Comparel will become a commonplace tool when shopping for clothing online because everyone benefits from its use.

Patent #: US 10,262,432 B1
Patent Issue Date: April 16, 2019


All twenty claims have been approved with minimal changes from the original application language. The claims remain broad and include:

• The measurement or comparison of one or more objects. The objects are not limited to clothing.
• The use of one or more charts for placement around the clothing/objects.
• Arbitrary placement of the chart(s) with respect to the object.
• The system, the method and the program which allow comparing or measuring objects using computer vision.

The Comparel program was developed to ensure accurate claims during the patent process. It allows the user to perform the following:

• Load images of clothing.
• Automatically rectify images of clothing photographed with multiple and single Comparel charts.
• Segment images of clothing from the background using edge detection techniques. Advanced segmentation techniques are incorporated in the patent claims including machine learning, classification and matting.
• Allow movement and rotation of rectified images while retaining the same scale between all images.
• Allow users to make visual comparisons of two images.
• Allow users to accurately measure a single object or differences between two objects.
• Allow users to change transparency of objects and toggle object images on/off.

The Comparel program is executable in Windows and was developed in C++. Licensees and purchasers will be provided with all source code.