US5058174A
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System and method for generating a pattern from an image
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-09-14
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Granted: 1991-10-15
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Expires: 2009-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for generating a pattern for making rugs corresponding to a predefined image. The predefined image is scanned by a video camera to generate a video image corresponding to the predefined image. A frame grabber captures one frame of the video image. The captured image is isolated and compressed by a CPU into a compressed image corrresponding to the video image and having a limited number of subareas, each subarea having a color. The CPU compares the color of each subarea to the colors in a look-up table to define a 48-color image. A printer creates from the 48-color image the pattern corresponding to the predefined image and an inventory identifying the numbers and colors of yarns needs to make a rug from the pattern.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas M. Carroll
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:07
CPC Classifications
D; D03; D03C; D03C19/00; D03C19/005; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/64; H04N1/644
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A system for generating a rug pattern corresponding to a predefined image comprising: means for scanning the predefined image and generating a video image corresponding to the predefined image; means for compressing the video image into a compressed image corresponding to the video image; means for creating from the compressed image said rug pattern corresponding to the predefined image; and means for specifying an inventory of individual rug yarns needed for attachment to a rug canvas in order to make a rug corresponding to said rug pattern.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
A system for generating a rug pattern corresponding to a predefined image comprising: means for scanning the predefined image and generating a video image corresponding to the predefined image; means for compressing the video image into a compressed image corresponding to the video image; means for creating from the compressed image said rug pattern corresponding to the predefined image; and means for specifying an inventory of individual rug yarns needed for attachment to a rug canvas in order to make a rug corresponding to said rug pattern.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system of claim 1 comprising a rug kit including the rug pattern, a rug canvas for use with the rug pattern, and individual rug yarns corresponding to the inventory whereby a rug corresponding to the predefined image can be assembled.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system of claim 2 wherein the specifying means comprised means for compiling from said rug pattern an inventory identifying colors and numbers of the rug yarns to be used for assembling the rug corresponding to said predefined image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said means for scanning the predefined image includes means for generating a color video image corresponding to the predefined image.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said scanning means further comprises a video camera detecting the predefined image and providing an analog output signal including multiple frames which correspond to the predefined image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system of claim 5 further comprising means for enhancing said predefined image including one or more lenses and/or filters selectively positioned between said camera and said predefined image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 5 wherein said means for compressing further comprises means for isolating a single frame of the video image from said multiple frames.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said means for isolating further comprises means for digitizing said video image by converting the analog signal of the isolated single frame into a digital signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 8 wherein said means for digitizing further comprises a frame grabber adapted to isolate a single frame of the video image and convert said analog output signals from said video camera into digital signals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system of claim 8 wherein said means for compressing further comprises a microprocessor adapted to compress said digital signal into a set of digital data corresponding to said compressed image, said digital data including less resolution than said digital signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 10 wherein said microprocessor includes a memory adapted to store said digital signal, said digital data and a digital representation of said pattern.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 10 wherein said microprocessor includes means responsive to operator input for changing the color composition of said video image.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 10 wherein said microprocessor includes means for modifying said video image by selectively magnifying or selectively changing the color composition of said video image.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said video image comprises a preset number of pixels, each pixel corresponding to the color at a particular location within the video image.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 14 wherein said means for compressing comprises means for assigning a color value to each said pixel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 15 wherein said means for compressing further comprises means for dividing said pixels into a preselected number of pixel subareas, each subarea having a predefined number of pixels.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system of claim 16 wherein said means for compressing comprises means for assigning to each said subarea a subarea color value which is a function of the assigned color values of the pixel in said subarea.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 17 further comprising means for comparing said subarea color value to a color look-up table specifying a variety of colors representative of rug yarns.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 18 further comprising means for selecting from the variety of colors a color corresponding to said subarea color value.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 19 further comprising means for selecting among said variety of colors which are similar to the subarea color value, the lighter of the variety of colors.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system of claim 19 further comprising means for generating from the compressed image a gray scale image corresponding to the predefined image, wherein said gray scale image comprises a grid of gray patterns, each pattern of which corresponds to one of said variety of colors.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 19 further comprising means responsive to operator input for altering said selected variety of colors corresponding to each of the subarea color values.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 19 further comprising means for determining the amount of rug yarns of each color corresponding to said selected variety of colors.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 1 further comprising means for generating from the compressed image a gray scale image corresponding to the predefined image.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said means for creating comprises a printer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 1 further comprising means for displaying, side by side, the video image and the compressed image.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of generating a rug pattern corresponding to a predefined image comprising the steps of: scanning the predefined image; generating a video image corresponding to the scanned predefined image; compressing the video image into a compressed image corresponding to the video image; creating from the compressed image said rug pattern corresponding to the predefined image; and specifying an inventory of individual rug yarns needed for attachment to a rug canvas in order to make a rug corresponding to said rug pattern.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of generating a rug pattern corresponding to a predefined image comprising the steps of: scanning the predefined image; generating a video image corresponding to the scanned predefined image; compressing the video image into a compressed image corresponding to the video image; creating from the compressed image said rug pattern corresponding to the predefined image; and specifying an inventory of individual rug yarns needed for attachment to a rug canvas in order to make a rug corresponding to said rug pattern.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
30 words
The rug pattern generated by the method of claim 27 including means for identifying locations of the individual rug yarns on the rug canvas which correspond to the predefined image.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 27 comprising the steps of assembling a rug kit including the rug pattern, a rug canvas for use with the rug pattern, and individual rug yarns corresponding to the inventory whereby a rug corresponding to the predefined image can be assembled.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 29 wherein the specifying step comprises the steps of compiling from said rug pattern an inventory identifying colors and numbers of the rug yarns to be used for assembling the rug corresponding to said predefined image.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 27 further comprising the steps of enhancing said predefined image including providing one or more lenses and/or filters selectively positioned between to change said predefined image.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said video image comprises a preset number of pixels, each pixel corresponds to the color at a particular location within the video image.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 32 wherein said step of compressing comprises assigning a color value to each said pixel.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 33 wherein said compressing step further comprises dividing said pixels into a preselected number of pixel subareas, each subarea having a predefined number of pixels .
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 34 wherein said compressing step further comprises assigning to each said subarea a subarea color value corresponding to the average of the assigned color values of the pixel in said sub area.
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