Building Material Visualization System with High Color Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
The design and prototyping of building materials are costly and time-consuming due to the iterative process of trial and error, and consumers cannot accurately visualize the characteristics and qualities of custom products until the final product is manufactured, which differs from the prototyping process.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a database with adjustable parameters for building materials, allowing users to render images of contemplated building materials with high color and shadow accuracy, using calibrated photographs and metadata for realistic simulation, and enabling users to modify parameters for accurate visualization and design without the need for expensive manufacturing processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If prototyping is used to accurately review building material characteristics, then visualization accuracy is improved, but cost and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy (rendered image) of the building material appearance based on photographs and metadata, allowing accurate visualization without physical prototyping. The rendering system replicates visual characteristics including color, texture, and lighting effects computationally, eliminating the need for time-consuming physical samples while maintaining visualization accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical prototyping process with a computational rendering system. Instead of physically manufacturing and reviewing material samples, the system uses image processing algorithms, metadata analysis, and computer graphics to generate realistic visualizations, substituting physical mechanisms with information-based processing.
2Measurement precision
If prototyping is used to review building material characteristics, then visualization accuracy is improved, but cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates accurate digital replicas of building material appearances using rendered images generated from photographs and metadata. This digital copying approach eliminates the need for expensive physical prototyping while maintaining the ability to accurately review color, texture, and overall appearance characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes the expensive mechanical prototyping process with a computational rendering system that uses image processing and metadata analysis. This replacement dramatically reduces costs by eliminating material, manufacturing, and logistics expenses associated with physical samples while preserving visualization accuracy.
3Measurement precision
If custom building materials are manufactured to visualize characteristics, then accurate review is possible, but the manufacturing process differs from final product production
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates visual copies of the final building material appearance using rendered images generated from photographs taken during actual production and metadata from the manufacturing process. This approach allows accurate review of the final product characteristics without requiring separate prototyping manufacturing, ensuring the visualization reflects the actual production process.
4Reliability
If iterative trial and error is used in building material design, then design quality is improved, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary visualization by generating rendered images early in the design process using initial photographs and metadata, before final design decisions are made. This allows designers to evaluate and adjust design parameters virtually, reducing the need for iterative physical prototyping and accelerating the overall design cycle while maintaining quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables rapid iteration by creating multiple digital copies (rendered images) with different design parameters based on the same underlying photograph and metadata. Designers can quickly compare various design options visually without the time-consuming process of manufacturing physical samples for each iteration, significantly improving design productivity.
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AI summary
A system for rendering a building material comprising a database including an adjustable parameter relating to a characteristic of a contemplated building material, wherein the system is adapted to provide a rendered image of the contemplated building material, wherein the system is adapted to be used in conjunction with manufacturing of the building material, and wherein the rendered image has a ΔE, as measured according to a Color Test with respect to the building material, of less than 10, less than 8, less than 6, less than 5, less than 4, less than 3, less than 2, or even less than 1.