Individualized decoration of the surface of a three-dimensional object
First Claim
1. Method for creating an individual decoration on a non-planar surface area of a three dimensional object (c), characterized in that the decoration has been stored in an electronic form, shapes of surface areas of objects to be decorated have been stored in an electronic form, the object to be decorated is viewed by a user with a graphics program, wherein the graphics program includes one or more elements that are selected by the user and arranged on the non-planar surface area of the electronic form of the object, thereby forming the decoration, and the decoration is projected directly to the non-planar surface area of the object by exposing the object and developing the decoration.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for creating an individualized decoration on the surface of a three-dimensional object (c). The decoration is stored in electric form. The decoration is projected and developed directly on the surface of the object. According to the individualization process of the present invention, the decoration is formed on the surface of a three-dimensional object of complex shape without the use of solid intermediate materials or mechanical operations.
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15 Claims
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1. Method for creating an individual decoration on a non-planar surface area of a three dimensional object (c), characterized in that
the decoration has been stored in an electronic form, shapes of surface areas of objects to be decorated have been stored in an electronic form, the object to be decorated is viewed by a user with a graphics program, wherein the graphics program includes one or more elements that are selected by the user and arranged on the non-planar surface area of the electronic form of the object, thereby forming the decoration, and the decoration is projected directly to the non-planar surface area of the object by exposing the object and developing the decoration.
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7. Apparatus for creating an individualized decoration on the surface of a three-dimensional object (c), characterized in that
the apparatus comprises a computer in whose memory the decoration has been stored in an electric form, and devices for exposure and development, by means of which the decoration is projected and developed directly on the surface of the object.
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11. Method for creating an individual decoration on a non-planar surface area of a three-dimensional object (c), characterized in that:
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the decoration has been stored in an electronic form, shapes of non-planar surface areas of objects to be decorated have been stored in an electronic form, the object to be decorated is viewed by a user with an Internet browser-based graphics program, wherein the decoration is determined by the user arranging one or more elements on the non-planar surface area of the electronic form of the object and the elements are ready-made pictures or patterns selected from Internet, and the decoration is projected directly to the non-planar surface area of the object by exposing the object and developing the decoration.
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12. A method for creating an individual decoration on a three-dimensional shaped surface of an object, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing the shape of the three-dimensional surface in electronic form, providing a graphic program that displays the electronic form of the three-dimensional surface and enables a user to define a decoration by arranging one or more elements on the electronic form of the three-dimensional surface, storing the decoration in an electronic form, treating the three-dimensional surface with a photo-sensitive substance, projecting the electronic form of the decoration onto the three-dimensional surface, and treating the photo-sensitive substance to develop and fix the decoration on the three-dimensional surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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