Digital Template Animation Kit for 2D to 3D Conversion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current technologies lack an efficient method for transforming user-drawn, colored templates into animated three-dimensional digital models, particularly from two-dimensional drawings, and do not effectively integrate physical objects into digital animations using green screen technology.

Innovation Solution

A digital template animation kit and green screen animation kit that include software applications and hardware components to capture and animate user-drawn templates, allowing users to create three-dimensional animations from two-dimensional drawings and integrate physical objects into digital environments by using a green screen and special effects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If physical template drawings are manually colored and photographed, then user creativity and customization are enabled, but the transformation into three-dimensional animated models is complex and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser creativityVSAvoidtransformation process
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a digital copy of the physical template drawing by photographing it, then automatically processes this copy into a three-dimensional animated model. The physical coloring is copied into the digital domain and transformed into an animated 3D representation, eliminating the need for manual 3D modeling while preserving user creativity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The manual mechanical process of coloring physical templates and manually creating 3D models is replaced with an automated digital system. The application automatically processes the photographed 2D drawing into a 3D animated model using computational algorithms, substituting manual mechanical work with automated digital processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Adaptability or versatility

If green screen technology is used to integrate physical objects into digital environments, then immersive animation is achieved, but the setup and integration process is complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveintegration capabilityVSAvoidsetup process
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides a universal interface that handles both template drawing capture and physical object integration through the same green screen technology. The application serves multiple functions: capturing 2D template drawings, processing them into 3D models, and integrating physical objects into digital environments, thereby reducing overall system complexity through multi-functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The green screen acts as an intermediary element that enables the integration of physical objects into digital environments. By using the green screen as a mediator, the system can seamlessly combine physical templates and objects with digital 3D models and backgrounds, achieving immersive animation without complex direct integration mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If automated recognition of line art drawings is implemented, then the coloring template identification is simplified, but the accuracy and reliability of matching may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetemplate identificationVSAvoidmatching accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses feedback from the photographed 2D drawing to automatically identify and match the corresponding template. The application processes the visual information from the photograph and provides feedback to correctly identify the template, ensuring accurate matching while simplifying the user's task of template identification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS9946448B2Coloring kit for capturing and animating two-dimensional colored creation
Publication Date: 2018.04.17 CRAYOLA LLC
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AI summary

A digital template animation kit is provided for generating a three-dimensional animation corresponding to a captured two-dimensional template. In embodiments, a template animation kit includes a template portfolio having template designs for coloring in by a user. A computing device executing a template animation kit application, such as a digital fashion portfolio kit application, may then capture an image of the user-completed drawings on each template design. In some embodiments, capturing an image of a template design includes identifying a coloring figure identifier, an upper page guide identifier, and a lower page guide identifier. In further embodiments, the captured images of two-dimensional template designs are applied to three dimensional digital templates for animation within a digital template animation environment.