INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20180059646A1
• Filed: 08/29/2017
• Published: 03/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Natori, Takuya, Guo, Jiaang
• Granted Patent: US 10,444,735 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 50/00 Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4099 Surface or curve machining, making 3D objects, e.g. desktop manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31352 Expert system integrates knowledges to control workshop
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/35134 3-D cad-cam
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49007 Making, forming 3-D object, model, surface
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49013 Deposit layers, cured by scanning laser, stereo lithography SLA, prototyping
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49023 3-D printing, layer of powder, add drops of binder in layer, new powder
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00827 Arrangements for reading an image from an unusual original, e.g. 3-dimensional objects

Abstract

A client terminal checks whether there is information indicating that forming is impracticable with reference to content of data for a forming apparatus to form a 3-dimensional object and acquires a feature amount and forming setting related to 3-dimensional forming of the data if it is determined that there is no information indicating that the forming is impracticable. The client terminal transmits the acquired feature amount and forming setting to a server and supplies information regarding forming evaluation which is based on the feature amount and the forming setting and is acquired from the server.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising, a memory storing instructions;

and

a processor which is capable of executing the instructions causing the information processing apparatus to;

perform a check whether there is information indicating that forming is impracticable with reference to content of data for a forming apparatus to form a 3-dimensional object;

perform acquisition of a feature amount and forming setting related to 3-dimensional forming of the data if it is determined that there is no information indicating that the forming is impracticable in the check;

perform transmission of the acquired feature amount and forming setting to an external server that evaluates the forming; and

supply information regarding forming evaluation which is based on the feature amount and the forming setting and is acquired from the external server.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the forming setting includes identification information of the forming apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the forming setting includes at least one of a layering pitch, a head temperature, or a filament diameter of the forming apparatus.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the feature amount includes at least one of a finest cavity diameter, a slimmest portion diameter, or a thinnest portion thickness of the data.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition and the transmission are provided as functions of an OS of the information processing apparatus.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding the forming evaluation is displayed by a display unit of the information processing apparatus.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding the forming evaluation includes a ratio of forming failure based on data identical or similar to the data retrieved by the external server.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding the forming evaluation includes content of a change if a ratio of forming success increases upon changing at least one of the feature amount or the forming setting of the data.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the information processing apparatus to transmit forming evaluation from a user after the object is formed to the external server.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the forming evaluation from the user includes at least one of forming success or failure, a forming result image, or a comment of the user.

11. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

checking whether there is information indicating that forming is impracticable with reference to content of data for a forming apparatus to form a 3-dimensional object;

acquiring a feature amount and forming setting related to 3-dimensional forming of the data if it is determined in the checking that there is no information indicating that the forming is impracticable;

transmitting the acquired feature amount and forming setting to an external server that evaluates the forming; and

supplying information regarding forming evaluation which is based on the feature amount and the forming setting and is acquired from the external server.

12. A non-transitory storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a method for controlling an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

checking whether there is information indicating that forming is impracticable with reference to content of data for a forming apparatus to form a 3-dimensional object;

acquiring a feature amount and forming setting related to 3-dimensional forming of the data if it is determined in the checking that there is no information indicating that the forming is impracticable;

transmitting the acquired feature amount and forming setting to an external server that evaluates the forming; and

supplying information regarding forming evaluation which is based on the feature amount and the forming setting and is acquired from the external server.