608 results about "Interior design" patented technology

A system and method in a client-server computing environment is provided for generating and rendering a photorealistic three-dimensional (3D) perspective view of a 3D object selectively positioned within a 3D scene. A client is configured for communicably accessing a server, and includes a client application configured for scene editing and rendering, using a graphical user interface (GUI). The 3D scene may be selectively displayed in a plurality of views, and a 3D object may be retrieved from the server and imported into the 3D scene to generate a composite. The 3D object may also be manipulated within the composite for placement and orientation. A 3D image of the composite may then be rendered at the client and selectively reconfigured in real time. Luminosity characteristics may be applied to the 3D image; followed by rendering a photorealistic 3D view of the composite image.

A design professional such as an interior designer running a browser program at a client computer (i) optionally causes a digital image of a room, or a room model, or room images to be transmitted across the world wide web to a graphics server computer, and (ii) interactively selects furnishings from this server computer, so as to (iii) receive and display to his or her client a high-fidelity high-quality virtual-reality perspective-view image of furnishings displayed in, most commonly, an actual room of a client's home. Opticians may, for example, (i) upload one or more images of a client's head, and (ii) select eyeglass frames and components, to (iii) display to a prospective customer eyeglasses upon the customer's own head. The realistic images, optionally provided to bona fide design professionals for free, promote the sale to the client of goods which are normally obtained through the graphics service provider, profiting both the service provider and the design professional. Models of existing objects are built as necessary from object views. Full custom objects, including furniture and eyeglasses not yet built, are readily presented in realistic virtual image.Also, a method of interactive advertising permits a prospective customer of a product, such as a vehicle, to view a virtual image of the selected product located within a customer-selected virtual scene, such as the prospective customer's own home driveway. Imaging for all purposes is supported by comprehensive and complete 2D to 3D image translation with precise object placement, scaling, angular rotation, coloration, shading and lighting so as to deliver flattering perspective images that, by selective lighting, arguably look better than actual photographs of real world objects within the real world.

A design professional such as an interior designer, furniture sales associate or advertising designer running a browser program at a client computer (i) uses the world wide web to connect to a graphics server computer, and (ii) interactively selects or specifies furnishings or other objects from this server computer and previews the scene and communicates with the server, so as to (iii) receive and display to his or her client a high-fidelity high-quality virtual-reality perspective-view photorealistic image of furnishings or other objects displayed in, most commonly, a virtual representation of an actual room of a client's home or an advertisement scene. The photorealistic images, optionally provided to bona fide design professionals and their clients for free, but typically paid for by the product's manufacturer, promote the sale to the client of goods which are normally obtained through the graphics service provider's customer's distributor, profiting both the service provider and the design professional. Models, textures and maps of existing objects are built as necessary from object views or actual objects. Full custom objects, including furniture and other products not yet built, are readily presented in realistic virtual image. Also, a method of interactive advertising permits a prospective customer of a product, such as furniture, to view a virtual but photorealistic, image of a selected product located within a customer-selected scene, such as the prospective customer's own home, to allow in-context visualization.

A system and method in a client-server computing environment is provided for generating and rendering a photorealistic three-dimensional (3D) perspective view of a 3D object selectively positioned within a 3D scene. A client is configured for communicably accessing a server, and includes a client application configured for scene editing and rendering, using a graphical user interface (GUI). The 3D scene may be selectively displayed in a plurality of views, and a 3D object may be retrieved from the server and imported into the 3D scene to generate a composite. The 3D object may also be manipulated within the composite for placement and orientation. A 3D image of the composite may then be rendered at the client and selectively reconfigured in real time. Luminosity characteristics may be applied to the 3D image; followed by rendering a photorealistic 3D view of the composite image.

A containment bracket is disclosed for encasing a cable or wire within an enclosure designed to house electrical components. The containment bracket includes a housing having an interior region, the housing being attached to the enclosure. The containment bracket further includes a door coupled to the housing to access the interior region of the housing. A method for encasing a cable or wire within an enclosure designed to house electrical components is further disclosed.

Interior architectural structures and lighting for aircraft, particularly commercial passenger airplanes. Light diffusers and ceiling panels in a “wing-shape” and other secondary panels are utilized to create different interior designs and structures. A permeable secondary panel is utilized in one passenger cabin in order to provide a more private-type space. An enlarged ceiling arch with blended curves forming a “wing-type” configuration provides a more spacious cabin arrangement. Other features include air and light diffusers, passenger service modules, a “shelf”-like configuration and lighting above the airplane entrance / exit door, and bulkheads and monuments positioned at various positions in the cabin.

A gas turbine engine is provided and includes a combustor having a first interior in which a first fuel supplied thereto by a fuel circuit is combustible, a turbine, a transition zone, including a second interior in which a second fuel supplied thereto by the fuel circuit and the products of the combustion of the first fuel are combustible, a plurality of fuel injectors, which are structurally supported by the transition zone and coupled to the fuel circuit, and which are configured to supply the second fuel to the second interior in any one of a single axial stage, multiple axial stages, a single axial circumferential stage and multiple axial circumferential stages, and a control system coupled to the fuel circuit and configured to control relative amounts of the first and second fuels supplied by the fuel circuit to the first and second interiors.

The subject methods and apparatus allow the buyer of an automobile to configure and design a personalized interior space prior to purchasing the automobile. The buyer selects modular interior components from a library of choices provided by the manufacturer, and designs his / her custom automobile by using an interactive design domain system that allows realistic visualization of the developing interior with the incorporation of the buyer's anthropometric information. The method and apparatus guarantee conformance to applicable safety, geometric and functional constraints through the application of a rules-database. The produced automobile will fit exactly the customer's taste, physical dimensions, and personal requirements. The apparatus includes a computer that hosts a decision-support and feedback system, a database of safety, geometric and functional rules, and a database of interior components. The apparatus also includes a device for realistic visualization of the designed vehicle interior as well as suitable devices to measure the body dimensions that are needed for the design. A business transaction is contemplated in which the buyer custom-designs the vehicle interior using modular components after the sale transaction but before the manufacturing step.

The invention discloses a method for generating a three-dimensional virtual interior design plan. The method comprises the following steps of: storing three-dimensional models of interior design elements into a model database, inputting three-dimensional models of decorated sample houses, and extracting the name, the style characteristic parameter and the furniture layout characteristic parameter of each room; acquiring corresponding three-dimensional models of the interior design elements from the model database and adding the three-dimensional models into the three-dimensional model of a rough house to be decorated; and acquiring a corresponding furniture model in the model database according to a corresponding furniture layout characteristic parameter in a semantic file, and adding the furniture model to a corresponding position of the house to generate the three-dimensional virtual interior design model of the rough house. By the method, a plurality of three-dimensional interior scene models of the same style can be generated automatically according to one interior scene template, so that a large-scale interior scene can be automatically modeled, and interactive amount is greatly reduced; and the method can be transplanted to different application platforms.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus (210, 230, 240, 250) configured to perform beamforming on multiple audio input signals. The apparatus (210, 230, 240, 250) includes one or more illumination devices (222, 232, 242, 252) and a beamforming microphone system (116) integrated with the one or more illumination devices. The beamforming microphone system (116) includes a first plurality of microphones (302, 502) configured to resolve first audio input signals within a first frequency range. The beamforming microphone system (116) also includes at least one microphone (504) configured to resolve second audio input signals within a second frequency range. A lowest frequency in the first frequency range is greater than a lowest frequency in the second frequency range.

A thermal barrier coating (TBC) for a component intended for use in a hostile thermal environment. The TBC has an interior region and an outer surface region on and contacting the interior region. Both regions are formed of a ceramic material, with the interior region having a lower thermal conductivity than zirconia partially stabilized by about seven weight percent yttria. The interior region constitutes more than half of the thickness of the TBC, and the outer surface region constitutes less than half of the thickness of the TBC. The TBC has a columnar microstructure whereby the interior region and the outer surface region comprise columns of their ceramic materials. The outer surface region is more erosion and impact resistant than the interior region at least in part as a result of the columns thereof being more closely spaced than the columns of the interior region.

A nano-particle comprising: an interior region comprising a mixed-metal oxide; and an exterior surface comprising a pure metal. In some embodiments, the mixed-metal oxide comprises aluminum oxide and a metallic pinning agent, such as palladium, copper, molybdenum, or cobalt. In some embodiments, the pure metal at the exterior surface is the same as the metallic pinning agent in the mixed-metal oxide in the interior region. In some embodiments, a catalytic nano-particle is bonded to the pure metal at the exterior surface. In some embodiments, the interior region and the exterior surface are formed using a plasma gun. In some embodiments, the interior region and the exterior surface are formed using a wet chemistry process. In some embodiments, the catalytic nano-particle is bonded to the pure metal using a plasma gun. In some embodiments, the catalytic nano-particle is bonded to the pure metal using a wet chemistry process.

The invention relates to the technical field of interior design, and discloses a method for generating a three-dimensional panoramic interior design scheme based on a data union platform. The method comprises the following steps of: (1), acquiring all kinds of materials for interior design needed by clients; (2), selecting all kinds of models through data union cloud design client side software, and adjusting the models in combination with designs of designers; (3), forming a digital hardcover design scheme including budget and purchase link; (4), outputting all kinds of digital effect pictures in different stages of interior finishing; and (5), making three-dimensional panoramic stereo display of the interior digital hardcover scheme to consumers through display equipment of a liquid store. By means of the method disclosed by the invention, the design scheme for uniting design and a supply chain as one and realizing what you see is what you get is provided for big household industries; various design software technical link points are broken through; multilateral link of various industries in the household field can be realized; a big household production line is formed; consumers personally participate in the design; therefore, the marketing cost is reduced; and the design cost is saved.

An interior design unit is provided including five planar members, each having a tetragon shape and removably attached to at least one other planar member, wherein each of planar members includes four through holes for receiving a connector for attachment to at least one other interior design unit, and wherein each through hole is positioned at substantially equal distance from an adjacent corner of the planar member. An interior design system is also provided including a plurality of modular units and at least one connector for removable attachment of one modular unit to one other modular unit, wherein each modular unit has a plurality of planar members removably connected to each other, wherein each of the planar members includes a plurality of through holes, and wherein the connector is received in any of the through holes in the planar members.

The invention discloses an interior home style and colour matching design method based on a Bayesian network. The interior home style and colour matching design method comprises the following steps of: (1), collecting interior style and colour design schemes; (2), labelling downloaded design schemes; (3), clustering colours of every classes of objects; (4), training the Bayesian network; (5), performing colour recommendation for a 3D indoor scene; (6), performing diversified adjustment of colours; and (7), transferring colours obtained by design onto textures, and pasting the textures on a 3D scene model. According to the interior home style and colour matching design method disclosed by the invention, the relationship of a decorative style and furniture colour matching is coded from excellent interior design schemes (pictures) by utilizing the Bayesian network; the method can be used for designing furniture colour matching in the indoor scene; according to user requirements on the decorative style, the system disclosed by the invention can recommend furniture colour matching in the indoor scene according with the style; convenient and rapid effect display can be provided for urban home decoration markets, 3D game animations and virtual reality scenes in our country; and thus, the interior home style and colour matching design method has practical popularization value.

The invention provides an Internet aided design (iAD), and aims to provide an auxiliary design tool for indoor designers and design fans. The iAD adopts an MVC (Model View Controller) architecture, and is realized by the interactive embedding development of App (Application) and Unity and uses a function manager to uniformly manage function modules, wherein the function modules comprise a decoration design module, a decoration budget module, a construction drawing design module, a client management module and an iAD service module; the decoration design module provides two modes of on-line decoration and off-line decoration; and the construction drawing design module is used for designers to realize wall surface, ground and top surface design, vertical face design, layout design, waterway design, circuit design and construction technology design. The iAD provides a full-course auxiliary means for the quick design, the effect representation, the sharing and the communication of indoor decoration, and constructs a zero-distance interaction space between the designers and users.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an interactive system employs sets of interior design guidelines. In an embodiment, the user begins by specifying the shape of a room and the set of furniture that must be arranged within it. The user then interactively moves furniture pieces. In response, the system suggests a set of furniture layouts that follow the interior design guidelines. The user can interactively select a suggestion and move any piece of furniture to modify the layout.

The invention provides a home design system. The home design system comprises a database system, a scene processing system and an indoor design system, wherein the database system provides a plurality of model bases related to home design, the scene processing system is used for calling the model bases, processing the model bases and generating model bases with the 3D effect, and the indoor design system is used for calling the model bases with the 3D effect, designing the model bases with the 3D effect and generating a home design scheme. The home design system can rapidly and conveniently generate a home 3D model and pictures of different angles needed by 3D design and display, can dynamically amend the size and angles of a room according to the designed room type, and is provided with an automatic settlement module, thereby being capable of analyzing the current design scheme in real time, calculating the ground and wall surface areas, and generating a product material detailed list.

The present invention provides a display apparatus for use in a vehicle that prevents reduction in driver visibility and adds no constrains to vehicle interior design. The display apparatus includes an indicator unit and a reflection receiving surface. The indicator unit includes a housing, an indicator accommodated in the housing, and a face glass sheet attached to the housing in such a manner that the indicator is visible. The reflection receiving surface receives light traveling from an eye range and reflecting off the face glass sheet. the face glass sheet is formed into a cross-sectional concavity depressed toward the indicator. The concavity provides a curved surface that reflects the light from the eye range to the reflection receiving surface. The reflection receiving surface is a back surface of a vehicle structure placed at a position at which there is space between the reflection receiving surface and the face glass sheet.

The present invention relates to devices and methods for generating surveys of interior and exterior locations using image capture devices associated with image processing techniques suitable to allow survey and measurement information and where such survey and measurement information can optionally be further processed. Such survey and measurement information relating to interior and exterior locations can be used in applications such as construction / remodeling estimation, 3D model generation, insurance policy underwriting and adjusting, interior design efforts, landscaping, real estate marketing, inventory management and other areas where it can be desirable to obtain information about features and dimensions of one or more features or objects present in the location

A storage container having a storage tub and lid is described. The lid can be opened for access to an interior region of the tub. A solid-state light source or electro-luminescence is located to illuminate the interior region of the tub in response to an actuated switch contained within the lid. The switch can be gravity actuated. The solid-state light source can emit visible or ultraviolet light wavelengths.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an interactive system employs sets of interior design guidelines. In an embodiment, the user begins by specifying the shape of a room and the set of furniture that must be arranged within it. The user then interactively moves furniture pieces. In response, the system suggests a set of furniture layouts that follow the interior design guidelines. The user can interactively select a suggestion and move any piece of furniture to modify the layout.

The invention discloses a regional comprehensive energy system reliability evaluation method considering heat load dynamic characteristics. The regional comprehensive energy system reliability evaluation method comprises the following steps that according to a selected regional comprehensive energy system, data of electricity, natural gas and regional heating system data, energy concentrator data,failure rate of various components, electricity, gas and heatload shedding price data, a hierarchical decoupling optimal convergence judgment threshold value, a reliability index convergence judgmentthreshold value, the maximum number of sampling and the building interior design temperature are input; running states of all components are selected to conduct system state analysis; power flow optimization calculation is conducted to the selected system state to obtain load shedding amount of electricity, gas and heat load shedding amount in the system state; the reliability index is calculated, wherein the reliability index comprises expected load reduction and expected load reduction frequency of the electricity, gas and heat; a reliability index convergence criterion is calculated; the number of quasi-sequential sampling is judged; and the electricity / gas / heat area comprehensive energy system reliability index is output. Electricity / gas / heat area comprehensive energy system reliability can be more accurately evaluated.

Coating compositions and methods for applying reactive silanol coating compositions having electron deficient surfaces when cured wherein organic radical groups from the silanes are forced to the surface of the coating. The interpenetrating silicon-oxygen structure below the surface skews the electron cloud downward creating a net positively charged surface which is hydrophobic and oleophobic to repel contaminants by discouraging light hydrogen bonding. The surface is also extremely tight and thereby absent nutrients for microorganisms, discourages organic growth. These unique qualities provide cleanliness solutions for automotive and marine applications, including substrates subjected to elevated temperatures typically destructive to organic coatings (paints). Substrate examples are: brakes to repel brake dust on wheels; coating of engines and engine accessories, high-temperature exhausts / stacks / eductors, and engine compartments; automotive, architectural, industrial, and marine exterior substrates; and preservation and restoration of vehicles and boat interiors, seats, and instrument panels / dashboards and the like.

A beam window according to example embodiments may include a foil having an interior region and an exterior region. The interior region of the foil may be dome-shaped, and a central portion of the dome-shaped interior region may be thinner than the exterior region of the foil. The beam window may be welded to a flange to form a window module. One or more window modules may be utilized in a target assembly. The target assembly may further include a cooling unit and / or collimator to form a target system according to example embodiments.

A portable storage tank apparatus includes a tank shell mounted on wheels to be towed to a work site and adapted to be supported at the work site store granular material. An outlet opening has a gate to discharge stored material from the shell. A front loading conduit has an interior end at a top portion of an interior of the tank shell, and an exterior end located near the front end of the tank shell, and a rear loading conduit has an interior end at a top portion of the interior of the tank shell, and an exterior end located near the rear end of the tank shell. The exterior ends of the loading conduits are adapted for connection to a discharge pipe of a pneumatic conveyor to receive an air stream carrying granular material. Multiple tank compartments and a pneumatic conveyor unloading circuit can be provided as well.