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AssigneeToyota Motor North America, Inc.
InventorsAnthony D. Sanor, Jazmieka T. Smith, David Kleiner, Jamese Yarber, Smail Haddad, Jessica K. Gambhir, Mark Derickson
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Systems and methods are provided that allow customers to collaborate with vehicle accessory manufacturers to design accessories in an augmented reality (AR) environment and manufacture the designed accessories through a rapid manufacturing technique, such as 3D printing. The disclosed systems and methods allow progression from augmented reality-designed accessories to 3D printed designs manufactured either at the dealer or at a regional printing center. The 3D printed designs may be installed on the customer's vehicle, enabling a dealership to provide tailor-made, custom products designed through an AR application.
A computer-implemented method for manufacturing a vehicle accessory custom-designed in an augmented reality (AR) environment, the computer-implemented method comprising:
A system for manufacturing a vehicle accessory custom-designed in an augmented reality (AR) environment, the system comprising:
A method for 3D printing a vehicle accessory custom-designed in an augmented reality (AR) environment, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.