Methods and apparatus for producing a lenticular novelty item at a point of purchase
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1. A method of producing a lenticular novelty item at a point of purchase, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a user input at a computing device located at the point of purchase, the user input being indicative of a customer selection, the user input identifying one of a plurality of predetermined themes, the identified theme including a foreground image and a background image;
capturing a digital image of a person at the point of purchase;
digitally combining at least a portion of the background image, at least a portion of the captured digital image, and at least a portion of the foreground image to create a final composite image;
printing the final composite image at the point of purchase to produce a printed image; and
affixing a lenticular surface to the printed image to produce the lenticular novelty item.
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Abstract
A composite image generator for producing a lenticular novelty item at a point of purchase is disclosed. The composite image generator receives a theme selection and a captured digital image. Images associated with the selected theme and the captured digital image are then interlaced and/or combined to produce a final composite image. The final composite image is printed and a lenticular surface is applied to produce the lenticular novelty item at a point of purchase.
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1. A method of producing a lenticular novelty item at a point of purchase, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a user input at a computing device located at the point of purchase, the user input being indicative of a customer selection, the user input identifying one of a plurality of predetermined themes, the identified theme including a foreground image and a background image;
capturing a digital image of a person at the point of purchase;
digitally combining at least a portion of the background image, at least a portion of the captured digital image, and at least a portion of the foreground image to create a final composite image;
printing the final composite image at the point of purchase to produce a printed image; and
affixing a lenticular surface to the printed image to produce the lenticular novelty item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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15. An apparatus for producing a lenticular novelty item at a point of purchase, the apparatus comprising:
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a user input module structured to receive a user input identifying one of a plurality of predetermined themes;
a memory device operatively coupled to the user input module, the memory device storing a foreground image and a background image associated with the identified theme;
a digital image capture module structured to capture a digital image at the point of purchase;
an integration module operatively coupled to the digital image capture module and the memory module, the integration module being structured to combine at least a portion of the background image, at least a portion of the captured digital image, and at least a portion of the foreground image to create a final composite image; and
printer driver operatively coupled to the integration module, the printer driver being structured to cause a printer to print the final composite image at the point of purchase to produce a printed image.
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26. A method of producing a lenticular novelty item at a point of purchase, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a composite background image;
generating a composite foreground image;
capturing a digital image of a person at the point of purchase after the steps of generating the composite background image and the composite foreground image;
deleting a portion of the composite background image to create a specialized background image, the portion of the composite background image deleted being dependant on the captured digital image;
deleting a portion of the captured digital image to create a intermediate digital image, the portion of the captured digital image deleted being dependant on the composite foreground image;
digitally combining the specialized background image, the intermediate digital image, and the composite foreground image to create a multiple composite image;
printing the multiple composite image at the point of purchase to produce a printed image; and
affixing a lenticular surface to the printed image to produce the lenticular novelty item.
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