631 results about "Graphic design" patented technology

Computer-implemented methods, programs and apparatus for generating a library design for a combinatorial library of materials. A library design includes a set of sources representing components to be used in preparing the combinatorial library, destinations replying arrangements of cells and mappings, defining one or more distribution patterns for assigning components to cells in the destination arrangement or arrangements. Mappings include gradients and sets of user-defined equations, and are used to calculate the amount of on components to be assigned to a cell or cells in an arrangement. A library design can also include one or more process parameters defined to vary over time or across a plurality of destination cells. The invention outputs a data file defining the library design, including electronic data representing the sources, the destinations and the mapping, in a format suitable for implementing manually or using automated material handling apparatus.

A remotely controlled electronic display sign which operates with a plasma display and which provides for humidity control and the like allowing the sign to be used in various environments. The sign is essentially self-contained and includes those components necessary for enabling a display of desired material from a remote control source. A controller in or associated with the sign is accessible either electrically, or through satellite transmission or other wireless transmission from the remote source which allows the display of the sign to be changed at will. Thus, an operator at a remote source may, with the aid of a pre-prepared graphic design, transmit that design to the controller at or associated with the sign for display of that graphic information.

A method for defining a layout of 3-D devices, such as a finFET, is provided. The method includes determining an area required by a desired 3-D device and designing a circuit using planar devices having an equivalent area. The planar device corresponding to the desired 3-D device is used to layout a circuit design, thereby allowing circuit and layout designers to work at a higher level without the need to specify each individual fin or 3-D structure. Thereafter, the planar design may be converted to a 3-D design by replacing planar active areas with 3-D devices occupying an equivalent area.

We describe a search engine generator that automates the process of creating a search engine for a particular structured document written in a natural language such as English. The search engine allows more convenient and flexible analysis of information stored in natural language documents than is currently available with World Wide Web search engines or portal builders. Specifically, it displays matching records in a tabular format for easy comparison; this may include information calculated with data from the document. Further, the search engine's graphical user interface (GUI) is available in different natural languages to facilitate searches by international users, and the GUI has a customizable graphic design.

A remotely controlled electronic display sign which operates with a plasma display and which provides for humidity and heat control and the like allowing the sign to be used in various environments. The sign is essentially self-contained and includes those components necessary for enabling a display of desired material from a remote control source or one located at the sign. A controller in or associated with the sign is accessible either electrically, or through satellite transmission or other wireless transmission from the remote source which allows the display of the sign to be changed at will. Thus, an operator at a remote source may, with the aid of a pre-prepared graphic design, transmit that design to the controller at or associated with the sign for display of that graphic information and potentially with sound.

An array of disposable absorbent articles comprising a sequence of graphic designs corresponding to a wearer's stage of development. For a disposable diaper, the array of disposable absorbent article graphic designs may comprise a first absorbent article graphic design for newborns and infants, a second absorbent article graphic design for toddlers, and a third absorbent article graphic design for older wearers, and other absorbent article graphic designs.

A 3D designing method of garment includes setting up databank of 3D dress form data, garment fashion databank, databank of cloth and color as well as decoration, garment developed drawing databank and databank of test dressing drawing; storing said data into storage; collecting body data of client and inputting it in computer; selecting suitable fashion and sewing amount from said databank then putting on garment on model to form original drawing of 3D garment; selecting color, cloth and decoration for garment to form test dressing result drawing and developed drawing of 3D garment.

A tufting machine capable of producing individual articles of athletic turf bearing precise graphic patterns is disclosed. The machine includes a support frame to which a backing material is statically held, a tufting frame that spans above and below the backing and is computer-controlled to travel along the support frame, a yarn-inserting needle carriage disposed above the backing along the tufting frame and a yarn-catching looper carriage disposed below the backing along the tufting frame. The carriages are computer-controlled to asynchronously shift relative to each other as may be necessary for their individual yarn-inserting components and yarn-catching components to cooperate.

A method of surface marking an article, especially a building product, is provided. One described method includes the steps of laser marking a first graphic design element on a surface of an article and ink-jet printing a second graphic design element in registry with the first graphic design element on the surface of the article to create a high quality overall graphic design. Also provided are articles made according to this method, and systems for carrying out the method.

A novelty article comprises a flexible and waterproof display carrying membrane that is elastically stretchable and contoured to define at least a portion of the shape of the novelty article. The flexible and waterproof display carrying membrane has at least one inner display layer and at least one outer transparent gripping layer disposed over the inner display layer. The inner display layer includes a fabric layer and a graphic design that is formed on a surface of the fabric layer and that is visible through the outer transparent gripping layer.

The present invention is a method and system for projecting an image from a vehicle onto a surface, such as a road or sidewalk. A laser diode assembly is installed in the vehicle and comprises: a light beam source; a power source; a power regulating chip; an image creation means; and, power activating means. A lens is secured to an output end of the laser diode assembly, and comprises a light diffraction image which can be a message, logo, or graphic design Activation is initiated by switching on the assembly from a position within the interior of the vehicle, or by an activity such as the opening of a door. The activation is ramped up to a full-on state over a pre-set period of time.

The invention relates to an intervertebral fusion implant for fusing two adjacent vertebrae, comprising an adjustable support body, the base surface and cover surface of which are configured to bear on end plates of the adjacent vertebrae, wherein provision is made for a side bracket, which can be pivoted laterally about a hinge and the base and cover of which have a planar design, and provision is made for an actuator for pivoting out the side bracket into a position (working position) spread from the support body. As a result, the implant has particularly small dimensions and can, after assembly at the envisaged implantation site, be actuated in such a way that it becomes larger and thereby affords a larger support surface for support in the intervertebral space. Thus, even comparatively large-area defects can be treated by minimally invasive surgery.

An array of disposable absorbent articles comprising a sequence of graphic designs corresponding to a wearer's stage of development. For a disposable diaper, the array of disposable absorbent article graphic designs may comprise a first absorbent article graphic design for newborns and infants, a second absorbent article graphic design for toddlers, and a third absorbent article graphic design for older wearers, and other absorbent article graphic designs.

A design image is transformed into a projection design image comprising the design image as it will appear when projected onto a physical 3-dimensional (3-D) curved object. In an embodiment, pixels of the design image are mapped into corresponding mapped pixels in a projection design image according to how the design image will appear in a flattened image of the design projected or printed onto the object having 3-dimension curves. The projection design image may be combined with a product image of the object having 3-dimension curves to generate a customized product image of the object having 3-dimension curves incorporating the design image. The customized product image is displayed to a user when customizing a product with a design to ensure that the user understands how the physical product will appear when the design is printed or projected onto the physical product.

The present invention relates to a system and method for electronically communicating, coordinating and disseminating product designs, specifications and production-related data between a plurality of parties. More particularly, the invention relates to the coordination of parties that create color and graphic designs, including manufacturers, designers, suppliers and printers for new or existing color products.

Hair graphic cutting apparatus comprises a graphic cutting device for cutting a graphic design as hereinbefore defined, a first track on which the graphic cutting device is motor-drivably slidably mounted, a second track on which the first track is motor-drivably slidably mounted, an electronic controller which automatically controls, based on a selected graphic pattern, the movement of the graphic cutting device on the first track and the movement of the first track on the second track so that at least one of a distinct picture, pattern, emblem and logo is cut into a user's hair so as to be defined by bordering hair and so as to at least one of extend from a user's hairline and be spaced from the user's hairline, and input interface means which enables input of said graphic design to the controller.

Computer-implemented methods, programs and apparatus for generating a library design for a combinatorial library of materials. A library design includes a set of sources representing components to be used in preparing the combinatorial library, destinations representing arrangements of cells and mappings, defining one or more distribution patterns for assigning components to cells in the destination arrangement or arrangements. Mappings include gradients and sets of user-defined equations, and are used to calculate the amount of one or more components to be assigned to a cell or cells in an arrangement. A library design can also include one or more process parameters defined to vary over time or across a plurality of destination cells. The invention outputs a data file defining the library design, including electronic data representing the sources, the destinations and the mapping, in a format suitable for implementing manually or using automated material handling apparatus.

The invention discloses a collaborative modeling method and system based on a mobile terminal and a holographic displayed virtual scene. The method includes constructing a holographic three-dimensional projection device connected to a server; connecting a mobile terminal with the server in one wireless local area network; acquiring and inputting the two-dimensional planar design graph and layout drawing or pre-stored planar graph of the three-dimensional virtual scene into the system; allowing high priority users to draw or adjust the virtual scene wall in a two-dimensional scene drawing unit according to the input scene planar design graph, and generating a three-dimensional scene in the virtual environment in real time; allowing model adding units of multiple mobile terminals to add models of the virtual scene collaboratively; allowing a natural interaction unit to determine the holographic displayed three-dimensional virtual scene; storing the two-dimensional planar design graph of the three-dimensional scene, and outputting the three-dimensional scene. The accuracy of scene arrangement is improved, the collaborative modeling for communication between the mobile terminal and the server is implemented for users, the collaboration of the virtual scene design is improved, and the producing efficiency is improved.

The present invention relates to an article comprising a substrate having thereon at least one antistatic layer, wherein said antistatic layer comprises at least one conductive material, and wherein said antistatic layer comprises areas of patterned coverage, and wherein said patterned coverage comprises a graphic design.

The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for retargeting a user's input digital design based on a selected template digital design. For example, in response to the user's selection of a template digital design, one or more embodiments described herein change various design features of the user's input digital design to match corresponding design features in the selected template digital design. One or more embodiments described herein also provide template digital designs to the user for use in retargeting after a two-step selection process that ensures the provided template digital designs are compatible with the user's input digital design.

A tufting machine capable of producing individual articles of athletic turf bearing precise graphic patterns is disclosed. The machine includes a support frame to which a backing material is statically held, a tufting frame that spans above and below the backing and is computer-controlled to travel along the support frame, a yarn-inserting needle carriage disposed above the backing along the tufting frame and a yarn-catching looper carriage disposed below the backing along the tufting frame. The carriages are computer-controlled to asynchronously shift relative to each other as may be necessary for their individual yarn-inserting components and yarn-catching components to cooperate

The present invention, belonging to the technical field of computer graphics and computer assistant graphic design. The method according to the present invention comprises: firstly inputting a three-dimensional garment model set, through shape and style analysis, segmenting the three-dimensional garment parts having the same style structure to achieve semantic segmentation; clustering the three-dimensional garment part models upon the segmentation into four major categories, to form a three-dimensional garment part library; defining a style description measuring recombination of garment parts by using the area of the garment part model and the boarder circumference ratio as major geometric shape features; performing global optimization for the source models of the three-dimensional part model clustering according to the defined style descriptor and target model; and finally outputting a new three-dimensional garment by means of natural splicing. The method according to the present invention avoids the complicated process of garment modeling and improves the efficiency of three-dimensional garment modeling, effectively meets the needs of the present large-scale three-dimensional garment quantity, and has the advantages of practicality and effectiveness.

The invention discloses a method for manufacturing outer graphics of an electronic circuit board by an encapsulation method, comprising the following steps: 1. electro-plating an entire panel: the entire panel is electro-plated to the desired thickness for one time; 2. pretreating a dry film on the outer layer (namely, cleaning); a. sticking the dry film on the outer layer; 4. registering and exposing the film: the film is drawn according to the graphics design and is arranged on the dry film by registration according to the requirement of the design, the desired graphic parts on the corresponding circuit board of the films are non-lighttight, and the undesired graphic parts are lighttight, the dry film under the non-lighttight parts of the film can react after being exposed; 5. developing the outer layer: the dry films which are exposed are retained, and the dry films which are not exposed are developed away; 6. etching the outer layer: acid itching liquid is used for itching the exposed metal on the board; 7. removing the film on the outer layer: the dry films on the graphics are removed; 8. inspecting the panel. The invention reduces the operational links, and further reduces the quality defects appearing in the operational links, reduces the use of devices and decreases the production cost.

The invention relates to a method and device for controlling a groove of a workpiece cut by a robot in offline generation robot data codes. The method mainly includes the steps that a two-dimensional graphic design file is read in CAD and groove features are set for the workpiece in the file; a workpiece graph file with the set groove features is opened, a pre-established or existing robot model and a selected robot path are used for calculating joint variables of all joints, corresponding to all points of the path, of the robot, and the corresponding robot offline data codes are generated according to the variables; the generated robot offline data codes are transmitted to a controller of the robot, so that the robot is controlled to cut the groove of the board workpiece. Through the design of the tail end coordinate position and the posture of the robot and research and development of a robot moving track algorithm, servo drive of the robot is controlled, so that the robot reaches the assigned space target, the assigned position and the assigned posture, workpiece groove cutting is finished, and a traditional undeveloped work mode that the robot is controlled to act depending on manual visual inspection and teaching programming is changed.

A method for printing images on a substrate wherein the image has a textured, three-dimensional appearance is described. The printing method comprises printing a graphic design consisting of very fine lines having varying width, shape and orientation. This process is effective on the first surface of a pre-metalized substrate and on the second surface of a clear substrate. The lines are printed using an ink which even after drying or curing has a thickness (height above the film) to produce the desired textured effect. A layer of reflective ink is then printed over the entire boundary of the printed substrate, including over the clear ink. A protective layer of pigmented ink may then be printed over the reflective ink to protect the decorative substrate from abrasion. This printing process method may be used to make labels (both flat and formed) for any decorative application. Applications include flat two-dimensional parts using pressure sensitive adhesive and flat or three-dimensional formed applique's for use in In Mold Decoration and In Mold Labeling.

The invention relates to a data flow modeling and processing system to interact with a data processing tool. The data flow modeling and processing system comprises: a graphics user interface for creating a data flow diagram; an interfacial server connected to the graphics user interface for receiving the data flow diagram of the graphics user interface and analyzing into a command function; an executive end comprising the data processing tool, wherein the executive end is connected with the interfacial interface to receive the command function sent by the interfacial server for the purpose ofoperating and to transmit final results to the graphics user interface through the interfacial server. The data flow modeling and processing system has the advantages that the graphics user interfaceand the interfacial server allow a user to design and execute a data flow diagram through simple graphic design, processing efficiency is improved, designing and execution difficulty is relieved, thesystem is more widely applicable, visual operations can be performed, execution results can be fed back, a problem with execution of the data processing tool can be discovered and solved in time, andit is avoided that the prior art takes massive checking to locate the problem.

In one embodiment, a multimedia control and distribution architecture is provided. A media server / controller generates a plurality of graphics signals, each graphics signal including a separate user interface to be displayed on a particular device, such as a touch screen unit. A universal extender (UVX) coupled to the media server / controller converts and extends the graphics signals for transmission on a plurality of universal transmission pathways. Each of the plurality of devices receives a graphic signal passed thereto, displays graphics embodied in the graphics signals, and accept user input in response to the graphics signal. For example, the one or more touch screen units may accept a user touch and pass a location of the user touch back on a universal transmission pathway to the UVX, for transmission to the media server / controller. The media server / controller generates control commands and provides the control commands.