Patent ID: 8077931

Claim:
A computerized method comprising: obtaining an image that includes a rendering of a face or body part of a person using at least one computing device; analyzing the image to obtain at least one characteristic of the rendering of the face or body part using the at least one computing device, wherein the at least one characteristic comprises a plurality of characteristics, analyzing the image to obtain at least one characteristic of the rendering of the face or body part comprises analyzing the image to obtain the plurality of characteristics, and forming the model of the rendering of the face or body part comprises forming the model as a function of the plurality of characteristics, and at least one of the plurality of characteristics comprises a shape associated therewith; forming, as a function of the at least one characteristic, a model of the rendering of the face or body part using the at least one computing device, wherein forming the model as a function of the plurality of characteristics comprises: determining an outline of the shape; selecting, from a plurality of predetermined shapes, a predetermined shape that is consistent with the outline; and applying, to the image, the predetermined shape, wherein the predetermined shape is positioned in the image at substantially the same place as the outline of the shape, and the outline of the shape is defined by a given number of dimensions, and forming the model as a function of the plurality of characteristics further comprises adjusting the predetermined shape to be consistent with the given number of dimensions; processing the image to obtain at least one region of the rendering of the face or body part using the at least one computing device; including in the model the at least one region using the at least one computing device; using the model to select at least one article using the at least one computing device; and applying to the at least one region within the model a rendering of the at least one article using the at least one computing device.