David Stringer

US Patent:

8566714, Oct 22, 2013

Filed:

Sep 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/237446

Inventors:

David Stringer - Rock Hill SC, US
James Brooks - York SC, US
Stephen Miller - Charlotte NC, US
Brian Smithson - Clover SC, US

Assignee:

Insignia Group, L.C. - Rock Hill SC

International Classification:

G06T 19/20
G06F 17/50
G06T 17/00

US Classification:

715273, 715201, 715202, 715204, 715234, 715239, 715243, 715249, 715277, 715964, 345419, 345427, 345619, 345630, 345643, 345645

Abstract:

A computer program product for standardizing the appearance of related accessories installed on a base product. The base product and related accessories can be visualized from a plurality of view-angles on a configurator application. An accessory is loaded onto the base product by an image transformation tool that manipulates the accessory to fit onto the base product. The transformed accessory is saved as a t-matrix profile for each view-angle of the base product, and the t-matrix profiles are associated with an accessory classification, which includes additional accessories that similarly fit the base product. The visualization data associated with the base product can then be updated with the t-matrix profiles. A customer GUI is provided for viewing the accessories fitted onto the base product where the transformations can automatically transform other accessories in the same accessory classification on the base product. In an embodiment, the base product is a vehicle.