Cloud Platform for Mass 2D to 3D Model Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for converting large numbers of 2D drawings to 3D models are inefficient, costly, and prone to errors, with external services being expensive and raising security and intellectual property concerns.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based platform that utilizes a crowd of independent contractors to convert 2D drawings to 3D models, with quality management through multiple versions and performance-based incentives, ensuring scalability, security, and accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional single-engineer conversion methods are used, then conversion accuracy can be maintained, but conversion speed and productivity are extremely slow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the conversion task into multiple independent sub-tasks assigned to different crowd workers. Each worker converts a portion of the 2D drawing to 3D model, and their results are aggregated. This segmentation enables parallel processing while maintaining quality through individual accountability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where multiple independent conversions of the same drawing are performed and compared. Discrepancies trigger re-conversion by different workers, and the system continuously refines results based on comparison feedback until convergence is achieved, ensuring high accuracy at scale.
2Reliability
If external engineering service organizations are used for conversion, then specialized expertise can be accessed, but costs become prohibitively expensive and security concerns arise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables organizations to perform their own 2D to 3D conversions by providing a platform that empowers internal or contracted workers with the necessary tools and guidelines. This self-service approach eliminates dependence on expensive external specialized firms while maintaining conversion quality through standardized processes and quality control mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a replicable conversion process that can be distributed across multiple workers simultaneously. By copying the conversion task across many independent workers rather than relying on a single expensive external firm, the system achieves both cost reduction and maintained expertise through standardized methodologies.
3Productivity
If offshore labor pools are utilized for conversion, then labor costs can be reduced, but security and intellectual property concerns are heightened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a platform intermediary that manages the entire conversion process. The platform acts as a secure mediator between the organization and crowd workers, implementing access controls, monitoring, and quality verification. This intermediary structure enables cost-effective distributed labor while mitigating security and IP risks through centralized control and oversight.
Data Source
AI summary
An internet or cloud-based system, method, or platform (“platform”) used to facilitate the conversion of electronic two-dimensional drawings to three-dimensional models. A group of people (“crowd”) that has been found qualified to make such conversions, are selected for the conversion. The two-dimensional drawings are transmitted to the crowd for conversion to three-dimensional models. In some embodiments, multiple instances of the same two-dimensional drawings (or image data) is sent to multiple, independent crowd members in order that multiple versions of the same three-dimensional model can be created. Once the models are complete and returned, they are compared to each other on multiple features or characteristics. If two or more three-dimensional models are found to match within the prescribed tolerances, they are determined to be an accurate representation of the product or device shown in the two-dimensional drawings. In some embodiments, the two-dimensional drawings can be divided into subparts and submitted to different crowd members for conversion.