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

Claim 5:
6. 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;

wherein the computer instructions are further configured to instruct the processor to:
identify a transverse cross-section across a midline of an ankle of the at least one foot of the user in the 3D model of the at least one foot of the user; and
determine the first volume of the at least one foot of the user within a 3D space extending from the transverse cross-section to a distal end of the at least one foot of the user.