Modular material design system and method
OwnerWilliam K. Grantinventor
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Abstract
Modular surface treatment materials such as carpet tiles, ceramic floor and wall panels and tiles, ceiling tiles, vinyl flooring squares, wall covering materials, and the like, are provided in a matrix of a plurality of different colors and a sequential array of tonal variations within each color. A system and method, including a computer-aided design tool for laying out patterns of individual modular material units selected from the color-tone matrix, is included, as well as display devices for materials in the matrix.
Claims23
A matrix of modular surface treatment materials comprising:
- modular surface treatment units having a first color and a sequential array of tonal variations within said first color;
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- modular surface treatment units having a second color different from the first color, and a sequential array of tonal variations within said second color.
A method of design using modular surface treatment materials, said method comprising:
- defining a matrix comprising a plurality of different colors and a plurality of different tonal intensities within each different color;
- providing modular surface treatment units in each of the plurality of different colors and intensities;
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- specifying one or more of the modular surface treatment units for application to define a surface.
A surface comprising a plurality of modular surface treatment units, said plurality of modular surface treatment units comprising units having a first color and at least two tonal variations of said first color, and units having a second color and at least two tonal variations of said second color.
A computer assisted design system comprising:
- a computer having a display device and at least one input device for receiving input from a designer;
- a graphical user interface facilitating input via the at least one input device of data representing a decorated surface and modular surface treatment units selected for application to the decorated surface, wherein the selected modular surface treatment units comprise a plurality of different colors and a plurality of different tonal intensities within each different color.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.