3-D model providing device
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsYukinori Matsumoto, Kota Fujimura, Kazuhide Sugimoto, Yasuhiro Oue, Toru Kitamura, Osamu Ota
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Abstract
For an apparatus effectively providing a real three-dimensional model to a customer, three-dimensional shape data of a target is obtained at a data input section (10). The data is managed by a server which is connected to a network. A suitable formation section (14) is selected to form a real three-dimensional model based on the data. In addition, the formation completion is automatically notified to the customer via a completion display panel (260), a cellular phone (61), or the like.
Claims50
A three-dimensional modeling apparatus for supplying a three-dimensional model of a target to a customer, comprising:
- an input section for inputting three-dimensional shape data of said target;
- a formation section for manufacturing a real three-dimensional model based on the obtained three-dimensional shape data;
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- a recording medium issuing section for issuing a recording medium in which information can be written to or read from, when said three-dimensional shape data is input, wherein
- said recording medium can be read by a third-party apparatus.
A three-dimensional modeling apparatus for supplying a three-dimensional model of a target to a customer, comprising:
- an input section for inputting three-dimensional shape data of said target;
- a formation section for manufacturing a real three-dimensional model based on the obtained three-dimensional shape data;
- a communication section which can communicate with a third-party apparatus via a network;
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- a formation process progress information transmitting section for transmitting the progress information of the formation process at said formation section to said third-party apparatus.
A three-dimensional modeling apparatus for supplying a three-dimensional model of a target to a customer, comprising:
- an input section for inputting three-dimensional shape data of said target;
- a formation section for manufacturing a real three-dimensional model based on the obtained three-dimensional shape data;
- a contacting means input section for inputting information specifying a contacting means used by said customer;
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- an information notifying section for notifying modeling information to said contacting means.
A three-dimensional modeling apparatus for supplying a three-dimensional model of a target to a customer, comprising:
- a data input section for inputting three-dimensional shape data of said target;
- and
- a formation section for manufacturing a real three-dimensional model based on the obtained three-dimensional shape data;
- wherein
- said real three-dimensional model comprises a plurality of parts, and a portion of the parts is selected from a database containing a list of a plurality of pre-provided components based on the measured three-dimensional shape data of said target.
A three-dimensional modeling apparatus for supplying a three-dimensional model of a target to a customer, comprising:
- an input section for inputting three-dimensional shape data of said target;
- a recording section for recording a plurality of three-dimensional shape data which are input from said input section;
- an identification number input section for inputting an identification number which is used for determining whether to display said recorded three-dimensional shape data;
- an identification number judging section for judging whether to display said recorded three-dimensional shape data based on said input identification number;
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- a data outputting section for displaying said recorded three-dimensional shape data, wherein the recorded three-dimensional shape data can be displayed from a plurality of predetermined points of view within a predetermined range, one of the plurality of predetermined points of view is selected based on said identification number, and the recorded three-dimensional shape data is displayed based on the selected point of view.
A three-dimensional modeling apparatus for supplying a three-dimensional model of a target to a customer, comprising:
- an input section for inputting three-dimensional shape data of said target;
- a database section for storing the three-dimensional shape data input from said input section and related property information, wherein a number of accesses are also stored for and in addition to each of the three-dimensional shape data stored at said database section;
- a charge computation device, wherein a charge process for charge targets stored in the database section is executed based on said number of accesses;
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- a display section for displaying said stored three-dimensional shape data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.