# US 10,455,096 B2 · Decorating system for edible products

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- Number: US 10,455,096 B2
- Document ID: US10455096B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/492,620
- Filed: 2014-09-22
- Published: 2015-01-15
- Granted: 2019-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2010-08-09
- Assignees: Decopac, Inc.
- Applicants: Decopac, Inc.
- Inventors: John R. Anderson; Douglas A. Boysen; Carlos A. Davila
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10455096B2

## CPC

- H04N 1/00188: {Printing, e.g. prints or reprints (H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence)}
- A23G 3/28: Apparatus for decorating sweetmeats or confectionery
- A23P 20/15: Apparatus or processes for coating with liquid or semi-liquid products
- G06K 15/021: {Adaptations for printing on specific media}
- G06Q 30/0641: {utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping}
- G06T 7/0002: {Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection}
- H04N 1/00127: {Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture}
- H04N 1/00132: {in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering}
- H04N 1/00167: {Processing or editing (H04N1/00196 - H04N1/00201 take precedence)}
- H04N 1/00196: {Creation of a photo-montage, e.g. photoalbum (H04N1/0019 takes precedence)}
- H04N 1/00233: {details of image data reproduction, e.g. network printing or remote image display (using an image reproducing device as a local output from a computer H04N1/00238; digital output from computer to printer unit G06F3/12)}
- H04N 1/0044: {for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet}
- H04N 1/4092: {Edge or detail enhancement}
- A23P 2020/253: {Coating food items by printing onto them; Printing layers of food products}
- G06Q 10/40: Business processes related to social networking or social networking services
- G06Q 50/184: {Intellectual property management}
- G06T 2207/30168: Image quality inspection
- H04N 2201/0084: Digital still camera
- H04N 2201/0091: Digital copier; digital 'photocopier' (H04N2201/0093 and H04N2201/0094 take precedence)
- H04N 2201/0093: Facsimile machine (H04N2201/0094 takes precedence)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
- A23P: SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- 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
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A device, method, and computer-readable medium for printing an image on an edible media. The method including receiving from an external device associated with a consumer the image, determining whether the image is of suitable quality to be printed on the edible media, transmitting a message to the external device, in response to a determination that the image is not of suitable quality to be printed on the edible media, and performing an image processing technique on the image to enhance the image for printing on the edible media, in response to a determination that the image is of suitable quality to be printed on the edible media. The method further including transmitting a request to a printer to print the enhanced image on the edible media, and transmitting a request to the printer to print a shipping label to ship the printed edible media to the consumer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for integrating augmented reality into service of a customized food product, comprising:
presenting, by processing circuitry to a user at a remote computing device via a network, a design interface for generating a print design for printing on edible media, the design interface comprising at least one image of a plurality of images, wherein a portion of the plurality of images include embedded augmented reality markers;
receiving, by the processing circuitry from the remote computing device via the network, indication of a first image of the plurality of images and a type of edible media selected by a user through the design interface, wherein the first image includes one or more embedded augmented reality markers;
receiving, by the processing circuitry from the remote computing device, one or more editing options for customizing the first image selected by the user at the design interface;
modifying, by the processing circuitry, an image file for the first image according to the one or more editing options to produce a modified image file; and
providing, to a remote printer by the processing circuitry, print information for printing the modified image file on the type of edible media, wherein the print information comprises color contrast information for the one or more augmented reality markers relative to the first image such that the one or more augmented reality markers are detectable in a video signal of the modified image file printed onto the type of edible media after the video signal is captured by a remote mobile computing device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more augmented reality markers comprise one or more asymmetric geometric shapes arranged within the first image.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein each of the augmented reality markers embedded within the portion of the plurality of images is associated with stored augmented reality content associated with a respective augmented reality marker.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein the stored augmented reality content is unique to a respective image associated with the respective augmented reality marker.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving, by the processing circuitry from the remote mobile computing device, the video signal; and
detecting, by the processing circuitry, at least one of the one or more augmented reality markers for the first image within the video signal.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, further comprising:
presenting, by the processing circuitry responsive to detecting at least one of the one or more augmented reality markers for the first image within the video signal, stored augmented reality content customized to the first image within a display of the remote mobile computing device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the stored augmented reality content customized to the first image comprises a video file depicting movement of the first image.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the first image depicts a princess.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more editing options comprise at least one of cropping, re-touching, brightening, darkening, and adding a text message or frame to a selected image.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the type of edible media comprises at least one of measurements and shapes of the edible media.

### Claim 11

A system comprising:
an image library stored to one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage devices, the image library comprising a plurality of images, wherein
a portion of the plurality of images includes embedded augmented reality markers;
processing circuitry; and
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to
present, for review by a user at a remote user computing device, a searchable repository of the plurality of images,
present, for review by the user at the remote user computing device, a design interface for generating a print design, the design interface comprising a selected image of the plurality of images for printing on a type of edible media, the image and the type of edible media selected by a user through the design interface,
receive, at the design interface, the print design incorporating the selected image and the type of edible media, wherein the selected image includes one or more embedded augmented reality markers,
receive, at the design interface, one or more editing options for customizing the selected image,
modify, based on user selections received at the design interface, an image file for the selected image according to the one or more editing options to produce a modified image file, and
provide, to a remote printer, print information for printing the modified image file on the type of edible media, wherein the print information comprises color contrast information for the one or more augmented reality markers relative to the image file such that the one or more augmented reality markers are detectable in a video signal of the modified image file printed onto the type of edible media after the video signal is captured by a remote mobile computing device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more augmented reality markers comprise one or more asymmetric geometric shapes arranged within the image.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein each of the augmented reality markers embedded within the portion of the plurality of images is associated with stored augmented reality content associated with a respective augmented reality marker.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The system of claim 13, wherein the stored augmented reality content is unique to a respective image of the plurality of images associated with the respective augmented reality marker.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, further cause the processing circuitry to:
receive, from the remote mobile computing device, the video signal; and
detect, within the video signal, at least one of the one or more augmented reality markers for the selected image.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, further cause the processing circuitry to:
present, responsive to detecting at least one of the one or more augmented reality markers for the selected image within the video signal, stored augmented reality content customized to the selected image within a display of the remote computing mobile device.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the stored augmented reality content customized to the selected image comprises a video file depicting movement of the selected image.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the selected image depicts a princess.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more editing options comprise at least one of cropping, re-touching, brightening, darkening, and adding a text message or frame to the selected image.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the type of edible media comprises at least one of measurements and shapes of the edible media.