Patent ID: 11952710
Assignee: LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  A  B  G  Y | IPC A  B  D  G

Claim 8:
9. A method comprising:
providing a garment previewing tool that allows previewing on a touch screen of a garment base customized by a user with a finishing pattern, wherein the garment previewing tool includes
providing an option for the user to select the garment base via the touch screen and upon the user's selection, showing a first garment preview image on the touch screen comprising a garment base image for the selected garment base, and
providing an option for the user to select a finishing pattern via the touch screen, wherein a finishing pattern is associated with a laser input file to be used by a laser to produce that finishing pattern onto a garment, and
after the finishing pattern is selected, showing a second garment preview image on the touch screen comprising the selected finishing pattern in combination with the garment base image, wherein the second garment preview image replaces the first garment preview image;
determining a correction to the selected finishing pattern of the second garment preview image to obtain a corrected finishing pattern, wherein the correction approximates how the selected finishing pattern is to be modified to appear on a three-dimensional surface that will be wearing a garment that is associated with the selected garment base;
using a structured light technique to determine contours of the three-dimensional surface, and the contours are used to determine the correction; and
after using the structured light technique, using an image projector to project the corrected finishing pattern onto the three-dimensional surface.