Methods and apparatuses for printing three dimensional images
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1. A computer-implemented method of three-dimensional (3D) printing of a three-dimensional object, the method comprising:
- delineating, using a processor, an object of interest in an image;
generating, using a processor, a wire-frame 3D model for the object of interest using a stereoscopic set of images, wherein the wire-frame 3D model includes shape information of the object of interest;
breaking the 3D wire-frame model into 3D components using a processor; and
generating, using a processor, mapped information by mapping information from a portion of the image that depicts the object of interest to the 3D components of the wire-frame 3D model.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for printing a 3D object on a three-dimensional (3D) printer are described. The methods semi-automatically or automatically delineate an item in an image, receive a 3D model of the item, matches said item to said 3D model, and send the matched 3D model to a 3D printer.
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1. A computer-implemented method of three-dimensional (3D) printing of a three-dimensional object, the method comprising:
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delineating, using a processor, an object of interest in an image; generating, using a processor, a wire-frame 3D model for the object of interest using a stereoscopic set of images, wherein the wire-frame 3D model includes shape information of the object of interest; breaking the 3D wire-frame model into 3D components using a processor; and generating, using a processor, mapped information by mapping information from a portion of the image that depicts the object of interest to the 3D components of the wire-frame 3D model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method of three-dimensional (3D) printing of a three-dimensional object, the method comprising:
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delineating, using a processor, an object of interest in an image; selecting, using a processor, a wire-frame 3D model for the object of interest, wherein the wire-frame 3D model includes shape information of the object of interest; breaking the 3D wire-frame model into 3D components using a processor; generating, using a processor, mapped information by mapping information from a portion of the image that depicts the object of interest to the 3D components of the wire-frame 3D model; and storing, using a processor, the 3D wire-frame in a database with a copyright protection.
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10. A system for three-dimensional (3D) printing, comprising:
at least one processor configured to delineate an object of interest in an image; calculate a 3D wire-frame model for the object of interest from a stereoscopic set of images, wherein the wire-frame 3D model includes shape information of the object of interest; break the 3D wire-frame model into 3D components; and generate mapped information by mapping information from a portion of the image that depicts the object of interest to the 3D components of the wire-frame 3D model. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for three-dimensional (3D) printing, comprising:
at least one processor configured to delineate an object of interest in an image; select a wire-frame 3D model for the object of interest, wherein the wire-frame 3D model includes shape information of the object of interest; break the 3D wire-frame model into 3D components; generate mapped information by mapping information from a portion of the image that depicts the object of interest to the 3D components of the wire-frame 3D model; and store the 3D wire-frame in a database with a copyright protection.
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18. A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that cause an apparatus to perform a method comprising:
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delineating an object of interest in an image; generating a wire-frame 3D model for the object of interest using a stereoscopic set of images, wherein the wire-frame 3D model includes shape information of the object of interest; breaking the 3D wire-frame model into 3D components; and generating mapped information by mapping information from a portion of the image that depicts the object of interest to the 3D components of the wire-frame 3D model.
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