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US 2019/0101896 A1Published application
Controlled 3-d printing
AssigneeWalmart Apollo, LLC
InventorsRobert L. Cantrell, Bruce W. Wilkinson
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AssigneeWalmart Apollo, LLC
InventorsRobert L. Cantrell, Bruce W. Wilkinson
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A control circuit accesses 3-D printing instructions provided by a user and assesses those instructions to determine inclusion of printing authorization from a presumptive source of the 3-D printing instructions. Upon determining that the printing instructions lack such a printing authorization, the control circuit halts further use of the printing instructions. Upon determining that the printing instructions do include that printing authorization, however, the control circuit then further assesses the printing instructions to thereby further test legal suitability of using the printing instructions with the additive-material printer to form that three-dimensional object. Upon establishing the further legal suitability of using the printing instructions, the control circuit then uses the additive-material printer to form the particular three-dimensional object.
An apparatus to facilitate controlling use of printing instructions for a particular three-dimensional object by an additive-material printer, the apparatus comprising:
A method to facilitate controlling use of printing instructions for a particular three-dimensional object by an additive-material printer, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.