Design Generator for Personalized Electronic Device Images
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for personalizing electronic devices are limited, as they often rely on replaceable shells or predefined images, failing to provide users with the ability to create unique, multi-color, spatially varying designs that reflect their personal preferences.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating customized images on electronic devices by randomizing user inputs, using a graphical user interface with primary and secondary color palettes, styles, and an intensity slider to create animated display tiles that allow users to explore and select personalized designs without requiring complex design programs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If replaceable shells or predefined images are used for personalization, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the ability to create unique, multi-color, spatially varying designs is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system transforms static predefined images into dynamic generative designs that evolve based on user inputs. The design generator creates multi-color, spatially varying patterns that can be customized in real-time through interactive parameters, allowing users to explore countless unique design possibilities rather than selecting from fixed options.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs parameter changes by allowing users to modify design characteristics through adjustable parameters such as color palettes, pattern types, intensity levels, and spatial distributions. The system translates user inputs into parameter modifications that generate corresponding design variations, enabling comprehensive customization without requiring complex design programs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a design generator with multiple parameters and options is provided, then design customization capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary layer between the user and the complex design generation algorithm. The graphical user interface serves as a mediator, translating simple user inputs into sophisticated parameter modifications. This intermediary abstraction layer hides the complexity of the underlying design generator while presenting users with intuitive controls and immediate visual feedback.
Solution Approach 2:
The design generator implements self-service by automatically processing user inputs and generating appropriate design variations without requiring manual intervention in the design process. The system handles complex computations, pattern generation, and color transformations autonomously, allowing users to focus on expressing their preferences rather than managing system complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If predefined images are used for personalization, then manufacturing precision is improved, but creativity and user expression are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the design generation process into distinct modular components, each handling specific design aspects such as color selection, pattern generation, spatial arrangement, and intensity adjustment. This segmentation allows for precise control over individual design parameters while maintaining the ability to combine them in unique ways, ensuring both manufacturing precision and creative flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The design generator creates composite designs by combining multiple visual elements, color palettes, and pattern types in novel arrangements. The system synthesizes complex multi-color, spatially varying patterns from fundamental design primitives, enabling unlimited creative expression while maintaining consistent and reproducible generation processes suitable for manufacturing.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of generating a customized image includes forming a first design including a first pattern having a first color and a second color. The method also includes receiving input from a user using a design modification element. The method further includes forming a second design including a second pattern including a third color and a fourth color. A change from the first design to the second design is proportional to the input received from the user using the design modification element.