Apparatus and method for producing a personalized 3D object

Abstract

The present invention relates to method and apparatus for producing a personalized 3D object. The method comprises steps of detecting whether a payment has been received, inviting a user to select parameters by means of a user input device and a display, capturing at least two images of a subject, calculating a 3D image with the images captured, producing and delivering the personalized 3D object to the user. In addition, a receipt comprising a web site address, a password and a set of instructions for ordering additional products are delivered to the user and the 3D image and data are transferred to a server via a network connection. The apparatus, or kiosk, comprises a payment detector, a user input device and a display, an image acquisition system, calculators for calculating a 3D image, a manufacturing device and an exit for delivering the personalized 3D object to the user.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.