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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2011
Eoin O'mahoney, Greystones, IE;
Duncan Bain, Kings Langley, GB;
Eoin O'Mahoney, Greystones, IE;
Duncan Bain, Kings Langley, GB;
Kayfoam Woolfson, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
The present invention is related to a system for determining an optimal mattress type for an individual, the system comprising a body shape measurement assembly and an optimal mattress type determination means. The body shape measurement assembly comprising a plurality of reference measurement lines () and a camera () facing the plurality of reference measurement lines to measure the body shape of an individual in a receiving area in the system, by scanning a front image and side image of the individual, and analyzing the scanned images relative to the plurality of reference measurement lines so as to determine a front profile and a side profile of the individual. Thereafter, the profiles are used to construct a three dimensional model of the individual and in conjunction with the sleeping habits of the individual, the system categorizes the individual one of a predetermined set of different individual types and selects an optimal mattress type from a predetermined set of different mattress types based on the individual type.