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Reusable networked 3-D printing

US10245821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

James Pratt · Round Rock, US
Marc Sullivan · Austin, US
Ari Craine · Marietta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 4, 2015
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB33Y50/02
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A service is provided over a communication network. Initially, information indicative of physical characteristics of an item requested by a requester is received along with a request to generate a physical three dimensional model for the item. The information is transformed into model data used to generate the three dimensional model. Components for generating the physical three dimensional model are obtained from storage. A physical three dimensional model for the item specified by the remote requestor is generated, and imagery descriptive of the physical three dimensional model to the remote requestor via the communication network, and

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