Automated Design Element Translation for Multi-Product Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for customizing products, such as apparel and promotional items, require users to individually configure and upload design elements for each item, making it time-consuming when purchasing for large groups, as there is no mechanism to automatically translate design elements across multiple products.
Innovation Solution
A web-based system and method for automated design element translation, comprising a design element module, design conversion module, and order fulfillment module, which receives and stores design elements, translates them onto multiple electronic representations of products, and processes these into physical products, allowing for simultaneous customization of multiple items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users customize each item individually in current systems, then each item can be fully customized, but the time and effort required increases significantly for large orders
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically translating design elements from one product to multiple other products. The automated design element translation module takes design elements created for a source product and automatically applies them to target products, eliminating the need for users to manually customize each item individually.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses copying by replicating design elements from a source product to multiple target products. The translation module copies design elements such as logos, text, colors, and graphical elements from the source product and applies them to various product types, enabling bulk customization through a single source configuration.
2Productivity
If no automated translation system exists, then users maintain full control over each item, but productivity decreases when purchasing for large groups
Solution Approach 1:
The automated design element translation module serves multiple functions: it translates design elements across different product types, maintains design consistency, and enables bulk customization. This universal module handles various design element types (logos, text, colors, graphical elements) and applies them to diverse product categories, increasing productivity without requiring separate systems for each product type.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary translation module that sits between the user's design input and the final product customization. This mediator automatically translates and adapts design elements from a source product to target products, simplifying the overall system by handling the complex translation logic centrally rather than requiring complex interfaces at each customization point.
3Stability of the object's composition
If manual customization is used for each item, then design consistency can be maintained through user effort, but the process becomes time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary translation of design elements before final product generation. By pre-translating design elements from the source product to target products using automated algorithms, the system ensures design consistency is established early in the process, eliminating the need for manual consistency checks and reducing errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses precise copying mechanisms to replicate design elements from the source product to target products. The translation module copies design elements including logos, text, colors, and graphical elements with high fidelity, maintaining design consistency across all products while significantly reducing the time required compared to manual copying and application.
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AI summary
The present invention generally relates to design element translation. In particular, embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for automated design element translation for user defined customizations for one product to an entire suite of products. Preferred embodiments of the invention are accomplished through the use of one or more web-based computing devices.