Granted Patent B2

US 12,530,830 · App. 18/192,403 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Inventors: Stone Paul Fentzlaff (Fairview, NC); Garrett William Fentzlaff (Fairview, NC)

Assignee: Tinker & Bash

G06T13/40G06T19/00B33Y50/02

Abstract

Claims (57)

1 . A method for 3-Dimensional (3D) model creation comprising:

generating, by a processor, a virtual world having a plurality of virtual objects for gameplay, wherein each virtual object is associated with a physics rule;

obtaining, by the processor, a first user input to generate a virtual character in the virtual world by combining a first virtual object and a second virtual object from the plurality of virtual objects;

determining, by the processor, that the first virtual object and the second virtual object are combinable based on physics rules associated with the first virtual object and the second virtual object;

generating, by the processor, the virtual character based on a determination that the first virtual object and the second virtual object are combinable;

calculating a first character score associated with the virtual character based on a characteristic associated with the first virtual object and the second virtual object after generating the virtual character;

determining a time duration spent by a user in the gameplay for generating the virtual character;

calculating a second character score based on the time duration;

correlating the first character score and the second character score;

calculating a final score based on the correlation;

obtaining, by the processor, a second user input to 3D print a physical object corresponding to the virtual character; and

transmitting, by the processor, a request to a 3D printer system to 3D print the physical object responsive to obtaining the second user input when the final score is greater than a predefined threshold.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the physics rule is associated with a shape of each of the first virtual object and the second virtual object.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic is at least one of: a tensile strength, a shear strength, a modulus of elasticity, a melting point, a freezing point, an exothermic potential, and an endothermic potential.

4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising obtaining a data file associated with the virtual character responsive to obtaining the second user input and a determination that the final score is greater than the predefined threshold.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the request comprises the data file.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual world comprises a virtual room, and wherein the method further comprises:

disposing the plurality of virtual objects in the virtual room based on ease or difficulty of locating the plurality of virtual objects in the virtual room; and

obtaining the first user input responsive to disposing the plurality of virtual objects.

7 . The method of claim 6 further comprising:

obtaining a first user selection associated with a selection of the first virtual object from the virtual room, responsive to disposing the plurality of virtual objects;

obtaining a second user selection associated with a selection of the second virtual object from the virtual room, responsive to disposing the plurality of virtual objects; and

obtaining the first user input, wherein the first user input comprises the first user selection, the second user selection, and a request to combine the first virtual object and the second virtual object in a desired manner to generate the virtual character.

8 . A system for 3-Dimensional (3D) model creation comprising:

a 3D model generator configured to generate a virtual world having a plurality of virtual objects for gameplay, wherein each virtual object is associated with a physics rule;

a receiver configured to receive:

a first user input to generate a virtual character in the virtual world by combining a first virtual object and a second virtual object from the plurality of virtual objects, and

a second user input to 3D print a physical object corresponding to the virtual character; and

a processor configured to:

obtain the first user input and physics rules associated with the first virtual object and the second virtual object;

determine that the first virtual object and the second virtual object are combinable based on the physics rules associated with the first virtual object and the second virtual object;

transmit a command to the 3D model generator to generate the virtual character based on a determination that the first virtual object and the second virtual object are combinable;

calculate a first character score associated with the virtual character based on a characteristic associated with the first virtual object and the second virtual object after generating the virtual character;

determine a time duration spent by a user in the gameplay for generating the virtual character;

calculate a second character score based on the time duration;

correlate the first character score and the second character score;

calculate a final score based on the correlation;

obtain the second user input; and

transmit a request to a 3D printer system to 3D print the physical object responsive to obtaining the second user input when the final score is greater than a predefined threshold.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the physics rule is associated with a shape of each of the first virtual object and the second virtual object.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the characteristic is at least one of: a tensile strength, a shear strength, a modulus of elasticity, a melting point, a freezing point, an exothermic potential, and an endothermic potential.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain a data file associated with the virtual character responsive to obtaining the second user input and a determination that the final score is greater than the first predefined threshold.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the request comprises the data file.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in a distributed computing system, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

generate a virtual world having a plurality of virtual objects for gameplay, wherein each virtual object is associated with a physics rule;

obtain a first user input to generate a virtual character in the virtual world by combining a first virtual object and a second virtual object from the plurality of virtual objects;

determine that the first virtual object and the second virtual object are combinable based on physics rules associated with the first virtual object and the second virtual object;

generate the virtual character based on a determination that the first virtual object and the second virtual object are combinable;

calculate a first character score associated with the virtual character based on a characteristic associated with the first virtual object and the second virtual object after generating the virtual character;

determine a time duration spent by a user in the gameplay for generating the virtual character;

calculate a second character score based on the time duration;

correlate the first character score and the second character score;

calculate a final score based on the correlation;

obtain a second user input to 3D print a physical object corresponding to the virtual character; and

transmit a request to a 3D printer system to 3D print the physical object responsive to obtaining the second user input when the final score is greater than a predefined threshold.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the physics rule is associated with a shape of each of the first virtual object and the second virtual object.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the characteristic is at least one of: a tensile strength, a shear strength, a modulus of elasticity, a melting point, a freezing point, an exothermic potential, and an endothermic potential.

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