CN1892713B - Apparatus and method for making individualized entity - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to preparing personalized three-dimensional entity method and device. Said method includes detecting whether receiving payment, requesting user utilizing user input equipment and display and selecting parameter, catching at least twice object image, according to at least two image to calculate three dimensional picture, preparing three-dimensional entity for user. Furthermore the content paid to user includes web site, code and relative ordering additional product a group of explanatory receipt, three-dimensional picture and transmitted to server through network connections equipment. Said invented device can be named as photo taking pavilion, which contains payment detector, user input equipment and display, image acquisition system, three dimensional picture calculation computer, manufacturing equipment and output interface for delivering personalized three-dimensional entity to user. Said invented method and device can make three-dimensional entity without salesmen assistance.

Description

Make the apparatus and method of individualized entity

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of method and apparatus of making individualized entity, for example photo is made and sold machine automatically, below is referred to as the booth of taking pictures.

Background technology

The booth of taking pictures the earliest (Photo kiosks) is invented in nineteen twenty-five by Siberia people Anatol Josepho.Can automatically take pictures oneself portrait of this machine.

In in the past whole 80 years, the universal state of the booth of taking pictures is unbalanced.In initial 20 years, the booth of taking pictures is owing to World War II increases rapidly, and reason is need intercourse photo between soldier and the lover.After this, along with the appearance of Polaroid and individual camera, the booth of taking pictures is on the shelf.

Current, along with the arrival in digital photography epoch, new technology possibly make the user can do the modification of a little effect process and some mode at comparison film before the photograph print, and photo not only can be printed on the sensitive paper, but also can print on the photo paster.The user has produced interest to the booth of taking pictures again.

Past attempts has the people to attempt utilizing in the three-dimensional laser carving (SSLE) practical technique that the personalized three-dimensional image is engraved in the crystal to sell.In fact, these trials seldom can be succeedd, and reason is that what profit these early stage trials do not have to be coated with.These trials suffer from some restraining factors that influence earning rate, for example too high initial investment, owing to needing the shop-assistant to make operating cost too high.The owner in body laser inner carving shop has no other way, and the price that can only improve each quartzy works is with the compensation usefulness that spent.Although most customers is interested in the product, the cost high price of being unwilling goes to buy, and extravagent price makes client hang back.

Thereby, be necessary to seek a kind of method that can under the help that does not need the shop-assistant, can make individualized entity.

Summary of the invention

Technical matters to be solved by this invention is to overcome the defective that prior art exists, and a kind of method that can satisfy the demand is provided.

The present invention specifically provides a kind of method of making individualized entity, and this method comprises the following steps:

Detect whether receive payment, if received lump sum:

I) the request user utilizes user input device and display, to the selected parameter of some options;

Ii) according to step I) parameter that sets catches the image of twice subject at least;

Iii) according to step I i) at least two images of being caught, the Calculation of Three Dimensional image;

Iv) from above-mentioned 3-D view, extract one group of three-dimensional data;

V) according to one group of three-dimensional data v) extracting by step I and step I) selected parameter makes 3D solid; And,

Vi) above-mentioned individualized entity is consigned to the user.

The present invention also provides a kind of device of making individualized entity, comprising:

-payment detecting device is used for detecting whether receive payment;

-user input device and display make after receiving payment, and the user can be to the selected parameter of some options;

-image capturing system is used for according to parameter of user, catches the image of twice subject at least;

-the first counter is used for according to two image calculation 3-D views that capture;

-the second counter is used for extracting one group of three-dimensional data from above-mentioned 3-D view;

-manufacturing equipment is made individualized entity according to one group of three-dimensional data being extracted with by user-selected fixed parameter; And comprise:

-delivery outlet is used for individualized entity is consigned to the user.

The present invention has following beneficial effect: the apparatus and method of making individualized entity provided by the invention; Can under the situation that personnel except the user do not intervene, accomplish; Thereby reduced operating cost, be convenient to the personalized popularization of making of 3D solid; Utilize apparatus and method provided by the invention, not only can the field fabrication individualized entity, but also can the data transmission of being gathered to server or computing machine be made things convenient for user's download data and other diversification products of customization.

Read following with reference to accompanying drawing to the detailed description that preferred embodiment carried out, will be better understood the present invention and advantageous characteristic thereof.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front elevation of the present invention according to the booth of taking pictures of preferred embodiment manufacturing.

Fig. 2 is the rear view of the booth of taking pictures shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is the left view of the booth leg internal part of taking pictures illustrated in figures 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is the right view of Fig. 1 to the booth leg internal part of taking pictures shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 5 is the partial view from rear portion and right side perspective of Fig. 1 to the booth leg internal part of taking pictures shown in Figure 4.

Fig. 6 is the partial elevation view of Fig. 1 to the booth leg internal part of taking pictures shown in Figure 5.

Fig. 7 is the skeleton view of Fig. 1 to the booth leg internal part of taking pictures shown in Figure 6.

Fig. 8 is the skeleton view of Fig. 1 to the booth leg internal part of taking pictures shown in Figure 6.

Shown in Figure 9 is the FB(flow block) of the making individualized entity of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Shown in Figure 10 is the detail flowchart of the making 3D solid of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 extremelydevice 10 shown in Figure 8 is a kind of preferred embodiments of the present invention.Particularly, this device is a booth of taking pictures that comprises the optical 3-dimensional imaging device, can catch user's face, bust or other subject image, and with the embodied of three-dimensional colour digital image.After some processing, can be through the 3-D view oflaser sub-marker 90 this object of engraving in quartzy.

Device 10 comprises and is used to detect thepayment detecting device 16 that whether receives payment, is used for when receiving payment after, making the user can select the user input device 20 and thedisplay 18 of parameter to some options.This device also comprisesimage capturing system 50, is used for catching at least according to user-selected fixed parameter the image of twice subject.Image capturing system 50 preferably also has the projector and thevideo camera 60 that is used to gather 4 width of cloth images that are used for the projected fringe image.Position relation between projector and thevideo camera 60 is set up according to the mode that can obtain between the bigger measurement zone confirmed.Device 10 also comprisescomputing machine 80, is used for extracting one group of three-dimensional data according at least two image calculation 3-D views of being caught and from this 3-D view.

Device 10 also comprises a manufacturing equipment, is used for making individualized entity anddelivery outlet 106 according to one group of above-mentioned three-dimensional data and user-selected fixed parameter individualized entity is paid the user.This manufacturing equipment preferably includesworktable 94, be used for the 3D solid base substrate is placed on loading and unloading parts 98 on the worktable, is used for the maker of on the 3D solid base substrate, making individualized entity according to one group of above-mentioned three-dimensional data and user-selected fixed parameter.The 3D solid base substrate is preferably processed by optical glass, and maker is preferably laser sub-marker 90.Manufacturing equipment preferably also comprises pays parts 104, is used for throughdelivery outlet 106 individualized entity being consigned to the user.

Device 10 preferably also comprises towards thebackground board 54 of the color homogeneous of image capturing system.

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4,device 10 are one and make and sell the similar booth of taking pictures of machine with the standard photograph, and its profile is possible different.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the booth of taking pictures has the Qianmen 26 ofdoor handle 28, after opening, can touch the parts ofbooth leg 12 inside of taking pictures.Thedisplay 18 that booth disposed of taking pictures is connected to principal computer 80.Display 18 is mainly used in all instructions and the control that shows the man-machine interaction process, can also be used to representing the various pictures of relevant take pictures booth or other Related product advantageous characteristic etc.In a preferred embodiment of the invention,display 18 is a plane liquid crystal display (LCD) touch panel monitor system devices, thereby also is user input device 20.In other embodiments, user input device 20 can be keyboard, have the remote controllers of mechanical button or an input equipment of other anykinds.Computing machine 80 is used to control all critical pieces of booth of taking pictures, and can be connected on network or the internet through wireless or wired mode, uses in order to it to the three-dimensional data that Server Transport is gathered.The booth of taking pictures can also be installed thesecondary monitor 30 that links to each other withcomputing machine 80, and this display is positioned at the outside of the booth of taking pictures, and can be used for commercial object.

The booth of taking pictures preferably haswindow 24, andimage capturing system 50 is installed thereafter.Payment detecting device 16 preferably can be connected to computing machine 80.Principal computer 80 best (but not being necessary) has the function that can manage the information relevant with credit card.Accuracy, position, profile and the performance ofpayment detecting device 16 should be followed market trend, the physical layout of the booth of taking pictures and design, the physical location of the booth of perhaps taking pictures and changing.The booth of taking pictures hasdelivery outlet 106, and the optics crystalline is in case see off from delivery outlet after carving well.Can also filllight equipment 32 be installed in the both sides ofwindow 50, but not be necessarily necessary.Asecondary monitor 30 that is made up of plane LCD watch-dog is preferably installed at the take pictures back side of booth, is used for commercial object.

Referring to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, perhaps chill vent 40 selectable units as cooling system also need be installed, be used to discharge the heat that produces by laser sub-marker.The booth of taking pictures preferably can provide a confession person of taking pictures to sit down or place thebench 22 of subject.Bench 22 is assurance 3-D view best in quality, in should be set at and can confirm between measurement zone.This distance changes in the time of should changing in the internal structure ofimage capturing system 50 thereupon.Be provided withbench 22 in the booth if take pictures, its underpart can be used for installingcomputing machine 80, andcomputing machine 80 can be a main frame of controlling the booth critical piece of taking pictures, also can be the computing machine of other purposes.As other a kind of mode, this position can also be as the usefulness of general storeroom.The booth of taking pictures preferably also is provided with thebackground board 54 of a color homogeneous, and its color is preferablyblue.Background board 54 can be processed with cloth, plastics or other materials, as the background identification of three-dimensional background extracting algorithm.

Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 to Fig. 7,leg 12 comprisesimage capturing system 50, preferably also comprises the cooling system that has fan 44, water storage box 46 and pump 42.Manufacturing equipment preferably is positioned in the leg; Manufacturing equipment comprises the base substrate storage box of correctly depositing 102 that is used to guarantee to supply carve all base substrates of usefulness;Worktable 94, the loading and unloading parts, these loading and unloading parts are used to load, unload crystalline and place it in theworktable 94 near laser sub-marker; When interior carving crystalline, worktable slippage up and down.Manufacturing equipment also comprises the motor that is used to fall chute 104 and driving crystalline transferingpart 100, is used for 3D solidoutside delivery outlet 106 is seen the booth of taking pictures off.Manufacturing equipment preferably also comprises thelaser instrument 90 and optics 92 that is used for body laser inner carving; What changeless parts these parts are not, its exact shape, size, quantity, design, function and position should according to the layout of the booth of taking pictures, the kind, power or other factors of laser instrument of the base substrate that will carve decide.The manufacturing equipment of this preferred embodiment is used for handling a small amount of, small-sized and one type crystalline just only.Should be clear and definite, this kind manufacturing equipment is not limited to such design, also should be designed to be able to handle the mode of various kinds and size base substrate.

Referring to Fig. 1,4 and 8, an order of interferenceimage capturing system 50 that is installed in the booth of taking pictures preferably has the bigger measured zone confirmed.Image capturingsystem 50 is byprincipal computer 80 control, as another kind of embodiment, according to the concrete design of the booth of taking pictures, can fix or attached on certain locating device.Image capturingsystem 50 preferably fixedly mounts, and its structure should not be changeless, and concrete profile, size, connected mode or the function of selectedimage capturing system 50 are changeable.Image capturingsystem 50 should be caught definite colorful three-dimensional model, and this seizure should be not need artificial intervention automatically.An example of composingimages acquisition system 50 is to comprise following several devices: based on the Moire fringe pattern that is projected on the object; Shuttersystem 62; Be used to gather thevideo camera 60 of coloured image;Camera lens 70,motor 68 and slidingsupport 66, each above-mentioned device preferably all is placed on the mainboard 72.The 3D collection system of other types can also be based on stereoscopic vision or other three-dimensional acquisition technology of the prior art.

Referring to Fig. 1,3,4; 8 and 9, being installed in software on theprincipal computer 80 can operating part, all or more following instruction: controlimage capturing system 50, extract three-dimensional data; Control the location of manufacturing equipment and base substrate or 3D solid and pass out the engraving process ofcontrol laser sub-marker 90 andcontrol display 18,30; User input device 20,payment detecting device 16, filllight equipment 32 and cooling system.

Principal computer 80 preferably can be connected on external server and other computing machines.Internetwork connection mode can be wireless mode or wired connection, and this networking condition according to the position that booth was located in of taking pictures is decided.

The server that is connected to the booth of taking pictures can be used to store three-dimensional modeling data and colouring information.Can also store other and be considered to necessary information, for example can be used in the three-dimensional point cloud of initial water crystal engraving.

Referring to Fig. 1 to Figure 10, hope that the user who makes 3D solid comes into the booth of taking pictures.This user possibly need the three-dimensional digital image of its face or half body, requires carving in crystalline (being actually optical glass) in my virtual three-dimensional model, and perhaps he possibly hope other objects of digitizing or biosome.After the user comes into the booth of taking pictures, asked defrayment,, need to pass through user input device 20 and display 18 and select to catch and relevant each parameter and the option of quartzy interior carving with 3-D view if receive payment.In a preferred embodiment, user input device 20 and display 18 promptly are plane liquid crystal touch screen monitors by constituting with a kind of equipment.In parameter and the option including, but not limited to quartzy type, for example cube, necklace, key chain etc.; The direction that laser engraving is quartzy for example is parallel panorama or vertical portrait, and these terms are identical with the term of employing in the static shooting of traditional two-dimensional.

According to preferred embodiment, in case the user carries out the preparation that 3-D view is caught, will send visual signal, the startup of sign three-dimensional image acquisition.Image capturing system 50 is a kind of based on the contactless colorful digital converter of More's pattern that is projected on the object; This digital quantizer has can be confirmed between measurement zone and in the overlappingbackground board 54 that extands rearward to of calibration tape, the somewhere between bench andwindow 24 forward.The short time was illuminated subject and adjusted through after opening projector the time shutter of thevideo camera 60 thatimage capturing system 50 has.The video image of subject is projected on thedisplay 18, can adjust the position of subject.Image capturing system 50 is once caught 4 bidimensional stripe patterns according to previous selected parameter and option.Each three-dimensional seizure needs a few times in second at zero point, is obtained 3-D view through improving record and disclosed computing technique in the prior art.From 3-D view, extract one group of three-dimensional data through operating in 80 li softwares that are equipped with of principal computer,, accomplish following operations 3-D view for obtaining three-dimensional point cloud.Should be noted that data layout should not be limited to a cloud, should comprise that also the three-dimensional data of any kind is represented.

According to the method for the invention, preferably include the following step: the background board according to the color homogeneous that is positioned at the subject back is located background in 3-D view; The cutting background is to generate the prospect 3-D view; Can select or automatically the prospect 3-D view that is shown in the display carried out cropping to formalize according to the user, generate 3-D view through cutting by equipment.This method also comprises following from generating one group of three-dimensional data through the 3-D view that cuts, and formation can be carried out the three-dimensional point cloud of body laser inner carving.Three-dimensional point cloud can be converted into any pattern that can selected manufacturing equipment reads.

This group three-dimensional data is used to calculate the 3-D view of individualized entity subsequently.Then, the user makes and starts the individualized entity of making 18 display images of display or carry out next three-dimensional selection of catching.Preferably define and to carry out three-dimensional the seizure three times.After carrying out three three-dimensional seizure, selected one of them 3-D view of request user is to make individualized entity.

In case one group of three-dimensional data that the selected institute of user will adopt just begins to operate in the software control hardware device making individualized entity of 80 li of principal computers according to selected parameter and option making individualized entity.At first, crystal is placed onworktable 94. this group three-dimensional datas is admitted tolaser sub-marker 90, the parameter of selecting according to this group three-dimensional data with by the user and the making of option startup individualized entity by loading and unloading parts 98.Interior carving is carried out inlaser sub-marker 90 beginnings in crystalline.The software control laser sub-marker of 80 li operations of computing machine, each three-dimensional position engraving each point in crystalline.Arranging of these points confirmed image or portrait in the crystalline.The engraving finish after, loading and unloading parts 98 with individualized entity push the guidingdelivery outlet 106 whereabouts chute 104, then individualized entity is consigned to the user.In addition, preferably can also export a receipt, the explanation of password that indicate network address on the receipt, generates at random and relevant order Related product to the user.Payment parts in the preferred embodiment comprise whereabouts chute 104 anddelivery outlet 106, and good crystalline meets with other article conditions if its design of adopting makes engraving, can be picked up at an easy rate.Can adopt the mechanism of passing out of other types, for example, the independent printer that can when passing out crystalline, can print receipt can be installed.

Except making individualized entity, original 3-D view and the three-dimensional data group that is used to make individualized entity can also be transferred into server or temporarily stored on computers lacking under the situation that network is connected through network.The user is through landing the network address that is printed on the receipt, and uses and be printed on the password on the receipt, can read the data of oneself.Data are stored in the prescribed timelimit on server, are preferably on the receipt to indicate the prescribed timelimit.The data that can be read can serve many purposes, for example ordering personalized product or be the private purposes data download.Can pass through some personalized products of ordering site; Can use the three-dimensional model that has texture; The user can add some general or personalized information (two dimension or three-dimensional) through the website; For making real or imaginary product; For example bust or other forms of quartzy engraving work; Can use some monochromatic or colored three dimensional printing equipment, adopt gelinite, powder or other materials to make following works: letterpress, personalized doll, the toy of shaking the head, stereoscopic photograph, animation screen protection,, 3 D stereo portrait, CAD/CAM bust, gravestone, ornament, decorative panel, jewelry, general three dimensional file, the anthropomorphic incarnation that on computer game or computer animation and artistic work, adopts or personalized sign etc.

The booth of taking pictures also has the function of sell oneself.Theexternal display 30 or the display video sequence that is used for circulating; Show general three dimension IMAQ and body laser inner carving process; Perhaps show the current ongoing three-dimensional acquisition stage; Be in each period at intermittence of waiting for that data computation or wait engraving process finish the user, software can also be controlled thedisplay 18 that is positioned at the booth of taking pictures and show the promotional materials.In the each task that realizes through software, also comprise and to send the feedback mechanism of warning to user and the technician who runs into technical matters.

The user can accomplish the order of relevant mass consumption entity making aspect through the website.This mass consumption production of products quarry is in the three-dimensional data of having gathered, and is relevant with the variety of products of customization, accomplishes making according to each user's who is collected three-dimensional data.New method comprises utilizes the rapid shaping machine to make body part, connects/be spliced into the entity that user customizable/batch is made then.The present invention can adopt various types of rapid shaping techniques and adopt the various materials that can be used for making 3D solid.It can be real physical entity that these user customizable/batches are made entity, also can be the virtual objects of virtual data and so on for example.These make entity in batches, before customization, are the semi-manufacture that " blank " just do not pass through customization.These " blanks ", the toy of for example shaking the head can be to make in batches.For the making that the batch of accomplishing customization is made entity, should carry out Physical Processing to blank according to the data that in data acquisition step, collect.Can adopt rapid shaping technique and device, for example CNC milling machine is made the three dimensional body parts of scanning.CNC milling machine is on various materials, and for example wax, wood, marble, polystyrene foam etc. are accurately carved out the three dimensional body parts.Some 3 D stereo printing machine even can be complete painted for parts, and just occur up to this advanced technology in recent years.If there is not this technology, parts can only be after processing, just to be coated with color.The three-dimensional body of customization such as the three-dimensional head portrait of customization, can be enclosed the batch parts and process entity.The physical entity that the three dimensional face data of subject are made into customization is such as the toy of shaking the head.Making entity in batches once was not through the semi-manufacture of customization in the past, became the product of customization now.This product has been endowed captured object " personalization ", becomes a kind of very attractive product.

Because the making of individualized entity can be accomplished under the situation that personnel except the user do not intervene, the object of the invention reaches.

Undoubtedly, the preferred embodiments of the present invention described above can also be made change in some aspects, and this kind change will be understood that and is included in the claim protection domain of the present invention.For example; The related booth of taking pictures, leg, payment detecting device in the preferred embodiment, display, user input device, bench, window, Qianmen, door knob, secondary monitor, fill light equipment, cooling vent, pump, electric fan, water storage box, image capturing system, background homogeneous color background plate, video camera, shutter system, light, sliding support, motor, lens, mainboard, principal computer, secondary computer, server, network access device, laser machine, laser machine optics, removable crystalline support, loading and unloading parts, worktable, crystalline transfering part, base substrate storage box, whereabouts chute, delivery outlet etc.Will be understood that the structure of each parts described above and geometrical construction are not well-determined for the present invention, protection scope of the present invention should only not be confined to this.In fact, obviously, those skilled in the art can also adopt miscellaneous part, other annexation and other geometrical construction realization the present invention.

Claims (1)

1. method of making individualized entity, this method comprises the following steps:

Detect whether receive payment, if received lump sum:

I) the request user utilizes user input device and display, to the selected parameter of some options;

Ii) according to step I) parameter that sets, adopt a kind of image of gathering reference object based on the image capturing system that is projected in the contactless colorful digital converter of More's pattern on the object that has, once catch 4 bidimensional stripe patterns;

Iii) according to step I i) image of being caught, the Calculation of Three Dimensional image;

Iv) from above-mentioned 3-D view, extract one group of three-dimensional data, its step is following:

(a) in 3-D view, locate background;

(b) the cutting background is to generate the prospect 3-D view;

(c) cut the prospect 3-D view according to predetermined shape, generate 3-D view through cutting; And, constitute three-dimensional point cloud from generating one group of three-dimensional data through the 3-D view that cuts;

V) according to one group of three-dimensional data v) extracting by step I and step I) selected parameter makes 3D solid; And;

Vi) the engraving finish after, by loading and unloading parts with individualized entity push the guiding delivery outlet the whereabouts chute, then individualized entity is consigned to the user, above-mentioned individualized entity is consigned to the user.

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