System and method for parametric display of modular aesthetic designs
First Claim
1. A method for designing a parametric aggregation of components, comprising:
- (a) receiving, from a user through an automated browser, a first user input defining aesthetic characteristics of a plurality of components, comprising at least two different non-shape and non-size attributes, and at least one additional parameter for each component;
(b) automatically generating, by an automated server, based on at least the received first user input, a first data set representing a first distribution of the user input-defined aesthetic characteristics of the components within an aggregation of components, the aesthetic characteristics of the components being automatically distributed according to an aesthetic design algorithm implementing an aesthetic paradigm representing three dimensions, responsive to the at least one additional parameter and at least a complementarity of the at least two different non-shape and non-size attributes;
(c) presenting to the user through the automated browser, the first distribution of the aggregation of components;
(d) receiving, from the user, through the automated browser, a second user input representing a user-desired change in the at least one additional parameter;
(e) automatically generating, by the automated server, a second data set representing a second distribution of the aesthetic characteristics of the components according to the aesthetic design algorithm, responsive to at least the complementarity of the at least two different non-shape and non-size attributes, the first user input and the second user input representing the change in the at least one additional parameter, wherein the second distribution is different from the first distribution; and
(f) presenting to the user through the automated browser, the second distribution of the aggregation of components including the at least two different non-shape and non-size attributes.
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Abstract
A system and method for the aesthetic design of a modular assemblage, comprising means for providing a client graphic user interface for receiving an input for defining parameters of the modular assemblage, and for presenting an image of the defined modular assemblage; communicating a code to a server representing the defined parameters; at the server, in dependence on the communicated code, defining a set of graphic elements corresponding to the defined modular assemblage; communicating the graphic elements from the server to the client; and displaying, at the client, the graphic elements received from the server to represent the defined modular assemblage.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for designing a parametric aggregation of components, comprising:
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(a) receiving, from a user through an automated browser, a first user input defining aesthetic characteristics of a plurality of components, comprising at least two different non-shape and non-size attributes, and at least one additional parameter for each component; (b) automatically generating, by an automated server, based on at least the received first user input, a first data set representing a first distribution of the user input-defined aesthetic characteristics of the components within an aggregation of components, the aesthetic characteristics of the components being automatically distributed according to an aesthetic design algorithm implementing an aesthetic paradigm representing three dimensions, responsive to the at least one additional parameter and at least a complementarity of the at least two different non-shape and non-size attributes; (c) presenting to the user through the automated browser, the first distribution of the aggregation of components; (d) receiving, from the user, through the automated browser, a second user input representing a user-desired change in the at least one additional parameter; (e) automatically generating, by the automated server, a second data set representing a second distribution of the aesthetic characteristics of the components according to the aesthetic design algorithm, responsive to at least the complementarity of the at least two different non-shape and non-size attributes, the first user input and the second user input representing the change in the at least one additional parameter, wherein the second distribution is different from the first distribution; and (f) presenting to the user through the automated browser, the second distribution of the aggregation of components including the at least two different non-shape and non-size attributes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for designing a representation of an aggregation, comprising:
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(a) receiving, through a communication network, an input from an interface defining at least two different non-shape and non-size sensory attributes of components within an aggregation of components; (b) automatically generating, by an automated processor, a distribution of the aggregation of components according to an aesthetic paradigm, responsive to at least a complementarity of the defined at least two different non-shape and non-size sensory attributes of the components; (c) automatically communicating sets of parameters representing a distribution of non-shape and non-size sensory attributes of each respective component of the aggregation of components through the communication network to the interface; and (d) automatically communicating modified sets of parameters representing the distribution of non-shape and non-size sensory attributes of each respective component of the aggregation of components through the communication network to the interface, in response to a further input from the interface, representing at least one change in the at least two different non-shape and non-size sensory attributes of the components, and presenting of the aggregation of components. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for composing a parametric design, comprising:
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(a) receiving an input from a user interface through a communication port defining a state of at least two color characteristics of an aggregation of components and at least one additional characteristic; (b) generating an optimized distribution of the aggregation of components using an automated processor remote from the user interface, according to aesthetic criteria comprising at least; (i) a complementarity of the at least two color characteristics; and (ii) a distribution symmetry factor, responsive to at least the defined state of the at least two color characteristics and the at least one additional characteristic of the aggregation of components; and (c) representing the characteristics of each respective component of the aggregation of components, and the distribution of the aggregation of components as a set of parameters stored in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for composing a parametric aggregation, comprising:
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receiving an input defining parametric characteristics of a plurality of separable and independent components or subcomponents, each representing a physical characteristic which permissibly varies over a range of a parameter comprising at least three distinct values, at least one parametric characteristic being a characteristic exclusive of shape and size; automatically generating a representation of a distribution of the plurality of components or subcomponents having at least two different values of the parametric characteristics comprising the characteristic exclusive of shape and size, distributed according to a design logic responsive to at least perceptual differences between respective different values of the respective parametric characteristics comprising the characteristic exclusive of shape and size of the plurality of components or subcomponents; and representing the parametric characteristics, and the model of the aggregation as a set of values stored in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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