information including a size of a body part of the user based on the height of the user included in the user image and the user information stored in the user database;
The information providing device selects at least one clothes from the plurality of clothes based on the information about the plurality of clothes and the body type information stored in a clothes database;
The information providing device acquires a clothes image which is an image of the selected at least one clothes;
The information providing device generates a user composite image in which the clothes image is combined with an area of the clothes of the user included in the user image;
The information providing device displays the user composite image on the display unit;
Equipped with
The clothes database is
Stores information including clothing identification information for identifying clothing, the size of each part of clothing, and a clothing image that is an image of clothing,
The step of generating the body type information includes
The information providing device detects clothes from the user image, compares information about the detected clothes with the information stored in the clothes database, and is worn by the user included in the user image. The type of clothing that is present,
The information providing device identifies the size of each part of the clothing by referring to the clothing database based on the type of the clothing;
The information providing device derives the size of the body part of the user based on the size of each part of the clothes;
Including the method.

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