Device to determine the best size of a shoe

0001The present invention relates to a device for automatically or interactive three-dimensional measurement of the foot and the optimal selection of footwear to customized features.

0002When buying a pair of shoes, the customer sees often with a large number of different shoe models of different sizes faced. The selection of a suitable and taste of the customer satisfactory shoe is time-consuming for both the customer as well as for the sales staff, the number of shoe boxes with shoes of different fetch size or different shoe models have to be.

0003The invention has for its object to provide a device that simplifies the selection and also expanded. Furthermore, a device is specified be means of which depends on one foot a largely optimal Shoe can be established.

0004To achieve the object, the invention provides a device in which a Scanning device for three-dimensional, preferably contactless scanning of the foot is provided, and the three dimensional foot surface Performing Fußoberflächenabtastdaten supplies. One with the scanning connectable memory is for storing the Fußoberfächenabtastdaten provided. Further, in a memory device, the various Shoe sizes defining Fußmaßdaten indicated, wherein by a comparison device for comparing the current Fußmaßdaten with the stored shoe size defining Fußmaßdaten optimum shoe size is determined.

0005Furthermore, a device is provided, which has a sampling device for three-dimensional, preferably contactless scanning of the foot and for the delivery of Fußoberflächenabtastdaten, the three-dimensionally the Fußoberfäche represent. With the scanning device is a memory for storing the Fußoberflächenabtastdaten provided. Furthermore is a storage device provided for storing relevant bead dimensions of various Afford. The apparatus further includes a computer having a Processor has, which based on the Fußoberflächenabtastdaten Foot measurements automatically determined and the corresponding footages Fußmaßdaten stores in a Fußmaßdatenspeicher. A comparator compares Fußmaßdaten with Leistenmaßdaten to take out the strips to determine which provides a best-fitting shoe. Preferred embodiments the invention will be apparent from the dependent claims.

0006Further advantages, objects and details of the invention result from the Description of embodiments with reference to the drawing; in the Drawing shows:<dl tsize="6" compact="compact"><dt>Fig. 1</dt><dd>An embodiment of the device according to the invention Determining a best-fitting shoe or a matching Shoe size.</dd></dl>

00071 shows an apparatus 100 for determining a best-fitting Shoe and a right shoe size. The device 100 may, for example, standing in a shoe store and via a line 9 with a be connected public telephone network, for example to the Internet to be connected.

0008A scanner 1 provides a preferably non-contact scanning a human foot in front and provides on line 10 digitized Fußabtastdaten includes a computer 11. The computer 11 is not shown a Computing unit as well as processors 2a, 2b and 2c and further storage devices 3a, 3b and 3c. The computer 11 supplied on line 10 digitized Fußmeßdaten reach a coordinating processor 2a, the automatic or interactive feet measurements in accordance with the supplied digital data determined. This foot measurements are in the form of Fußmaßdaten stored in the memory means 3a.

0009Another coordinating processor 2b used for automatic determination the shoe size on the basis of Fußmaßdaten or arranges for royalty Strips by comparing with the Fußmaßdaten in the storage means 3b stored Leistenmaßdaten to.

0010A coordinating processor 2c finally used to select the Shoe model based on the shoe size or the determined frames.

0011Further, in the computer or separately from it, a storage device 3a provided, which serves to all relevant customer data, such. as the Foot measurements of the customer, personal data of the customer and product-specific to store data to fitting a shoe model. These custom Data by an input device, such as a Keyboard 4, are entered.

0012Also serves, as mentioned above, the memory means 3b for storing strips of all relevant data, such as. for example, the surface of the strips, the Last dimensions. A storage device 3c eventually used to store all relevant shoe styles and shoe sizes based on the usual Size systems together with possibly an information about the strips, on where the shoe model was manufactured.

0013By the input device 4 can not only their own data through the Customer or dealer can be entered, eg. As the master data of the customer, Strips data, shoe model data of the dealer, available stock, it You can also enter additional data, such. as pictures of shoe models, Price information, etc.

0014Furthermore is to the computer 11 and specifically to the processor 2a, a device, For example, a screen 5 for multimedia presentation of the Customer data or selected from the memory device shoe or strips data provided.

0015Through the port 6 of the computer, for example to the Internet, it may the customer, the dealer and the manufacturer are permitted, from any Location of the data of the consulting and vending machines access, utilize the already available data or to change it (Internet, Network).

0016It should be noted that the memory means 3a-3c, the product data, for. Example, as Set of predetermined sizes or as scalable to customer data may contain models of the product. The memory device may be a further Image of the directly available on stock the merchants as well as a catalog the ordered from the manufacturer products contain.

0017The device may additionally comprise a device for scalable display and output of customer data or the selected product data (eg. as printers, customer card). Further, the According to the invention device directly with the manufacturer for the purpose of Transmission of order data and / or the production of availability be.

0018With the help of the coordinating processor, the customer can also determine, if the product of their choice is directly available from dealer from stock. The stored customer data can, using statistical methods. B. for warehouse management and order placement continue to be used.