US 12,596,468 B2Granted

Digital design tool with preview in browser

AssigneeLevi Strauss & Co.

InventorsOzgur Taylan Kuzucu, James Barton Sights, Benjamin Bell, Christopher Schultz, Jennifer Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty

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Abstract

A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. Input to the tool includes fabric template images, laser input files, and damage input. The tool allows adding of tinting and adjusting of intensity and bright point. The user can also move, rotate, scale, and warp the image input.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

in a digital design tool, providing a first option for a user to select a garment base and upon the user's selection, showing a first preview image in a screen of a browser comprising a base image for the selected garment base;
providing a second option for the user to select a finishing pattern for the selected garment base, wherein the finishing pattern is associated with a digital input file to be used to produce that finishing pattern onto a garment of the selected garment base;
after the finishing pattern is selected, showing a second preview image on the screen comprising the selected finishing pattern in combination with the base image, wherein the second preview image replaces the first preview image, and the second preview image provides an appearance of the garment template after being produced with the selected finishing pattern,
wherein the second preview image is generated comprising
generating an adjusted base image from the base image without the selected finishing pattern,
generating a pattern mask based on the digital input file associated with the selected finishing pattern,
for a pixel at a pixel location of the second preview image, obtaining a first contribution by combining a first value associated with a pixel of the pattern mask at a pattern mask pixel location that corresponds to the pixel location of the second preview image and a value of a pixel of the base image at a base image pixel location that corresponds to the pixel location of the second preview image,
for the pixel at the pixel location of the second preview image, obtaining a second contribution by combining a second value associated with the pixel of the pattern mask at the pattern mask pixel location that corresponds to the pixel location of the second preview image and a value of a pixel of the adjusted base image at an adjusted base image pixel location that corresponds to the pixel location of the second preview image,
combining the first contribution and second contribution to obtain a combined value for the pixel at the pixel location of the second preview image, and
displaying the pixel of the second preview image as a color on the screen, wherein the color of the pixel corresponds to the combined value.

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A method comprising:

in a garment design customization tool, providing a first option for a user to select a garment base and upon the user's selection, showing a first preview image in a screen of a browser comprising a base image for the selected garment base;
providing a second option for the user to select a finishing pattern for the selected garment base, wherein the finishing pattern is associated with a digital input file to be used to produce that finishing pattern onto a garment of the selected garment base;
and
after the finishing pattern is selected, showing a second preview image on the screen comprising the selected finishing pattern in combination with the base image, wherein the second preview image replaces the first preview image, and the second preview image provides an appearance of the garment template after being produced,
wherein the second preview image is generated comprising
generating an adjusted base image from the base image without the selected finishing pattern,
generating a pattern mask based on the digital input file associated with the selected finishing pattern,
obtaining a first contribution by combining a first value associated with a pixel of the pattern mask at a pattern mask pixel location and a value of a pixel of the base image at a base image pixel location,
obtaining a second contribution by combining a second value associated with the pixel of the pattern and a value of a pixel of the adjusted base image at an adjusted base image pixel location,
combining the first contribution and second contribution to obtain a combined value for a pixel of the second preview image, and
displaying the pixel of the second preview image as a color on the screen, wherein the color of the pixel corresponds to the combined value.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/676,383Filed 28 May 2024 · continuation
Priority: 31 Oct 2017
Published: US 2024/0329819 A13 Oct 2024
Granted: 7 Apr 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

G06F 3/04845
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
D06B 11/0096
Treatments carried out during or after a regular application of treating materials, in order to get differentiated effects on the textile…
D06M 10/005
Physical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. by ultrasonic waves, corona discharge,…:…
D06P 5/2005
Physical treatments affecting dyeing, e.g. ultrasonic or electric: treatments with alpha, beta, gamma or other rays, e.g. stimulated rays

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Application62/579,863Us provisional application · filed 31 Oct 2017
Application16/177,407Parent of this continuation · filed 31 Oct 2018
Application17/177,093Parent of this continuation · filed 16 Feb 2021
US 10,921,968 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 16 Feb 2021
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