Three-dimensional (3-d) digital finishing architecture
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsDARA NANETTE LUBIN, KEVIN JOSEPH ST.MARTIN, CAROL-LYNN VIDJAN
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Abstract
Systems and methods include/use, among other components, a three-dimensional (3-D) printer creating 3-D items based on 3-D printing information, and a finishing device. The finishing device performs finishing operations on the 3-D item based on finishing information. Also, such systems and methods include a communications device, and the communications device automatically provides the 3-D printing information to the 3-D printer, provides the finishing information to the finishing device, and provides two-way status information updates between the 3-D printer and the finishing device.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a three-dimensional (3-D) printer creating a 3-D item based on 3-D printing information;
- a finishing device operatively connected to said 3-D printer performing finishing operations on said 3-D item based on finishing information;
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- a communications device operatively connected to said 3-D printer and said finishing device, said communications device automatically providing said 3-D printing information to said 3-D printer and said finishing information to said finishing device.
A system comprising:
- a three-dimensional (3-D) printer creating a 3-D item based on 3-D printing information;
- a finishing device operatively connected to said 3-D printer performing finishing operations on said 3-D item based on finishing information;
- and
- a communications device operatively connected to said 3-D printer and said finishing device, said communications device automatically providing:
- said 3-D printing information to said 3-D printer and said finishing information to said finishing device;
- and
- two-way status information updates between said 3-D printer and said finishing device.
A method comprising:
- providing 3-D printing information to a three-dimensional (3-D) printer, said 3-D printer automatically creating 3-D item based on said 3-D printing information;
- automatically providing finishing information to a finishing device using a special-purpose communications device, said finishing device automatically performing finishing operations on said 3-D item based on said finishing information, and said communications device being operatively connected to said 3-D printer and said finishing device;
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- automatically providing two-way status information updates between said 3-D printer and said finishing device using said special-purpose communications device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.