2D Rapport Generation by Image Segmentation for Seamless Repetition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for generating two-dimensional patterns require either an empty outline or pre-designed image continuity, limiting flexibility and applicability.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that divides an image into portions using intersecting cutting lines and displaces them to create a closed contour, allowing for continuous image generation without requiring an empty outline or pre-designed continuity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the outline of the rapport is empty to guarantee continuity, then the continuity of the image is improved, but the design flexibility and applicability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The method divides the image into multiple portions using cutting lines, allowing each segment to be independently processed and rearranged. This segmentation enables the creation of continuous patterns from any image without requiring the original image to have empty outlines or pre-designed continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
The method transforms the two-dimensional image by dividing it and rearranging portions across different spatial positions. By displacing portions to diametrically opposite positions and forming closed contours, the method creates continuity in the pattern repetition without constraining the original image design.
2Reliability
If the image is designed with pre-established continuity for pattern repetition, then the continuity at joints is improved, but the ease of manufacture and accessibility are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The method performs preliminary division of the image into portions and establishes the arrangement pattern before actual pattern generation. By pre-defining cutting lines and displacement rules, the method ensures continuity at joints while maintaining simplicity in the manufacturing process, as the same division and displacement steps can be applied to any image.
Solution Approach 2:
The method changes the parameters of image portions by displacing them to diametrically opposite positions and forming closed contours. This parameter transformation allows any image to be converted into a continuous pattern without requiring manual design adjustments, thereby improving ease of manufacture while maintaining joint continuity.
3Reliability
If complex design rules are applied to ensure continuity in repeated patterns, then the continuity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of designing the image to fit the pattern requirements, the method inverts the approach by taking any image and transforming it into a continuous pattern through systematic division and displacement. This inversion simplifies the generation process while ensuring continuity, as the method works with any input image rather than requiring specific design constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The method creates copies of image portions and rearranges them according to simple displacement rules. By copying portions and placing them at diametrically opposite positions, the method ensures pattern continuity without complex design rules, making the generation process simpler and more accessible.
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AI summary
Computer-implemented method for generating a two-dimensional rapport (2) starting from an image, comprising a division step in which the image is divided into at least three portions (21, 22, 23, 24) by means of at least a first cutting line and a second cutting line which intersect one another, each portion (21, 22, 23, 24) comprising a part of the image and an inner contour (211, 221, 231, 241) generated by the cutting lines, and a displacement step in which the rapport (2) is generated by displacing each portion (21, 22, 23, 24) linearly to a diametrically opposite position, such that the rapport (2) comprises a closed contour (3) formed by at least part of the inner contours (211, 221, 231, 241) of portions (21, 22, 23, 24).