System and method for transforming graphical images
First Claim
1. A method for creating at least one transformed graphical image, wherein said at least one transformed graphical image is adapted to a three-dimensional topography of a substrate to which said at least one transformed graphical image is to be applied, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing said substrate;
measuring said topography of said substrate; and
transforming at least one untransformed graphical image into said at least one transformed graphical image in accordance with measurements of said topography of said substrate.
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Abstract
A system and a method for transforming graphical images. Graphical images are adapted by the present invention to be applied to a three-dimensional topography of a substrate. After the image is applied to the substrate, the image then appears in proportion and conforms to the topography of the substrate. In an embodiment, the present invention comprises a method for creating at least one transformed graphical image. The topography of a substrate is measured by using a digitizing apparatus to obtain at least one image of the topography of a measurement article. The digitizing apparatus comprises at least one, sensor that is electronically interconnected with a computer memory. The at least one image of the measurement article is transmitted into the computer memory. A graphical image is transformed in computer memory in accordance with the measurements of the topography of the measurement article to result in a transformed graphical image.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for creating at least one transformed graphical image, wherein said at least one transformed graphical image is adapted to a three-dimensional topography of a substrate to which said at least one transformed graphical image is to be applied, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing said substrate;
measuring said topography of said substrate; and
transforming at least one untransformed graphical image into said at least one transformed graphical image in accordance with measurements of said topography of said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for creating at least one transformed graphical image, wherein said at least one transformed graphical image is adapted to a topography of a substrate to which said at least one transformed graphical image is to be applied, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a measurement article having a three-dimensional topography consistent with said topography of said substrate, said measurement article comprising a plurality of measurement points, wherein said plurality of measurement points collectively are suggestive of said topography of said measurement article;
obtaining at least one image of said plurality of measurement points with a digitizing apparatus, said digitizing apparatus comprising at least one sensor electronically interconnected with a first computer, wherein said first computer comprises a first computer memory;
transmitting said at least one image of said plurality of measurement points from said digitizing apparatus into said first computer memory;
creating a three-dimensional grid in said first computer memory, said three-dimensional grid being reflective of said at least one image of said plurality of measurement points;
combining, in a second computer memory, said three-dimensional grid and at least one untransformed graphical image; and
flattening, in said computer memory, said combined three-dimensional grid and at least one untransformed graphical image into a two-dimensional grid, said flattening step resulting in transformation of said at least one untransformed graphical image into said at least one transformed graphical image.
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24. A digitizing apparatus comprising:
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at least one sensor;
means for positioning said at least one sensor in relation to a measurement article, said measurement article having a three-dimensional topography, said measurement article comprising a plurality of measurement points, wherein said plurality of measurement points collectively are suggestive of said topography of said measurement article, and wherein each of said at least one sensors is operable to obtain at least one image of said plurality of measurement points;
means for positioning said measurement article so that at least a portion of said plurality of measurement points are within a volume viewable by said at least one sensor, said positioning means comprising means for holding said measurement article stationary; and
a computer comprising a computer memory, said computer operably connected to said at least one sensor and adapted to receive at least one image of said plurality of measurement points obtained by said at least one sensor into said computer memory, and to create a three-dimensional grid in said computer memory, said three-dimensional grid being reflective of said plurality of measurement points. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer comprising:
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a fixed storage medium;
a computer memory operably located with said fixed storage medium; and
software means stored on said fixed storage medium and interactive with said computer memory, said software means operable to (a) create an image of a topography of a three-dimensional measurement article in computer memory from at least one image of said topography of said three-dimensional measurement article obtained by at least one sensor electronically interconnected with said computer, (b) create a three-dimensional grid in said computer memory, said three-dimensional grid being reflective of said image of said topography of said three-dimensional measurement article, (c) combine said three-dimensional grid with at least one untransformed graphical image in said computer memory, and (d) flatten, in said computer memory, said combined three-dimensional grid and said at least one untransformed graphical image into a two-dimensional grid, said flattening resulting in a transformation of said at least one untransformed graphical image into a transformed graphical image. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A system of computers comprising:
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a first computer comprising a fixed storage medium, computer memory operably connected with said fixed storage medium, and software means stored on said fixed storage medium and interactive with said computer memory, said software means operable to;
(a) create an image of a topography of a three-dimensional measurement article in computer memory from at least one image of said topography of said three-dimensional measurement article obtained by at least one sensor electronically interconnected with said computer, and (b) create a three-dimensional grid in said computer memory, said three-dimensional grid being reflective of said image of said topography of said three-dimensional measurement article;
a second computer comprising a fixed storage medium, computer memory operably connected with said fixed storage medium, and software means stored on said fixed storage medium and interactive with said computer memory, said software means operable to;
(a) combine said three-dimensional grid and at least one untransformed graphical image in computer memory, and (b) flatten, in said computer memory, said combined three-dimensional grid and said at least one untransformed graphical image into a two-dimensional grid, said flattening resulting in transformation of said at least one untransformed graphical image into a transformed graphical image; and
means for transmitting data between said first computer and said second computer. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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