Server Map Resolution Segmentation for Custom Product Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for an improved electronic product customization system that allows users to easily incorporate high-resolution customized maps into product designs intended for printing, as existing systems lack the capability to seamlessly integrate and print high-quality maps within Web-based design tools.
Innovation Solution
A server-based system that generates a high-resolution map in response to user input, transmitting a lower resolution version for viewing and allowing users to select and position a map portion within the design, ensuring the high-resolution map is associated with the product for subsequent printing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a high-resolution map is provided to the user for viewing in the web browser, then the map quality for printing is improved, but the data transmission load and processing time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the map data into two distinct versions: a high-resolution version stored on the server for printing purposes, and a low-resolution version transmitted to the client for viewing and selection. This segmentation allows the system to provide both high printing quality and fast data transmission simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a simplified copy of the map data with reduced resolution for client-side display. This copy serves the viewing and selection function adequately, while the original high-resolution data remains on the server for actual printing, eliminating the need to transmit large amounts of high-res data.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the user can select and position map portions freely in the design, then the customization capability is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary process where the server handles the complex tasks of map generation, resolution management, and integration with the design template. This intermediary role simplifies the client-side interface, allowing users to freely customize map portions without exposing them to the underlying system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically generates the high-resolution map portions based on user selections and seamlessly integrates them into the final design template without requiring manual intervention. This self-service approach enables extensive customization while keeping the system操作简单 for users.
3Productivity
If a lower resolution map is transmitted to the client for viewing, then the data transmission efficiency is improved, but the perceived map quality during design decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different quality standards to different stages of the process: low-resolution maps are used for viewing and selection (where high detail is not critical), while high-resolution maps are reserved for the final printing stage (where quality is essential). This local quality approach optimizes both transmission efficiency and final output quality.
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AI summary
Computer-implemented electronic document design systems and methods allowing a user to integrate user-specific location maps into custom printed products. During the creation of an electronic design of a product intended for subsequent printing, user-provided location information is received by a server computer and used to generate a user map suitable for high quality printing. Lower resolution display and thumbnail versions of the map suitable for displaying to the user of the client system are generated. The display version is sent to the client system for review and editing by the user. The user map, the display map, and the thumbnail are stored at the server for possible future use. The maps are created and stored with the same height to width ratio as the map area in the electronic product design into which the map will be placed. The user is provided with a cropping tool to allow the user to select the portion of the map to be incorporated into the electronic product design.