In its continued pursuit to elevate retail technology, Amazon has been awarded a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a digital mirror that lets customers virtually try on clothes with different backgrounds.
According to US Patent No. 9858719 (as originally discovered by GeekWire), the system combines a display placed behind a mirror, with the display generating dark and light patterns so that images, such as clothing and backgrounds, are viewable through the mirror.
In addition, projectors would shine on objects in front of the mirror, such as a customer’s face, so that they… more
Source: Augmented Reality Mirror Patent from Amazon Can Turn Fitting Rooms into Exotic Locales
