Automatically creating and modifying furniture layouts in design software
US8510672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A software application can capture product parameters and attributes in order to allow a non-expert user to create an accurate and complete furniture system layout in a design space. To enable accurate layouts, the software application can automatically apply all applicable components, connectors, rules, attributes, codes, and behaviors to each component/design element in the design space. The intelligent, object-oriented software can automatically recognize required changes effected by a user-driven change, and automatically resolve the layout design by constraining vertical placement of components or automatically generating interconnections between components.
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