Patent ID: 11869064
Assignee: nan
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for identifying an appropriately sized article of footwear, comprising:
a 3-dimensional (3D) scanner configured to scan at least one foot of a user and generate a 3D model of the at least one foot of the user;
a computer in communication with the 3D scanner, the computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing computer instructions configured to instruct the processor to:
analyze the 3D model of the at least one foot of the user to determine an exterior shape of the at least one foot of the user and a first volume of the at least one foot of the user;
receive an internal shape of an interior space of at least one article of footwear of a plurality of articles of footwear and a second volume of the interior space of the at least one article of footwear of the plurality of articles of footwear;
compare the exterior shape of the at least one foot of the user and the first volume of the at least one foot of the user with the internal shape of the interior space of the at least one article of footwear and the second volume of the interior space of the at least one article of footwear;
determine a degree of size match between the at least one foot of the user and the at least one article of footwear of the plurality of articles of footwear based on the comparison of the exterior shape of the at least one foot of the user and the first volume of the at least one foot of the user with the internal shape of the interior space of the at least one article of footwear and the second volume of the interior space of the at least one article of footwear;
identify a particular article of footwear of the plurality of articles of footwear having a greatest degree of size match with the at least one foot of the user, wherein the particular article of footwear defines a particular footwear size; and
recommend the particular article of footwear defining the particular footwear size to the user;

a contour fitting sock configured to be worn on the at least one foot of the user, wherein the contour fitting sock includes:
at least one set of reference marks, wherein the marks of the at least one set of reference marks are configured to stay equally spaced apart from each other when the contour fitting sock is in a first arrangement in which the contour fitting sock is separated from the at least one foot of the user and when the contour fitting sock is in a second arrangement in which the contour fitting sock is worn on the at least one foot of the user; and
a plurality of measurement marks arranged about the contour fitting sock, wherein the measurement marks of the plurality of measurement marks are configured to move apart from each other as the contour fitting sock stretches when the contour fitting sock is worn on the at least one foot of the user,

wherein the 3D scanner is configured to generate the 3D model of the at least one foot of the user by scanning the at least one set of reference marks and the plurality of measurement marks.