Customized Shoe Textures And Shoe Portions
First Claim
1. A computerized method carried out by a computer running on a processor for creating a first three-dimensional (3-D) surface texture on at least a first portion of a shoe using rapid manufacturing techniques, the method comprising:
- presenting a plurality of 3-D surface texture options on a user interface, each of the plurality of 3-D surface texture options associated with one of a plurality of 3-D surface textures configured to be applied to the at least the first portion of the shoe;
receiving a selection of a first 3-D surface texture option of the plurality of 3-D surface texture options, the first 3-D surface texture option associated with a first 3-D surface texture;
generating an augmented design file based at least on a 3-D shoe design data file and the received selection of the first 3-D surface texture; and
using the augmented data file to instruct a rapid manufacturing device to manufacture the at least the first portion of the shoe comprised of the first 3-D surface texture using a rapid manufacturing technique.
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Abstract
A shoe with a three-dimensional (3-D) surface texture created using rapid manufacturing techniques is provided. A plurality of 3-D surface texture options is presented on a user interface; each of the options is associated with one of a plurality of 3-D surface textures to be applied to a portion of a shoe. A selection of a 3-D surface texture is received and is used in part to generate a design file. The design file is used to instruct a rapid manufacturing device to manufacture the portion of the shoe comprised of the 3-D surface texture using a rapid manufacturing technique.
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20 Claims
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1. A computerized method carried out by a computer running on a processor for creating a first three-dimensional (3-D) surface texture on at least a first portion of a shoe using rapid manufacturing techniques, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of 3-D surface texture options on a user interface, each of the plurality of 3-D surface texture options associated with one of a plurality of 3-D surface textures configured to be applied to the at least the first portion of the shoe; receiving a selection of a first 3-D surface texture option of the plurality of 3-D surface texture options, the first 3-D surface texture option associated with a first 3-D surface texture; generating an augmented design file based at least on a 3-D shoe design data file and the received selection of the first 3-D surface texture; and using the augmented data file to instruct a rapid manufacturing device to manufacture the at least the first portion of the shoe comprised of the first 3-D surface texture using a rapid manufacturing technique. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computerized method carried out by a computer running on a processor for creating a three-dimensional (3-D) portion of a shoe having a first type of functional property using rapid manufacturing techniques, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of 3-D functional portion options on a user interface, each of the plurality of 3-D functional portion options associated with one of a plurality of 3-D functional portions to be applied to at least an area of a shoe configuration; receiving a selection of at least one 3-D functional portion option of the plurality of 3-D functional portion options, the at least one 3-D functional portion option associated with a first 3-D functional portion; creating a data file based at least on the shoe configuration and the first 3-D functional portion; and using the data file to instruct a rapid manufacturing device to manufacture the at least the first 3-D functional portion of the shoe configuration. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computerized method carried out by a computer running on a processor for manufacturing a shoe upper with a customized three-dimensional (3-D) exterior surface texture, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of 3-D surface texture options on a user interface, each of the plurality of 3-D surface texture options associated with one of a plurality of 3-D surface textures to be applied to at least a portion of a first shoe upper configuration; receiving a selection of at least one 3-D surface texture option of the plurality of 3-D surface texture options, the at least one 3-D surface texture option associated with a first 3-D surface texture; creating a data file based at least on the first shoe upper configuration and the first 3-D surface texture; and using the data file to instruct a laser sintering device to manufacture the at least the portion of the first shoe upper configuration comprised of the first 3-D surface texture. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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