Method and system for the design of an enclosure to house internal components
AssigneeProtocase Inc.
InventorsStephen G. Lilley, Douglas I. Milburn, Stephen F. Manley
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Abstract
Disclosed are a method, a computer-based system and a computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for creating the specifications for the fabrication of a fully customized enclosure housing internal components. First a suitable three dimensional template representing a basic form of the enclosure is chosen from a plurality of predetermined three dimensional templates and sized. Each face of the enclosure is selected and customized by selecting specific design features from a range of predetermined design options as necessary until a complete set of specifications for the enclosure is obtained.
Claims39
A method of creating the specifications for the fabrication of a fully customized enclosure housing internal components, comprising:
- a) selecting a suitable three dimensional template representing a basic form of the enclosure from a plurality of predetermined three dimensional templates;
- b) sizing the template based on a user's requirements;
- c) selecting a face of the enclosure;
- d) customizing the selected face by selecting specific design features from a range of predetermined design options;
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- e) repeating steps (c) and (d) for each face of the enclosure as necessary until a complete set of specifications for the enclosure is obtained.
A computer-based system for creating the specifications for the fabrication of a fully customized enclosure housing internal components, comprising:
- a) means for selecting a suitable three dimensional template representing a basic form of the enclosure from a plurality of predetermined three dimensional templates;
- b) means for sizing the template based on a user's requirements;
- c) means for selecting a face of the enclosure;
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- d) means for customizing the selected face by selecting specific design features from a range of predetermined design options;
- wherein for each face of the enclosure can be selected and customized as necessary until a complete set of specifications for the enclosure is obtained.
A computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for creating the specifications for the fabrication of a fully customized enclosure housing internal components, the code permitting a user to perform the steps of:
- a) selecting a suitable three dimensional template representing a basic form of the enclosure from a plurality of predetermined three dimensional templates;
- b) sizing the template based on a user's requirements;
- c) selecting a face of the enclosure;
- d) customizing the selected face by selecting specific design features from a range of predetermined design options;
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- e) repeating steps (c) and (d) for each face of the enclosure as necessary until a complete set of specifications for the enclosure is obtained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.