Print product representation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9632732-B2
Application number	US-201214391211-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2012
Priority date	Jun 15, 2012
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A system includes a product descriptor module and a display module. The product descriptor module provides access to a three-dimensional geometric model for a print product, receives dimensional information regarding the print product, and calibrates the three-dimensional model of the print product based on the dimensional information. The display module displays a three-dimensional graphical representation of the print product based on at least the calibrated three-dimensional model.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A print product user interface comprising:
a server including a non-volatile memory to store, and a processor to execute, machine readable instructions to provide:
a product descriptor module to provide access to a three-dimensional geometric model for a print product, to receive physical measurement information regarding at least one dimensional landmark of a physical print product artifact corresponding to the print product, and to calibrate the three-dimensional geometric model of the print product based on the physical measurement information, wherein the physical measurement information includes at least one measurement physically performed by a print service provider of a dimensional landmark of a first print product artifact physically produced by the print service provider, wherein the three-dimensional geometric model of the print product comprises a wireframe model; and
a display module to display a three-dimensional graphical representation of the print product based on at least the calibrated three-dimensional geometric model.

2. The user interface of claim 1 , comprising:
an appearance module to automatically specify information regarding color properties and materials properties of the print product according to meta information, wherein the three-dimensional graphical representation of the print product is also based on the specified information.

3. The user interface of claim 1 , comprising a catalog function to selectively cause storage of the calibrated three-dimensional geometric model in a memory and access to the stored calibrated three-dimensional geometric models.

4. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the physical measurement information is specified according to a dimensional parameter comprising at least one of:
a relative proportion dimensional parameter; and
an absolute dimensional parameter.

5. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the product descriptor module captures the physical measurement information via a measurement function to receive entry of a discrete numerical value.

6. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the user interface establishes a communication portal between a print service provider and a product model provider.

7. The user interface of claim 6 , and further comprising a system that includes:
a second user interface to receive a content file from a buyer, to display the three dimensional graphical representation of the print product that embodies information from the content file, and to establish a communication portal between the print service provider and the buyer.

8. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the physical measurement information regarding the at least one dimensional landmark is specified according to a dimensional parameter comprising a pillowing dimensional parameter.

9. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the product descriptor module includes a slider function to receive the physical measurement information via a manipulation of a graphics tool relative to the at least one dimensional landmark of the print product.

10. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the physical measurement information regarding the at least one dimensional landmark is specified according to a dimensional parameter comprising at least one of:
a page curvature dimensional parameter;
a non-bend page portion dimensional parameter; and
a page separation dimensional parameter including a fanning parameter.

11. The print product user interface of claim 1 , comprising:
a display screen to display the display module.

12. A print service system comprising:
a server including a non-volatile memory to store, and a processor to execute, machine readable instructions to provide for each print service provider of a plurality of print service providers:
an input module to receive a content file relating to a first print product;
an appearance descriptor module to specify color parameters and material parameters of the first print product;
a product descriptor module to provide a three-dimensional graphical model of the first print product, which has been calibrated based on at least one measurement physically performed by the respective print service provider of a dimensional landmark of a first print product artifact physically produced by the respective print service provider; and
a user interface, accessible by the buyer via a network communication link, to display a first three dimensional graphical representation of the first print product, available from each respective print service provider, based on at least the content file, the color parameters, the material parameters, and the calibrated first three-dimensional graphical model of the first print product for each respective print service provider,
wherein the system enables a comparison of the different, respective first three-dimensional graphical representations of the first print product from the respective print service providers relative to each other.

13. The print service system of claim 12 , wherein each respective calibrated, first three-dimensional graphical model of the print product is generated, prior to the measurement, from a three-dimensional wireframe model of a print product provided by a product model provider.

14. The print service system of claim 13 , wherein the user interface is selectively operable to display, for each respective print service provider, a catalog of selectable calibrated three-dimensional graphical representations, including the calibrated first three-dimensional graphical representation, wherein each calibrated three-dimensional graphical representation corresponds to a different print product and the first print product comprises one of the respective different print products.

15. The print service system of claim 12 , wherein the print product includes at least one of a book and a box.

16. The print service system of claim 12 , wherein the print product includes at least one of a beverage container and signage.

17. The print service system of claim 12 , comprising:
a display screen on which the user interface is viewable.

18. A method of providing a print product display comprising:
providing a non-volatile memory to store, and a processor to execute, machine readable instructions to:
receive content, via an input module, for a print product;
calibrate a three-dimensional graphical model of a print product into which the content is loadable, wherein the graphical model is based on a three-dimensional wireframe model of the print product and the graphical model has been calibrated according to a physically measured landmark of a physical print product; and

display, at a network site, a content-loaded, calibrated three-dimensional graphical representation of the print product based on at least color parameters and the material parameters which are independent of the calibration landmarks.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein instructions to calibrate the three-dimensional graphical model comprise instructions to:
provide a library of uncalibrated, three-dimensional models of different print products;
receive a user selection of one of the uncalibrated, three-dimensional models;
receive the physically measured landmark of the physical print product that generally corresponds to the selected uncalibrated, three-dimensional graphical model;
provide stored access to a calibrated three dimensional graphical model of the print product; and
provide a catalog of calibrated three-dimensional graphical models of different print products that

Assignees

• Hoarau Eric
• Tasti Ingeborg
• Recker John Ludd
• Hewlett Packard Development Co Lp

Inventors

• Hoarau Eric
• Tasti Ingeborg
• Recker John Ludd

Classifications

• G06F3/1208 Primary

  resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title

• G06F3/12 Primary

  Digital output to print unit {, e.g. line printer, chain printer} · CPC title

• G06F3/1287

  via internet · CPC title

• G06F3/1256

  User feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks · CPC title