Method and system for remotely providing user-defined cutting files for CNC robotic tools
First Claim
1. A method for providing a cutting file for a computer numerical control robotic tool to a customer, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at a site remote from the customer through a public communications network or local area network a generic model for a particular product to be made by the customer with a computer numerical control robotic tool;
displaying to the customer a representational image of the product corresponding to the particular product and default design parameters for the image;
allowing the customer to modify through the public communications network or local area network at least one default design parameter and to select final design parameters for the model;
receiving data corresponding to the final design parameters at the site remote from the customer;
generating at the remote site using the generic model for a particular product a cutting file that incorporates the final design parameters; and
making the cutting file available to the customer.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for interactive generation and provision of custom cutting files for CNC robotic tools. A generic model for a particular product that a user wishes to make with a CNC tool is provided on a server remote from a client, with corresponding representational images available to the user. The user may input changes to the default representational images, and transmit the data corresponding to the final design parameters to a remote site, where a custom cutting file is generated. The user executes a purchase of the custom cutting file, which is then transmitted or otherwise provided to the user.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for providing a cutting file for a computer numerical control robotic tool to a customer, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at a site remote from the customer through a public communications network or local area network a generic model for a particular product to be made by the customer with a computer numerical control robotic tool; displaying to the customer a representational image of the product corresponding to the particular product and default design parameters for the image; allowing the customer to modify through the public communications network or local area network at least one default design parameter and to select final design parameters for the model; receiving data corresponding to the final design parameters at the site remote from the customer; generating at the remote site using the generic model for a particular product a cutting file that incorporates the final design parameters; and making the cutting file available to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing a cutting file for a computer numerical control robotic tool to a customer, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at a site remote from the customer through a public communications network or local area network a generic model for a particular product to be made by the customer with a computer numerical control robotic tool, wherein the product comprises a plurality of components; displaying to the customer a representational image of the product corresponding to the particular product and default design parameters for the image; allowing the customer to modify through the public communications network or local area network at least one default design parameter and to select final design parameters for the model; generating a customized representational image of the product that incorporates the at least one modified design parameter; displaying the customized representational image to the customer; generating at least one customized representational image of the individual components; displaying the at least one customized individual component image to the customer; receiving data corresponding to the final design parameters at a site remote from the customer through a public communications network; generating at the remote site using the generic model for a particular product a cutting file that incorporates the final design parameters; storing the cutting file on a memory system accessible to the customer through a public communications network; executing a financial transaction in which the customer purchases the cutting file through a public communications network; and allowing the customer to access the cutting file.
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10. Apparatus for providing a cutting file for a computer numerical control robotic tool to a customer, the apparatus comprising:
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means for providing at a site remote from the customer through a public communications network or local area network a generic model for a particular product to be made by the customer with a computer numerical control robotic tool; means for displaying to the customer a representational image of the product corresponding to the particular product and default design parameters for the image; means for allowing the customer to modify through the public communications network or local area network at least one default design parameter and to select final design parameters for the model; means for receiving data corresponding to the final design parameters at the site remote from the customer; means for generating at the remote site using the generic model for a particular product a cutting file that incorporates the final design parameters; and means for making the cutting file available to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for providing a cutting file for a computer numerical control robotic tool to a customer, the computer program comprising:
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instructions far providing at a site remote from the customer through a public communications network or local area network a genetic model for a particular product to be made by the customer with a computer numerical control robotic tool; instructions far displaying to the customer a representational image of the product corresponding to the particular product and default design parameters for the image; instructions for allowing the customer to modify through the public communications network or local area network at least one default design parameter and to select final design parameters for the model; instructions for receiving data corresponding to the final design parameters at the site remote from the customer; instructions for generating at the remote site using the genetic model for a particular product a cutting file that incorporates the final design parameters; and instructions for making the cutting file available to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for a customer to acquire a cutting file for a computer numerical control robotic tool, the method comprising the steps of:
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viewing a representational image of the product corresponding to a generic model for a product to be made by the customer with a computer numerical control robotic tool and to default design parameters for the image; identifying and inputting any desired modifications to the default design parameters, creating final design parameters; transmitting data corresponding to the final design parameters through a public communications network or local area network to a site remote from the customer; requesting cutting file from the remote site; and
receiving the cutting file. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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