Fabrication of products on demand
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer system, from a first user of an electronic catalog system a manufacturable model for a product to be fabricated, the manufacturable model comprising electronic information providing a three-dimensional representation of the product, the manufacturable model configured for use by a three-dimensional printer to fabricate the product;
validating, by the computer system, the manufacturable model, wherein validating comprises at least one of (1) verifying that the manufacturable model represents a three-dimensional representation of the product, (2) verifying the manufacturable model'"'"'s representation of product dimensions or configuration, (3) verifying the manufacturable model'"'"'s representation of material tolerance, or (4) testing simulated response of a model of the product to environmental conditions;
generating, by the computing system, a first display page comprising information about the product for presentation to users of the electronic catalog system, the information indicating that the product is available for selection by the users;
generating, by the computing system, a second display page comprising information about at least one of the product or the manufacturable model, the second display page presentable to the first user but not to other users of the electronic catalog system;
receiving, from a second user, a request to obtain the product;
in response to the request from the second user and the validation, providing, by the computer system to the three-dimensional printer, information for fabrication of the product based at least in part on the manufacturable model, wherein providing the information causes the three-dimensional printer to fabricate the product using the manufacturable model; and
causing a payment to be made to the first user in response to the request for the product by the second user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for fabricating products on demand. In some embodiments, a manufacturable model, which may include information about a three-dimensional representation of a product to be fabricated, is received by a user of an electronic system and may be validated by the electronic system. A prototype of the product can be generated based at least in part on the manufacturable model, and the manufacturable model and/or the product can be made available for selection by other users of the system. The product may be fabricated based at least in part on the manufacturable model using, for example, a three-dimensional printer, and may be delivered to users of the electronic system.
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receiving, by a computer system, from a first user of an electronic catalog system a manufacturable model for a product to be fabricated, the manufacturable model comprising electronic information providing a three-dimensional representation of the product, the manufacturable model configured for use by a three-dimensional printer to fabricate the product; validating, by the computer system, the manufacturable model, wherein validating comprises at least one of (1) verifying that the manufacturable model represents a three-dimensional representation of the product, (2) verifying the manufacturable model'"'"'s representation of product dimensions or configuration, (3) verifying the manufacturable model'"'"'s representation of material tolerance, or (4) testing simulated response of a model of the product to environmental conditions; generating, by the computing system, a first display page comprising information about the product for presentation to users of the electronic catalog system, the information indicating that the product is available for selection by the users; generating, by the computing system, a second display page comprising information about at least one of the product or the manufacturable model, the second display page presentable to the first user but not to other users of the electronic catalog system; receiving, from a second user, a request to obtain the product; in response to the request from the second user and the validation, providing, by the computer system to the three-dimensional printer, information for fabrication of the product based at least in part on the manufacturable model, wherein providing the information causes the three-dimensional printer to fabricate the product using the manufacturable model; and causing a payment to be made to the first user in response to the request for the product by the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system, from a user of an electronic catalog system a manufacturable model for a product to be fabricated, the manufacturable model comprising electronic information providing a three-dimensional representation of the product, the manufacturable model configured for use by a three-dimensional printer to fabricate the product; validating, by the computer system, the manufacturable model, wherein validating comprises at least one of (1) verifying that the manufacturable model represents a three-dimensional representation of the product, (2) verifying the manufacturable model'"'"'s representation of product dimensions or configuration, (3) verifying the manufacturable model'"'"'s representation of material tolerance, or (4) testing simulated response of a model of the product to environmental conditions; in response to validating the manufacturable model, providing instructions, by the computer system, for fabrication of a prototype of the product for the user by the three-dimensional printer based at least in part on the manufacturable model, wherein providing the instructions causes the three-dimensional printer to fabricate the product using the manufacturable model; and generating, by the computing system, a display page comprising information about the prototype, the display page accessible by the user but not by other users of the electronic catalog system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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