Granted Patent B2

US 12,675,818 · App. 18/219,527 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Inventors: Matthew Difonzo (Belmont, CA); Leslie Young Harvill (Olympia, WA)

Assignee: Zazzle Inc.

G06T11/60G06Q30/0621G06T2210/16

Abstract

Claims (79)

1 . A method for using a custom product as a key for context-based image generation, the method comprising:

receiving, by a visualization service of a computer collaboration system, a graphical representation of a custom digital product;

determining, by the visualization service, one or more regions for customizing regions when displaying a graphical visualization of the custom digital product on a display device;

for a region of the one or more regions:

determining, by the visualization service, a set of phrases that are specific to the custom digital product and a customization process for customizing the custom digital product; wherein the set of phrases comprises one or more pieces of information extracted from a user profile of a user who customized the custom digital product;

based on the set of phrases, generating a synthetic image generation request;

transmitting the synthetic image generation request to an artificial intelligence (AI) based image generator configured to generate synthetic images;

causing the AI-based generator to:

generate a customized synthetic image based on, at least in part, the synthetic image generation request and a repository of images; wherein the customized synthetic image is not a copy of any image from the repository of images;

transmit the customized synthetic image to the computer collaboration system;

including the customized synthetic image in the region;

causing displaying, on the display device, the graphical visualization of the custom digital product along with the customized synthetic image in the region.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical representation of the custom digital product is constructed using a series of rendering and compositing actions derived from product description data for a custom digital product;

wherein the compositing actions include manufacturing instructions;

wherein the product description data comprise a plurality of parameters of the custom digital product;

wherein each parameter, of the plurality of parameters of the custom product, is a key-value pair;

wherein the key-value pair is a data structure that includes an attribute key and a corresponding attribute value.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the set of phrases comprises one or more key-value pairs extracted from the product description data.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the set of phrases comprises one or more pieces of information extracted from a repository of events associated with the custom digital product.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the customized synthetic image is generated by synthesizing two or more images extracted from the repository of images that are tagged with phrases matching one or more phrases in the set of phrases;

wherein images in the repository of images are tagged using corresponding tags;

wherein the customized synthetic image is generated contemporaneously by updating a display of the custom digital product on the display device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the graphical representation of the custom digital product to a manufacturing product rendering unit;

causing the manufacturing product rendering unit to:

render the graphical representation of the custom digital product;

print, using one or more printing instructions of a manufacturing product rendering unit, the graphical representation of the custom digital product to generate a physical representation of the custom digital product.

7 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform:

receiving, by a visualization service of a computer collaboration system, a graphical representation of a custom digital product;

determining, by the visualization service, one or more regions for customizing regions when displaying a graphical visualization of the custom digital product on a display device;

for a region of the one or more regions:

determining, by the visualization service, a set of phrases that are specific to the custom digital product and a customization process for customizing the custom digital product; wherein the set of phrases comprises one or more pieces of information extracted from a user profile of a user who customized the custom digital product;

based on the set of phrases, generating a synthetic image generation request;

transmitting the synthetic image generation request to an artificial intelligence (AI) based image generator configured to generate synthetic images;

causing the AI-based generator to:

generate a customized synthetic image based on, at least in part, the synthetic image generation request and a repository of images; wherein the customized synthetic image is not a copy of any image from the repository of images;

transmit the customized synthetic image to the computer collaboration system;

including the customized synthetic image in the region;

causing displaying, on the display device, the graphical visualization of the custom digital product along with the customized synthetic image in the region.

8 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , wherein the graphical representation of the custom digital product is constructed using a series of rendering and compositing actions derived from product description data for a custom digital product;

wherein the compositing actions include manufacturing instructions;

wherein the product description data comprise a plurality of parameters of the custom digital product;

wherein each parameter, of the plurality of parameters of the custom product, is a key-value pair;

wherein the key-value pair is a data structure that includes an attribute key and a corresponding attribute value.

9 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the set of phrases comprises one or more key-value pairs extracted from the product description data.

10 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the set of phrases comprises one or more pieces of information extracted from a repository of events associated with the custom digital product.

11 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the customized synthetic image is generated by synthesizing two or more images extracted from the repository of images that are tagged with phrases matching one or more phrases in the set of phrases;

wherein images in the repository of images are tagged using corresponding tags;

wherein the customized synthetic image is generated contemporaneously by updating a display of the custom digital product on the display device.

12 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , further comprising:

transmitting the graphical representation of the custom digital product to a manufacturing product rendering unit;

causing the manufacturing product rendering unit to:

render the graphical representation of the custom digital product;

print, using one or more printing instructions of a manufacturing product rendering unit, the graphical representation of the custom digital product to generate a physical representation of the custom digital product.

13 . A custom product computer system generator comprising:

a memory unit;

one or more processors; and

a custom product computer storing one or more instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform:

receiving, by a visualization service of a computer collaboration system, a graphical representation of a custom digital product;

determining, by the visualization service, one or more regions for customizing regions when displaying a graphical visualization of the custom digital product on a display device;

for a region of the one or more regions:

determining, by the visualization service, a set of phrases that are specific to the custom digital product and a customization process for customizing the custom digital product; wherein the set of phrases comprises one or more pieces of information extracted from a user profile of a user who customized the custom digital product;

based on the set of phrases, generating a synthetic image generation request;

transmitting the synthetic image generation request to an artificial intelligence (AI) based image generator configured to generate synthetic images;

causing the AI-based generator to:

generate a customized synthetic image based on, at least in part, the synthetic image generation request and a repository of images; wherein the customized synthetic image is not a copy of any image from the repository of images;

transmit the customized synthetic image to the computer collaboration system;

including the customized synthetic image in the region;

causing displaying, on the display device, the graphical visualization of the custom digital product along with the customized synthetic image in the region.

14 . The custom product computer system generator of claim 13 , wherein the graphical representation of the custom digital product is constructed using a series of rendering and compositing actions derived from product description data for a custom digital product;

wherein the compositing actions include manufacturing instructions;

wherein the product description data comprise a plurality of parameters of the custom digital product;

wherein each parameter, of the plurality of parameters of the custom product, is a key-value pair;

wherein the key-value pair is a data structure that includes an attribute key and a corresponding attribute value.

15 . The custom product computer system generator of claim 14 , wherein the set of phrases comprises one or more key-value pairs extracted from the product description data.

16 . The custom product computer system generator of claim 14 , wherein the set of phrases comprises one or more pieces of information extracted from a repository of events associated with the custom digital product.

17 . The custom product computer system generator of claim 14 , wherein the customized synthetic image is generated by synthesizing two or more images extracted from the repository of images that are tagged with phrases matching one or more phrases in the set of phrases;

wherein images in the repository of images are tagged using corresponding tags;

wherein the customized synthetic image is generated contemporaneously by updating a display of the custom digital product on the display device.

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