IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0224721
(2005-09-12)
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등록번호 |
US-7542032
(2009-07-01)
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우선권정보 |
DE-20 2005 001 702 U(2005-02-02) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
18 인용 특허 :
9 |
초록
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The invention concerns a virtual painting system for simulating a paint application process and the resulting application of paint to a surface. The system includes a virtual paint applicator device, a position detector to detect the spatial position of the paint applicator device with respect to t
The invention concerns a virtual painting system for simulating a paint application process and the resulting application of paint to a surface. The system includes a virtual paint applicator device, a position detector to detect the spatial position of the paint applicator device with respect to the surface to be painted, a data processing unit and a display device, wherein the position data of the paint applicator device are routed to the data processing unit, where they are converted into video data for rendering the virtual paint application visible, and which are further routed to the display device, in order to show a visual image of the virtual paint application process on the surface to be painted. This painting system makes possible a quick and, at the same time, realistic virtual representation of painting with a paint spray gun.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A virtual painting system for simulating a paint application process, the virtual paint system comprising: an electronic device, wherein the electronic device substantially resembles a physical paint applicator device, and wherein the electronic device is configured to
The invention claimed is: 1. A virtual painting system for simulating a paint application process, the virtual paint system comprising: an electronic device, wherein the electronic device substantially resembles a physical paint applicator device, and wherein the electronic device is configured to train a user how to properly use the physical paint applicator device by causing virtual paint being applied on a virtual surface being painted to be displayed on a display device through a virtual paint application process in response to the user interacting with the electronic device, an electronic position detector to detect spray parameters including a three-dimensional spatial position, a distance, and a speed of the electronic device with respect to the virtual surface to be painted, a data processing unit, wherein data of the spray parameters of the electronic device is routed to the data processing unit and transformed there into video data, to display a visual image of the virtual paint being applied on the virtual surface being painted, and wherein reference data records that contain reference video data for different sets of spray parameters of the electronic device are accessible by the data processing unit, these reference data records having been recorded by actual paint application processes, wherein the actual paint application processes include physically applying real paint using the physical paint applicator device to at least one physical item to be painted and recording spray parameters associated with a physical paint spraying device including a three-dimensional spatial position, a distance and a speed as the physical paint spraying device is applying real paint to the physical item and recording the spray parameters associated with applying the real paint using a set of different spray settings on the physical paint spraying device, wherein the video data is calculated by comparison and interpolation of at least one of spray parameters detected during the virtual paint application process against the reference data records accessible by the data processing unit. 2. The virtual panting system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a paint spray gun. 3. The virtual painting of claim 1, wherein the electronic position detection has a position transmitter, connected stationary to the data processing unit, for sending position signals, and a position receiver, connected to the electronic device, for receiving the position data. 4. The virtual painting of claim 1, wherein the display device has a projection apparatus for projecting the video data onto the surface to be painted. 5. The virtual painting of claim 1, wherein the surface to be paint is a front end of a back projection disk. 6. The virtual painting of claim 1, wherein the at least one of paint color and the spray parameters of the electronic device can be set in the data processing unit and are used when calculating the video data. 7. The virtual painting of claim 6, wherein the data processing unit is designed to calculate the video data from the three-dimensional spatial position of the electronic device, the position of a trigger of the electronic device and at least one setting for paint color and the spray parameters. 8. A virtual painting system for simulating a paint application process, the virtual painting system comprising: an electronic device, wherein the electronic device substantially resembles a physical paint applicator device, and wherein the electronic device is configured to train a user how to properly use the physical paint applicator device by causing virtual paint being applied to a virtual surface to be displayed on a display device through a virtual paint application process in response to the user interacting with the electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes at least a trigger for staffing and stopping a simulated flow of virtual paint from the electronic device and for controlling a simulated flow rate of the virtual paint from the electronic device, and wherein the trigger is adapted to move from a first position to a second position and a plurality of positions there between, wherein each of the first position, second position, and plurality of positions is associated with a separate and distinct flow rate; at least one electronic position detector adapted to detect spray parameters of a three-dimensional spatial position, a distance, and a speed of the electronic device with respect to the virtual surface being painted and for detecting a current position of the trigger; and a data processing unit, wherein the position data of the electronic device and the trigger are routed to the data processing unit and transformed there into video data,to display a visual image of the virtual paint application process on the virtual surface being painted, wherein the virtual paint application process is visualized based on reference data records that comprise reference video data for different sets of spray parameters of the electronic device, these reference data records having been recorded by actual paint application processes, wherein the actual paint application processes include physically applying real paint using the physical paint applicator to a surface of at least one physical item and recording parameters associated with a paint spraying device including at least distance and speed as the paint spraying device is applying real paint to the at least one physical item and recording parameters associated with applying the real paint using a set of different spray settings on the physical paint applicator, and wherein the data processing unit dynamically adjusts the simulated flow rate based on a flow rate associated with the current position of the trigger indicated by the position data of the trigger and at least one of the data reference records. 9. The virtual painting system of claim 8, wherein the electronic device is a paint spray gun. 10. The virtual painting system of claim 8, wherein the position detector has a position transmitter, connected stationary to the data processing unit, for sending at least one position signal, and a position receiver, connected to the electronic device, for receiving the at least one position signal. 11. The virtual painting system of claim 8, wherein the display device has a projection apparatus for projecting the video data onto the surface to be painted. 12. The virtual painting system of claim 8, wherein the surface to be painted is a front end of a back projection disk. 13. The virtual painting system of claim 8, wherein at least one of paint color and spray parameters of the electronic device is set in the data processing unit and are used when calculating the video data. 14. The virtual painting system of claim 13, wherein the data processing unit is designed to calculate the video data from the three-dimensional spatial position of the electronic device, a position in the plurality of positions of the trigger of the electronic device, and settings for paint color and spray parameters. 15. The virtual painting system of claim 8, wherein reference data records are kept in the data processing unit, which comprise reference video data for different sets of spray parameters of the electronic device, these reference data records having been recorded by actual paint application processes, wherein the actual paint application processes include physically applying real paint to at least one physical item to be painted, while maintaining the spray parameters and saved in a memory of the data processing unit. 16. The virtual painting system of claim 15 wherein the video data is calculated by comparison and interpolation of at least one of detected spray parameters detected during the virtual paint application process presettings stored within the data processing unit against the reference data records kept in the data processing unit. 17. A paint spray device for use in a virtual painting system, the paint spray device comprising: a spray nozzle; a position detector mechanically coupled to the paint spray device, wherein the position detector is adapted to detect a three-dimensional spatial position of the paint spray device with respect to a surface to be painted; a trigger adapted to start and stop a simulated flow of virtual paint from the paint spray device in the virtual painting system and for controlling a simulated flow rate of the virtual paint from the paint spray device, wherein the trigger is adapted to move from a first position to a second position and a plurality of positions there between, wherein each of the first position, second position, and plurality of positions is associated with a separate and distinct flow rate; a trigger indicator mechanically coupled to the trigger, wherein the trigger indicator determines a current position of the trigger; at least one transmitter adapted to transmit data associated with the three-dimensional spatial position of the paint spray device and data associated with the current position of the trigger to a data processing unit for visualizing a paint application process based on at least the three-dimensional spatial position of the paint spray device and dynamically adjusting a flow rate associated with the current position of the trigger; and a setting selector adapted to set at least one spray parameter at the paint spray device for use in the virtual painting system, wherein the at least one spray parameter includes an air pressure parameter that indicates an amount of air pressure to be simulated by the virtual painting system, wherein the amount air pressure corresponds to an amount of physical air pressure used in a physical paint spray device that forces paint within the physical paint spray device out of a spray nozzle on the physical paint spray device, wherein visualization of the paint application process is based on reference data records that comprise reference video data for different sets of spray parameters of the paint spray device, these reference data records having been recorded by actual paint application processes, wherein the actual paint application processes include physically applying real paint using the physical paint spray device to a surface of at least one physical item and recording parameters associated with a paint spraying device including at least distance and speed as the paint spraying device is applying real paint to the at least one physical item and recording parameters associated with applying the real paint using a set of different spray settings on the physical paint spray device. 18. The paint spray device of claim 17, further comprising: at least one electronic position detector adapted to detect spray parameters of a three-dimensional spatial position, a distance, and a speed of the electronic device with respect to the virtual surface being painted along with air pressure. 19. The paint spray device of claim 17, further comprising: a paint selector adapted to set a paint material for virtually applying a selected paint material to on a surface to be painted in the virtual painting system. 20. The paint spray device of claim 17, wherein the setting selector is adapted to set at least two spray parameters at the paint spray device for use in the virtual painting system.
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