Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for tracking communications channels and determining triggers and actions in role-based collaborative systems is disclosed.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for generating a composite image file based on multiple images of a physical product comprises: obtaining a plurality of images of a physical product; applying a plurality of data processing modules implemented in a data flow network to the plurality of images to cause the modules to process, in parallel, the plurality of images and to generate a data structure that captures a composite image file for the physical product; wherein the processing of the plurality of images by a data processing module of the plurality of data processing modules comprises: evaluating the plurality of images to determine a type of processing for the plurality of images, generating, based on the type of processing for the plurality of images, result data for the plurality of images, updating the data structure based on the result data, and transmitting the result data to one or more of the plurality of data processing modules.

Abstract: In some implementations, a method for custom fitting and manufacturing parametric products comprises: generating a plurality of parametric models of a custom product based on past learned data pertaining to the custom product; generating a first user interface comprising at least a first graphical representation of the custom product, and displaying the first user interface on a computer display device; receiving a plurality of adjustment parameters for improving a fit of the custom product in relation to the user-specific data; based on the plurality of adjustment parameters and the plurality of parametric models, determining two particular parametric models; generating, for the custom product, a parametric fit model having a plurality of fit model parameters, by interpolating a corresponding parameter of a first particular parametric model and a corresponding parameter of a second particular parametric model of the two particular parametric models; transmitting the parametric fit model to a manufacturer to

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, by a service computer, a request for a service available from the service computer; wherein the request comprises a hyperlink associated with the service and an indication of a product to which the service pertains; wherein the request is received from a user computer upon scanning a token shown on the product, translating the token to the hyperlink, and transmitting the hyperlink and the indication of the product from the user computer to the service computer; in response to receiving the request: determining customization options for the service; and causing displaying, on the user computer, a graphical user interface allowing selecting any of the customization options; in response to receiving, from the user computer, input for the customization options for the service, generating adjusted input by adjusting the input for the customization options and providing the service according to the adjusted input.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a system and a computer-implemented method for role-based collaborative design based on manufacturing constraints are disclosed.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for generating customized products in collaboration with live designers is disclosed.

Abstract: A product modeling system and method are provided. On one embodiment, the product modeling system is used to model a piece of apparel, such as a shirt, with a design wherein the model with the design is used to display the piece of apparel with the design to a consumer.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for generating digital product tokens to represent digital and physical products is presented. The method comprises: storing a plurality of key-value pairs associated with an interactive digital design at a location in storage; based on the plurality of key-value pairs, generating product description data and a token indicating the location at which the plurality of key-value pairs is stored; embedding the token into the product description data; and in response to receiving a request for a product corresponding to the interactive digital design, transmitting the product description data with the token to a manufacturing entity to cause the manufacturing entity to extract the token from the product description data, use the token to retrieve the plurality of key-value pairs from the location, and use the plurality of key-value pairs to generate manufacturing instructions for manufacturing the product corresponding to the interactive digital design.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for processing and controlling a collection of data to generate output using a dynamic system comprises: providing the dynamic system for generating digital representations of physical products; providing a control system having two or more data modules, the two or more data modules being communicatively coupled to receive collection data, for a physical product of the physical products, from the dynamic system and implementing a plurality of switches; activating the dynamic system to read and process the collection data received from the dynamic system; and using the two or more data modules of the control system, generating, based on the collection data, output that satisfies conditions set forth using the plurality of switches; generating a digital representation of the output as a series of user interface elements for a user to control, modify, and view the digital representation of the physical product using one or more common user interface classes available on a digital pl

Abstract: Method of manufacturing a substrate with a cut thermal film comprises obtaining an input digital image of a design to be transferred to the substrate; storing the input image in memory; rendering design elements of the design as a single output image; based upon a bleed size value, a maximum number of negative areas, a maximum number of positive areas, and attribute values: resizing the image to include a border for bleed; filling transparent areas of the image with the substrate attribute values; creating a cutting path; creating a mask image; inverting the mask image; modifying the mask image to adjust fill areas around details, to limit negative areas to be less than the maximum number of negative areas, and to limit positive areas to be less than the maximum number of positive areas; creating cutting path data in memory as a vector path outlining the mask image.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: receiving an indication of a particular design style; determining, based on the indication, functional product groups that comprise a plurality of custom products having indicia of the particular design style; initiating a collaboration session between a user and one or more collaborators to allow selecting one or more particular custom products; in response to receiving a selection of the particular custom products, generating a group of customized products comprising the one or more particular custom products, each particular customized product associated with a product type of a plurality of product types, each product type of the plurality of product types associated with a manufacturing constraint of multiple manufacturing constraints, each particular customized product having shared content that all of the one or more particular custom products share; obtaining manufacturing methods for manufacturing the customized particular products; and pr

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: generating a group of customized products comprising one or more customized products, each customized product associated with a product type of a plurality of product types, each product type of the plurality of product types associated with a manufacturing constraint of multiple manufacturing constraints, each customized product having shared content that all customized products share; for a customized product from the group: obtaining a manufacturing method for manufacturing the customized product, determining a product type of the customized product and a manufacturing constraint associated with the product type, and determining physical constraints for manufacturing the customized product; generating transformed shared content to satisfy the physical constraints for manufacturing the customized product; in response to receiving a user input: automatically generating a GUI based on, at least in part, the shared content; using the GUI, generating

Abstract: Method of manufacturing a substrate with a cut thermal film comprises obtaining an input digital image of a design to be transferred to the substrate; storing the input image in memory; rendering design elements of the design as a single output image; based upon a bleed size value, a maximum number of negative areas, a maximum number of positive areas, and attribute values: resizing the image to include a border for bleed; filling transparent areas of the image with the substrate attribute values; creating a cutting path; creating a mask image; inverting the mask image; modifying the mask image to adjust fill areas around details, to limit negative areas to be less than the maximum number of negative areas, and to limit positive areas to be less than the maximum number of positive areas; creating cutting path data in memory as a vector path outlining the mask image.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a data processing method for generating a synthetic view rendering of a custom product, the method comprises: generating a calibrated product renderings asset of a referenced physical product by: based on user input received for a digital asset corresponding to the referenced physical product, generating user-driven settings for a plurality of product option parametric key-values, applying the plurality of product option parametric key-values to the digital asset to generate the calibrated product rendering asset; rendering the calibrated product rendering asset using a coverage buffer and a coverage map to generate a final image; causing displaying the final image on a display device.

Abstract: Techniques for generating and using digital markups on digital images are presented. In an embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at an electronic device, a digital layout image that represents a form of a product for manufacturing a reference product; generating a digital markup layout by overlaying the digital markup image over the digital layout image; based on the digital markup layout, generating one or more manufacturing files comprising digital data for manufacturing the reference product; receiving a digital reference image of the reference product manufactured based on the one or more manufacturing files; identifying one or more found markup regions in the digital reference image; based on the found markup regions, generating a geometry map and an interactive asset image; based on, at least in part, the geometry map, generating a customized product image by applying a user pattern to the interactive asset image.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for generating customized products in collaboration with live designers is disclosed.

Abstract: An approach for defining, capturing, assembling, and displaying customized video content is provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises: receiving, by a server computer, a video frame sequence that includes one or more video frames; applying, by the server computer, one or more filters to the one or more video frames to generate a video data file that captures geometry of a customizable object depicted in the one or more video frames; generating, by the server computer, customization instructions for customizing appearance of the customizable object; transmitting, from the server computer to a client computer, the video data file and the customization instructions to cause the client computer to execute the customization instructions with respect to the video data file to render a customized object, and to overlay the customized object over the customizable object in the video frame sequence.

Abstract: An approach for defining, capturing, assembling, and displaying customized video content is provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises: receiving, by a server computer, a video frame sequence that includes one or more video frames; applying, by the server computer, one or more filters to the one or more video frames to generate a video data file that captures geometry of a customizable object depicted in the one or more video frames; generating, by the server computer, customization instructions for customizing appearance of the customizable object; transmitting, from the server computer to a client computer, the video data file and the customization instructions to cause the client computer to execute the customization instructions with respect to the video data file to render a customized object, and to overlay the customized object over the customizable object in the video frame sequence.

Abstract: In some implementations, a method for custom fitting and manufacturing parametric products comprises generating a plurality of parametric 3D models of a custom product based on past learned data pertaining to the custom product; generating a first user interface comprising at least a first graphical representation of the custom product; receiving a plurality of adjustment 3D parameters for improving a fit of the custom product in relation to user-specific data; determining two particular parametric 3D models of the plurality of parametric 3D models, each having at least one 3D parameter, of the plurality of corresponding 3D parameters, that is within a particular tolerance of at least one 3D parameter of the plurality of adjustment 3D parameters; generating a parametric 3D fit model having a plurality of 3D fit model parameters by interpolating, for the at least one parameter of the two particular parametric 3D models, between a plurality of corresponding 3D control points of a first parametric 3D model and a

Abstract: Techniques for generating and using digital markups on digital images are presented. In an embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at an electronic device, a digital layout image that represents a form of a product for manufacturing a reference product; generating a digital markup layout by overlaying the digital markup image over the digital layout image; based on the digital markup layout, generating one or more manufacturing files comprising digital data for manufacturing the reference product; receiving a digital reference image of the reference product manufactured based on the one or more manufacturing files; identifying one or more found markup regions in the digital reference image; based on the found markup regions, generating a geometry map and an interactive asset image; based on, at least in part, the geometry map, generating a customized product image by applying a user pattern to the interactive asset image.