Previewing a framed image print
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of generating a frame prototype image showing a picture image framed within a frame, the method comprising:
- providing a frame image showing the frame in a perspective view, the frame image having a picture portion corresponding to the portion of the frame used to view a picture mounted in the frame;
texture mapping the picture image to the picture portion of the frame image using the illumination of the picture portion of the frame image in order to generate the frame prototype image; and
multiplying a texture value at a pixel by the original pixel value of the picture image to generate the frame prototype image.
10 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An apparatus and method of generating a visual representation of an image based product. Where the image based product is a picture image, the method produces a framed prototype image showing the picture image framed within a frame. The method includes providing a frame image showing the frame in a perspective view. The frame image has a picture portion corresponding to the portion of the frame used to view a picture mounted in the frame. The method includes mapping the picture image to the picture portion of the frame image in order to generate the frame prototype image.
48 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method of generating a frame prototype image showing a picture image framed within a frame, the method comprising:
-
providing a frame image showing the frame in a perspective view, the frame image having a picture portion corresponding to the portion of the frame used to view a picture mounted in the frame; texture mapping the picture image to the picture portion of the frame image using the illumination of the picture portion of the frame image in order to generate the frame prototype image; and multiplying a texture value at a pixel by the original pixel value of the picture image to generate the frame prototype image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium, for generating a frame prototype image showing a picture image framed within a frame, comprising instructions operable to cause a computer to:
-
receive the picture image; store a frame image showing the frame in a perspective view and a mat identifying the picture portion of the frame image; texture map the picture image to the picture portion of the frame image using the illumination of the picture portion of the frame image in order to generate the frame prototype image; and multiply a texture value at a pixel by the original pixel value of the picture image to generate the frame prototype image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A system for generating a frame prototype image showing a picture image framed within a frame, the system comprising:
-
a client computer in communication with a computer network; a server, in communication with a computer network, having server software embodied in a computer-readable medium, the server software comprising instructions operable to cause the server to; receive the picture image from the client computer; store a frame image showing the frame in a perspective view and a mat identifying the picture portion of the frame image; texture map the picture image to the picture portion of the frame image using the illumination of the picture portion of the frame image in order to generate the frame prototype image, wherein the client computer includes client software embodied in a computer-readable medium, the client software comprising instructions operable to cause the client computer to upload the picture image to the server.
-
-
16. A method of generating a visual representation of an image based product, the method comprising:
-
providing an image to be included in the image based product; providing a perspective image showing the image based product in a perspective view, the perspective image having a picture portion corresponding to the portion of the image based product used to view a picture mounted on the image based product; and texture mapping the image to the picture portion of the perspective image using the illumination of the picture portion of the frame image in order to generate the perspective prototype image; and multiplying a texture value at a pixel by the original pixel value of the picture image to generate the frame prototype image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification