Object rendering systems and methods
AssigneeIntertrust Technologies Corporation
InventorJarl A. Nilsson
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described that protect intellectual property rights in connection with 3-dimensional printing processes. In certain embodiments, an object a user would like to render with a 3-dimensional printing device may be compared with one or more managed objects having certain associated intellectual property rights. If the object is found to be similar to a managed object (e.g., similar in shape, function, composition, etc.), policy associated with the managed object may be enforced in connection with rendering the object. In this manner, intellectual property rights associated with the managed objects may be enforced.
Claims14
A method performed by a system for controlling a 3-dimensional printing device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to perform the method, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to render an object with the 3-dimensional printing device;
- identifying, based on 3-dimensional shape information associated with the object, a function of the object, wherein identifying the function of the object comprises comparing the 3-dimensional shape information associated with the 3-dimensional shape information associated with the one or more managed object functions at a plurality of resolutions;
- comparing the identified function of the object with information associated with one or more managed object functions;
- determining, based on the comparison, that the identified function of the object is similar to at least one managed object function of the one or more managed object functions;
- identifying a policy associated with the at least one managed object function;
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- controlling the 3-dimensional printing device in connection with rendering the object with the 3-dimensional printing device in accordance with the identified policy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.