Device, system and method for making custom printed products
US11230026B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20024
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device, system and method for making custom printed products. In one embodiment of the method, an image is received from a user device along with a size of for the printed product. Pixel edge detection is performed on the image to generate a plurality of polygons corresponding to all shapes in the image. Polygons below a size threshold are removed. An offset is applied to each polygon. The polygons are combined. A smoothing algorithm is applied to the combined polygon. A set of curves that define the smoothed polygon is determined. A cut path is dynamically generating for the printed product in real-time in dependence on the set of curves and the received size so that the cut path has a shape dependent on the set of curves and a size dependent on the received size. The image is printed on a substrate material for the image product in dependence on the received size and the offset so that the printed image has a printed size equal to the received size less the offset. The substrate is cut in dependence on the cut path.
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