Patent ID: 6801216
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A method provided by a computer tool that permits a user to modify an overlay item and place it over an image of a person, the method comprising:displaying a before picture representing the image of the person; displaying categories of overlay items for selection of one of the categories by the user, the categories of overlay items corresponding to different areas of the person displayed in the before picture; retrieving the set of overlay items corresponding to the selected one of the categories; displaying a set of overlay items for selection of one of the items by the user, the set of overlay items corresponding to an area of the person displayed in the before picture; displaying a selected one of the set of overlay items upon selection of the selected overlay item by the user; resizing the selected overlay item according to user input to align the size of the selected overlay item with the size of the area of the person; superimposing the resized selected overlay item on the before picture according to user input such that the item may appear to be worn naturally on the person; and providing an after picture representing a composite image of the superimposed selected overlay item over the image of the person; displaying another set of overlay items corresponding to a second selected category of overlay items for selection of one of the items in the set by the user; displaying a second selected overlay item upon selection of the item by the user; resizing the second selected overlay item according to user input to align the size of the second selected overlay item with the size of the corresponding area of the person; superimposing the resized second selected overlay item over the before picture such that the person in the before picture may appear to be wearing the selected item and the second selected item; and providing an after picture representing a composite image of the superimposed selected overlay item and the superimposed second selected overlay item over the image of the person.