Illustration Instructor

• US 20190333405A1
• Filed: 04/25/2019
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Da Vinci Eye LLC
• Original Assignee: Da Vinci Eye LLC
• Inventors: GHERMAN, Samuel
• Granted Patent: US 11,462,122 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/35 Categorising the entire scene, e.g. birthday party or wedding scene
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 11/04 Guide sheets or plates; Tracing charts templets for drawing purposes B43L13/20
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 11/06 Devices involving the use of transparent or translucent tracing material, e.g. copy books

Abstract

A system and method uses an electronic device with a camera and a viewing device to create an augmented reality environment by superimposing a virtual image onto a surface for a user to trace with a drawing apparatus. The system and method can be used to directly copy a virtual image onto a surface by hand and provides training, step by step drawing tools, and image verification. By looking through a user'"'"'s device and following step by step lessons, the user is guided to complete an image.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing a template comprising:

a camera;

a display;

a memory; and

a processor configured to;

allow a user to select an image to be drawn;

captured a scene in real-time by the camera;

overlay the image on the captured scene;

break the image down into component parts

display the selected image and the captured scene on the display; and

display the component parts of the selected image and the captured scene on the display as the template.

2. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1, wherein the component parts of the selected image and the captured scene are superimposed onto a surface for a user to trace with a drawing apparatus.

3. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to compare a drawn image with a superimposed image.

4. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide image verification by comparing a respective image with a specific image captured in real-time by the camera.

5. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

increase and decrease a displayed size the image using a zoom function;

display the size adjusted image and the captured scene on the display; and

tile the image if the size adjusted image is larger than the display.

6. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1, wherein the user is guided to complete the image following step by step instructions.

7. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1, wherein the component parts are one or more layers of colors and values that corresponds to levels of darkness, so that each layer can be presented as an template that represents a respective color or value.

8. A method for providing a template comprising:

selecting an image to be drawn from a memory of a device;

overlaying the image on a scene captured in real-time by a camera of the device;

breaking the image down into component parts;

displaying the selected image and the captured scene on the display; and

displaying the component parts of the selected image and the captured scene on the display as the template.

9. The method for providing a template according to claim 8, wherein the template is used to draw the image with a drawing apparatus.

10. The method for providing a template according to claim 8, wherein the template is one of an enlarged or reduced version of the image.

11. The method for providing a template according to claim 8, further comprising:

providing a tutorial to draw the image step-by-step.

12. The method for providing a template according to claim 8, further comprising:

displaying grid lines on the display.