Reversibly Modifying the Optical Appearance of a Piece of Apparel
OwnerJan Hill, Clemens Paul Dyckmansinventors
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Abstract
Described is an apparatus for reversibly modifying the optical appearance of a piece of apparel. The apparatus may include a position-determining system for determining the position of the piece of apparel, a projecting system for projecting colors, images and/or patterns onto the piece of apparel, and a shape-modifying system for modifying the shape of the piece of apparel, e.g., the surface of the piece of apparel.
Claims26
An apparatus for reversibly modifying an appearance of a piece of apparel, the apparatus comprising:
- a position-determining system configured for determining a position of the piece of apparel;
- a projecting system configured for projecting at least one of colors, images, or patterns onto the piece of apparel;
- and
- a shape-modifying system for modifying a shape of the piece of apparel into a modified shape.
A method for reversibly modifying the optical appearance of a piece of apparel, the method comprising:
- determining a position of the piece of apparel;
- projecting at least one of colors, images, or patterns onto the piece of apparel;
- and
- modifying a shape of the piece of apparel into a modified shape.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the computer system to at least:
- determine a position of a piece of apparel;
- cause projecting of at least one of colors, images, or patterns onto the piece of apparel;
- and
- cause a modifying of a shape of the piece of apparel into a modified shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.