Patent ID: 11908078
Assignee: SHAPE LABS INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for modeling a human body comprising:
initiating a first scan cycle while a user occupies a scale platform at a first time;
during the first scan cycle:
driving a sensor block comprising an optical sensor along a path above the platform and about the user; and
recording a first sequence of images, via the sensor block, at each capture position in a first sequence of capture positions along the path;

calculating a first set of computational transforms that align the first sequence of images;
compiling the first set of images according to the first set of computational transforms to generate a first three-dimensional model of the user for the first time;
detecting an identifying body feature of the user;
associating the first three-dimensional model of the user with the identifying body feature;
initiating a second scan cycle while the user occupies the scale platform at a second time succeeding the first time;
during the second scan cycle:
driving the sensor block along the path; and
recording a second sequence of images, via the sensor block, at each capture position in a second sequence of capture positions along the path;

responsive to detecting the identifying body feature in the second set of images, compiling the second set of images according to the first set of computational transforms to generate a second three-dimensional model of the user for the second time;
detecting a difference in an anatomical feature of the user between the first three-dimensional model and the second three-dimensional model;
generating a visualization of the second three-dimensional model; and
annotating the second three-dimensional model to indicate the difference.