3D Composite Model Generation for Product Bundle Media

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Solution Overview

Problem

E-commerce merchants face challenges in efficiently generating product media for product bundles, as conventional methods require significant resources and time, especially when product offerings are flexible and rapidly changing.

Innovation Solution

The system and method for generating 3D composite models of product bundles using pre-existing 3D models of individual products, which are combined into a single virtual environment, allowing for automatic generation and updating of product media.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If conventional methods are used to generate product media for each product bundle, then high-quality product images and videos can be obtained, but the resource intensity and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduct media qualityVSAvoidproduct media generation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses pre-existing 3D models of individual products as templates to generate product media for bundles. Instead of creating new media from scratch for each bundle, the system copies and combines existing 3D models, dramatically reducing the resource intensity and time required while maintaining quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges multiple pre-existing 3D models of individual products into a single 3D composite model representing the entire product bundle. This combining approach allows the system to generate bundle media by assembling existing high-quality assets rather than producing new media for each bundle configuration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If product bundles are made flexible and rapidly changing to meet customer demands, then customer satisfaction improves, but the cost and time to generate product media for each bundle increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduct bundle flexibilityVSAvoidproduct media generation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic system where product bundles can be flexibly configured and reconfigured based on customer behavior and merchant preferences. The 3D composite models are generated dynamically by combining pre-existing 3D models, allowing rapid adaptation to changing bundle compositions without proportional increases in media generation time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary action by creating and storing pre-existing 3D models of individual products before they are needed for bundle configurations. This advance preparation allows the system to rapidly generate bundle media by assembling pre-rendered 3D models rather than creating new media from scratch for each bundle

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If product media is generated for each possible variation of product bundle, then complete product coverage is achieved, but excessive computer storage resources are used

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduct media completenessVSAvoidstorage resources
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments product media into two components: pre-existing 3D models of individual products (stored once) and dynamically generated 3D composite models for specific bundles. This segmentation allows the system to store only the essential individual product models rather than duplicating media for every possible bundle variation, significantly reducing storage requirements while maintaining complete product coverage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12288249B2Systems and methods for generating three-dimensional models corresponding to product bundles
Publication Date: 2025.04.29 SHOPIFY INC
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AI summary

Generating and storing product media can be resource intensive processes. Some systems and methods disclosed herein relate to rapidly and/or automatically generating a three-dimensional (3D) composite model to help improve the generation of product media and/or to help reduce product media storage requirements. The 3D composite model may correspond to a product bundle. According to an embodiment, an indication of items associated with a product bundle is obtained. Pre-existing 3D models corresponding to the items are then obtained and used to generate a 3D composite model. The 3D composite model includes representations of the items and may be implemented to provide product media depicting the product bundle.