IP Library Granted Patent US 10,026,208
Granted Patent B2
US 10,026,208 · App. 15/296,771 · Granted Jul 17, 2018

System and method for generating product visualizations

Inventors: Manoj Nigam (Waxhaw, NC); Mark McCuistion (Charlotte, NC); Ron Gordon (Charlotte, NC); Marek Scholaster (Podbelova, CZ)
Assignee: Micro*D, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,026,208
App. No.
15/296,771
Granted
Jul 17, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure includes a method for electronically generating a single image for product visualization. The method comprises receiving a selection of a first variation of a first consumer product layer with a first depth attribute from a plurality of variations of the first consumer product layer, each variation comprising at least one surface. The method further includes receiving a selection of a second variation of a second consumer product layer with a second depth attribute from a plurality of variations of the second consumer product layer, each variation comprising at least one surface. The method also includes layering the first variation of the first consumer product layer in the single image based at least on the first depth attribute; and layering the second variation of the second consumer product layer in the single image based at least on the second depth attribute. Related systems and apparatuses are also disclosed.

Claims (49)

1. A method for electronically generating a single image comprising:

receiving a selection of a first consumer product layer with a first surface;

receiving a selection of a second consumer product layer with a second surface; and

layering the first consumer product layer and the second consumer product layer in the single image such that a first patterned texture depicts a first designated manufacturer visual appearance of the first surface associated with the first patterned texture and a second patterned texture depicts a second designated manufacturer visual appearance of the second surface associated with the second patterned texture;

wherein the first surface includes a texture map including a first sync point and a second sync point,

the first sync point selected for the first surface by a first manufacturer to correspond to a designated manufacturer reference point of the first patterned texture such that the first patterned texture depicts a manufacturer specification of the first manufacturer,

the second sync point selected for the first surface by a second manufacturer to correspond to the designated manufacturer reference point of the first patterned texture such that the first patterned texture depicts a manufacturer specification of the second manufacturer.

2. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

receiving a selection of a first texture from a plurality of textures as the first patterned texture;

receiving a selection of a second texture from the plurality of textures as the second patterned texture;

mapping the first texture to the first surface; and

mapping the second texture to the second surface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first consumer product layer and the second consumer product layer correspond to at least one of a sofa, loveseat, ottoman, chair, or sectional couch.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying a smoothing algorithm to address pixelation at edges of the first consumer product layer.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first consumer product layer is derived from at least one photograph or digital photograph.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first patterned texture and the second patterned texture are the same texture.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions, that when executed by a processor, are configured to perform one or more operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a selection of a first consumer product layer with a first surface;

receiving a selection of a second consumer product layer with a second surface; and

layering the first consumer product layer and the second consumer product layer in a single image such that a first patterned texture depicts a first designated manufacturer visual appearance of the first surface associated with the first patterned texture and a second patterned texture depicts a second designated manufacturer visual appearance of the second surface associated with the second patterned texture;

wherein the first surface includes a texture map including a first sync point and a second sync point,

the first sync point selected for the first surface by a first manufacturer to correspond to a designated manufacturer reference point of the first patterned texture such that the first patterned texture depicts a manufacturer specification of the first manufacturer,

the second sync point selected for the first surface by a second manufacturer to correspond to the designated manufacturer reference point of the first patterned texture such that the first patterned texture depicts a manufacturer specification of the second manufacturer.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a selection of a first texture from a plurality of textures as the first patterned texture;

receiving a selection of a second texture from the plurality of textures as the second patterned texture;

mapping the first texture to the first surface; and

mapping the second texture to the second surface.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first consumer product layer and the second consumer product layer correspond to at least one of a sofa, loveseat, ottoman, chair, or sectional couch.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , the operations further comprising applying a smoothing algorithm to address pixelation at edges of the first consumer product layer.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first consumer product layer is derived from at least one photograph or digital photograph.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first patterned texture and the second patterned texture are the same texture.

13. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, are configured to cause the one or more processors to perform one or more operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a selection of a first consumer product layer with a first surface;

receiving a selection of a second consumer product layer with a second surface; and

layering the first consumer product layer and the second consumer product layer in a single image such that a first patterned texture depicts a first designated manufacturer visual appearance of the first surface associated with the first patterned texture and a second patterned texture depicts a second designated manufacturer visual appearance of the second surface associated with the second patterned texture;

wherein the first surface includes a texture map including a first sync point and a second sync point,

the first sync point selected for the first surface by a first manufacturer to correspond to a designated manufacturer reference point of the first patterned texture such that the first patterned texture depicts a manufacturer specification of the first manufacturer,

the second sync point selected for the first surface by a second manufacturer to correspond to the designated manufacturer reference point of the first patterned texture such that the first patterned texture depicts a manufacturer specification of the second manufacturer.

14. The system of claim 13 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a selection of a first texture from a plurality of textures as the first patterned texture;

receiving a selection of a second texture from the plurality of textures as the second patterned texture;

mapping the first texture to the first surface; and

mapping the second texture to the second surface.

15. The system of claim 13 , the operations further comprising applying a smoothing algorithm to address pixelation at edges of the first consumer product layer.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first consumer product layer is derived from at least one photograph or digital photograph.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first patterned texture and the second patterned texture are the same texture.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNEE ADDRESS CHANGE Recorded Jul 29, 2024
From: MICROD, LLC
To: MICROD, LLC
Reel/Frame 068306/0590 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 26, 2023
From: MICRO D, INC.
To: MICROD, LLC
Reel/Frame 064397/0017 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 3, 2021
From: MICROD, LLC
To: GOLUB CAPITAL LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057407/0640 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2016
From: NIGAM, MANOJ; GORDON, RON; SCHOLASTER, MAREK; MCCUISTION, MARK
To: MICRO*D, INC.
Reel/Frame 040048/0305 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14945182 · Nov 18, 2015
Continuation 13768363 · Feb 15, 2013
Related Publication 20170039749A1 · Feb 9, 2017