iTouch Information Service
Overview
iTouch Information Service is a general name for a group of services
offered by I-Ware Lab via iTouch Server.
More than a million feet data sent by INFOOT users all across the globe are stored
in iTouch Server and these are used for services and analysis.
In iTouch Information Service, other than foot data storage, a variety of B2B web service are
offered such as Fitting & Reviews and Foot Analysis.
These web services are provided as API
which can be integrated into existing web pages or services such as e-commerce.
iTouch Foot Information Service
iTouch Foot Information Service is the core service of iTouch Information Service
where users can store, browse and manage the information of foot.
Every subject of scanning is issued an iTouch ID
with which I-Ware Lab's other services can be combined.
When scanning with INFOOT, the subject is issued the iTouch ID.
Users can choose to send the scan data to iTouch Server managed by I-Ware Lab.
Each subject can refer and manage their foot data sent to iTouch Server by using iTouch ID.
Also, users can use their iTouch ID as a key to connect various services with their own foot data.
Examples areļ¼
- Finding shoes which are likely to fit → Fitting & Reviews
- Finding what feature their feet have → Foot Analysis Service
- Customizing insoles → Custom Insole Service
Fitting & Reviews
Fitting & Reviews are composied of functions such as:
- Foot-shoe matching suggestion
- Reviewing of fitting
- Foot-shoes related feedback of reviews
API can be provided and integrated into existing web pages or e-commerce websites.
By using INFOOT, precise anatomical landmarks can be obtained.
To analyse shoes, Last Analysis Service can be used
to generate fitting algorithm based on the shape of shoe lasts.
Foot Analysis Service
Foot Analysis Service is a web service which analyse and display
the features of measurements scanned by INFOOT.
Analysis items include foot measurements, difference between right and left foot,
and statistical data based on more than a million feet data stored in iTouch Server.
This service shoes what features the foot has automatically.
The design of the analysis result can be customized and exported as PDF,
so that it can be displayed on a tablet computer or printed out.
If this is used in a store, this will help customer understand what shoes are better for them.
Custom Insole Service
In Custom Insole Service, users can generate and download insole data or even manufacture an insole, which are generated from foot data scanned by INFOOT and insole base data created from shoe last, so that it fits on both foot and a shoe.
- Generating 3D insole shape data and downloading it
- Generating insole milling data (NC data) and download it
- Manufacturing the actual insoles
To get insole base data, Last Analysis Service or LastMeasure + Kagami-Method Plugins must be used.
The Other Services and APIs
Foot Measurement API
Foot Measurement API can obtain information such as foot measurements,
which was scanned and sent to iTouch server before,
as a JSON or XML file through the web every time it sends.
This enables users to use measurements obtained by INFOOT for their own web services and the other.
Foot Picture API
From foot data scanned by INFOOT and sent to iTouch server,
- 3D rendering images of foot
- images of contour lines of the bottom foot
Foot CAD data API
Foot data scanned by INFOOT is saved as FBD format.
I-Ware Lab offers an API which convert FBD files to STL, OBJ and the other general CAD format.
Those data can be gained through the web.
This enables users to render and convert foot data in their own server.