# US 10,121,191 B2 · System and method for designing, receiving order of, and placing production-order of custom-made furniture and program therefor

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- Number: US 10,121,191 B2
- Document ID: US10121191B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/799,622
- Filed: 2017-10-31
- Published: 2018-06-14
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-10-31
- Assignees: Domans, Inc.
- Applicants: Kenichi Ninomiya; Hiroyuki Masuda
- Inventors: Kenichi Ninomiya; Hiroyuki Masuda
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121191B2

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0643: {graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation}
- G06F 30/00: Computer-aided design [CAD]
- G06F 30/10: Geometric CAD
- G06F 30/13: Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
- G06Q 30/0621: {by configuring or customising goods or services}
- G06Q 30/0633: {Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087)}
- G06F 2111/04: Constraint-based CAD
- G06F 2111/16: Customisation or personalisation
- G06F 2111/20: Configuration CAD, e.g. designing by assembling or positioning modules selected from libraries of predesigned modules
- G06F 2113/24: Sheet material
- G06F 2113/26: Composites
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A method for designing and customizing a furniture product on a screen of a computer comprising displaying a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped spaces as a plurality of part member spaces on a screen, assembling the plurality of part member spaces on the screen such that the plurality of the part member spaces form a furniture product, providing a part member face-correlation between a face of the first part member space and a face of the second part member space that is in parallel with the face of the first part member space, moving the face of the first part member space by a predetermined distances in a perpendicular direction to the face, and displaying a three-dimensional image of the furniture product on the screen after the alteration of dimensions of the part member spaces.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for designing and customizing a furniture product on a screen of a computer, comprising:
displaying a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped spaces as a plurality of part member spaces on a screen, wherein a dimension of each part member space can be altered by moving a face of the part member space;
assembling the plurality of part member spaces on the screen such that the plurality of the part member spaces form a furniture product,
wherein the plurality of part member spaces comprise a first part member space and a second part member space that is perpendicularly connected to the first part member space, dimensions of the first part member space and the second part member space are fixed in thickness and unfixed in length and width thereof;
providing a part member face-correlation between a face of the first part member space and a face of the second part member space that is in parallel with the face of the first part member space such that a distance between the face of the first part member space and the face of the second part member space is fixed by a predetermined millimeter;
moving the face of the first part member space by a predetermined distance in a perpendicular direction to the face so that the face of the second part member space that is part member face-correlated with the face of the first part member is moved in accordance with the part member face-correlation to alter the dimensions of the part member spaces without altering the thickness of the part member spaces; and
displaying a three-dimensional image of the furniture product on the screen after the alteration of dimensions of the part member spaces.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1,
wherein the plurality of part member spaces further comprises a third part member space having dimensions of fixed thickness and unfixed length and width, and
wherein a part member face-correlation is provided between a face of the second part member space and a face of the third part member space that is in parallel with the face of the second part member space, and upon moving the face of the first part member space, the face of the third part member space is moved in accordance with the part member face-correlation provided between the face of the second part member space and the face of the third part member space.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein upon moving the face of the first part member space, length and width of the first part member space is altered without altering thickness, and position of the second part member with respect to the first part member space is changed without altering dimensions of the second part member space.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of part member spaces form a cabinet, and the first part member space is a side panel of the cabinet and the second part member space is a top panel of the cabinet.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
calculating a unit space that circumscribes the first part member space and the second part member space;
fixing a distance between the face of the first part member space and a face of the unit space that is in parallel with the face of the first part member space; and
moving the face of the unit space so that the face of the first part member space and the face of the second part member space are moved in accordance with the part member face-correlation.

### Claim 6

A system for designing and customizing a furniture product on a screen of a computer, comprising:
a display that displays a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped spaces as a plurality of part member spaces on a screen, wherein a dimension of each part member space can be altered by moving a face of the part member space;
an assembling section that assembles the plurality of part member spaces on the screen such that the plurality of the part member spaces form a furniture product,
wherein the plurality of part member spaces comprise a first part member space and a second part member space that is perpendicularly connected to the first part member space, dimensions of the first part member space and the second part member space are fixed in thickness and unfixed in length and width thereof;
a part member face-correlation section that provides a part member face-correlation between a face of the first part member space and a face of the second part member space that is in parallel with the face of the first part member space such that a distance between the face of the first part member space and the face of the second part member space is fixed by a predetermined millimeter;
a part member movement section that moves the face of the first part member space by a predetermined distance in a perpendicular direction to the face so that the face of the second part member space that is part member face-correlated with the face of the first part member is moved in accordance with the part member face-correlation to alter the dimensions of the part member spaces without altering the thickness of the part member spaces; and
a display that displays a three-dimensional image of the furniture product on the screen after the alteration of dimensions of the part member spaces.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6,
wherein the plurality of part member spaces further comprises a third part member space having dimensions of fixed thickness and unfixed length and width, and
wherein a part member face-correlation is provided between a face of the second part member space and a face of the third part member space that is in parallel with the face of the second part member space, and upon moving the face of the first part member space, the face of the third part member space is moved in accordance with the part member face-correlation provided between the face of the second part member space and the face of the third part member space.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6,
wherein upon moving the face of the first part member space, length and width of the first part member space is altered without altering thickness, and
wherein position of the second part member with respect to the first part member space is changed without altering dimensions of the second part member space.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6,
wherein the plurality of part member spaces form a cabinet, and
wherein the first part member space is a side panel of the cabinet and the second part member space is a top panel of the cabinet.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, further comprising:
a unit space calculation section that calculates a unit space that circumscribes the first part member space and the second part member space;
a unit/part member face-correlation section that fix a distance between the face of the first part member space and a face of the unit space that is in parallel with the face of the first part member space; and
a unit space movement section that moves the face of the unit space so that the face of the first part member space and the face of the second part member space are moved in accordance with the part member face-correlation.