Distributed Cache Rendering for Realistic Jewelry Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Jewelry retailers struggle to provide customers with realistic and accurate visual representations of custom jewelry designs due to limitations in current rendering technologies, which often lack detail and fail to accurately depict the final product, especially when multiple customization options are involved.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system with a distributed cache server for just-in-time rendering, which receives and caches edited photos of customization options, stitches them together based on user requests, and delivers a final product photo, reducing latency and processing power requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If computerized renderings are used to show custom jewelry, then the number of available permutations can be displayed, but the visual realism and detail are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses actual product photos as the base instead of computerized renderings. By capturing real jewelry pieces with cameras and using these photos as templates, the system achieves photorealistic quality while maintaining the ability to display multiple permutations through digital editing and composition of actual product images.
2Adaptability or versatility
If piecemeal product photos are created by cutting together limited customizations, then some customization options can be shown, but the accuracy of the final product representation is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the final product photo into multiple layers, with each layer representing a different customization option (e.g., ring band, setting, gemstone). This allows independent selection and recombination of customization elements while maintaining overall photo accuracy, resolving the contradiction between showing multiple options and maintaining product representation accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-processes product photos by creating multiple edited versions with different customization options before the customer makes selections. These pre-edited photos are stored and can be quickly assembled based on customer choices, eliminating the need for real-time manipulation and ensuring accuracy.
3Measurement precision
If real-time rendering is performed for each customization request, then accurate product photos can be generated, but processing time and computational resources are excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary processing by pre-editing product photos with various customization options and storing these edited versions. When a customer makes selections, the system simply assembles pre-prepared layers rather than performing real-time rendering, dramatically reducing processing time while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different processing qualities to different parts of the image. High-detail photo editing is performed in advance for areas that will be visible, while less critical areas use simpler processing. This selective approach reduces overall computational requirements while maintaining perceived accuracy.
4Manufacturing precision
If multiple edited photos are stored for each customization combination, then product accuracy is improved, but storage requirements and hosting costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of storing complete edited photos for every customization combination, the patent segments images into reusable layers (ring band layer, setting layer, gemstone layer, etc.). Each layer is stored separately and can be combined in different permutations, dramatically reducing total storage requirements while maintaining the ability to generate accurate product photos for any customization option.
Solution Approach 2:
The edited photo layers are designed to be universal and reusable across multiple customization combinations. A single edited layer of a ring band can be used with multiple different settings and gemstones, making the storage system highly efficient while still supporting extensive customization options.
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AI summary
A computer system for just-in-time rendering using distributed cache servers can receive at least one edited photo comprising at least one available selection of a customization option. The computer system can also cache the at least one edited photo of the at least one available selection of the customization option. Further, the computer system can receive a user request comprising the at least one available selection of the customization option and at least one available selection of at least one additional customization option. The computer system can also stitch the at least one edited photo comprising the at least one available selection of the customization option with at least one additional edited photo comprising the at least one available selection of the at least one additional customization option to render a product photo. Finally, the computer system can cache the requested product photo and send display instructions for the cached requested product photo to a user over a network.