Nova Patents
AU2008316632A1

Product modeling system and method

Abstract

A product modeling system and method are provided. On one embodiment, the product modeling system is used to model a piece of apparel, such as a shirt, with a design wherein the model with the design is used to display the piece of apparel with the design to a consumer.

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5 claims: 4 independent, 1 dependent

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    Claims:1. An apparatus for modeling a product, comprising: a plurality of markers that are capable of forming a marker pattern on the product that does not occlude a surface of die product;an imaging device that is capable of taking an image of the product and die plurality 5 of markers;and a computing device that captures a contour Of a surface of the product when die product is on the object based on the imaged product, applies a design to the product and generates a visual representation of the design on the product when on the object using die captured contour of a surface of the product on the object. 10 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computing device generates a web page that displays die visual representation of the product with the design on a web page to a consumer. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the object further comprises a human model, a mannequin or an animal. 15 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each marker further comprises a piece of pigment. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each marker further comprises a piece of reflective material. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the piece of reflective material further 20 comprises a piece of retro-reflective material. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each marker further comprises a circular marker. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of markers farther comprise a grid of lines not visible to a human on the product 25 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the product farther comprises a piece of apparel, a garment, an item worn by a human being or an item worn by an animal, 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein die computing device maps one or more points on the design to one or more points on the contour of the surface of the product on an object. 30 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computing device colorizes die contour of a surface of a product on an object prior to generating die visual representation of the design on the product WEST\2ii80858.1 SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) PCT/US08/81215 14-01-2009 PCT/US2008/081215 WO 2009/055738 Attorney Docket No. 352432-5110 - 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the computing device texturizes toe contour of a surface of a product on an object prior to generating toe visual representation of toe design on the product 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein toe imaging device further comprises a camera. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein toe computing device further comprises a networked computing system, a client/server system, a peer-to-peer system, an ASP model type system, a laptop computer, a mobile device or a mobile cellular phone. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein toe marker pattern further comprises a grid of markets on toe product 16. A method for product modeling, comprising: providing a contour of a surface of a product on an object generated by imaging toe product on an object using a plurality of markers that form a marker pattern on toe product that does not occlude a surface of toe product;applying a design to the product;and generating a visual representation of toe design on toe product when on the object using toe captured contour of a surface of the product on toe object. 17 . The method of claim 16, wherein providing a three dimensional surface further comprises placing a plurality of markers On a product to create a grid, imaging the product on an object with toe grid to generate an imaged product and capturing a contour of a surface of toe product when the product is on toe object based on toe imaged product 18. The method of claim 17 further comprising displaying toe visual representation of the product with toe design on a web page to a consumer. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein toe object further comprises a human model, a mannequin or an animal. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein placing toe plurality of markers on a product further comprises affixing a plurality of markers to a physical product. 21. The method of claim 17, wherein placing the plurality of markers on a product further comprises electronically affixing a plurality of markers to an image of a physical product. 22. The method of claim 17, wherein each marker further comprises a piece of pigment wESTrnssousi SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) PCT/US08/81215 14-01-2009 PCT/US2008/081215 WO 2009/055738 Attorney Docket No. 352432-5110 ' $/- 23. The method of claim 17, wherein each marker further comprises a piece of reflective material. 24. The method Of claim 23, wherein the piece of reflective material further comprises a piece of retro-reflective material. 25. The method of claim 17, wherein each marker further comprises a circular marker. 26. The method of elaim 17, wherein placing a plurality of markers on a product further comprises placing a grid of lines not visible to a human on the product. 27. The method of claim 16, wherein the product further comprises a piece of apparel, a garment, an item worn by a human being or an item worn by an animal. 28. The method of claim 16, wherein generating a visual representation of the design On die product further comprises mapping one or more points on the design to one or more points on the contour Of the surface of the product on an object 29. The method of claim 28, wherein die mapping the one Or more points further comprising using a warp mapping. 30. The method of claim 28, wherein the warp mapping further comprises using a bicubic image warp. 31. The method of claim 16, wherein generating a visual representation of the design on the product further comprises further comprises colorizing the contour of a surface of a product on an object prior to generating die visual representation of the design on the product. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein colorizing the contour Of a surface of a product further comprises using a color calibration card. 33. The method of claim 31, wherein generating a visual representation of the design on the product further comprises further comprises texturizing the contour of a surface of a product on an object prior to generating the visual representation of the design on the product 34. The method of claim 16, wherein the marker pattern furflier comprises a grid of markets on the product WESTaiSSMSS.l SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) WO 2009/055738 PCT/US2008/081215 FIGURE 1 WO 2009/055738 PCT/US2008/081215
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