Patent ID: RE44696

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a customized jewelry item, comprising: receiving order data, where the order data specifies a first personalization element; constructing a geometric model for the customized jewelry item; scaling the first personalization element to proper size; projecting the first personalization element onto a three dimensional surface of the geometric model; and converting the geometric model into a set of machinery instructions for a milling machine compensating for cutter geometry; wherein the cutter geometry is tapered or cylindrical; and wherein the step of converting the geometric model into a set of machining instructions comprises: obtaining a plurality of machining patterns and associated cutting tools; generating a first set of curves that define a first two dimensional toolpath based on cutter geometry for a first machining pattern from the plurality of machining patterns; projecting the first two dimensional toolpath onto a surface of the customized item to generate a first resulting three dimensional toolpath; rotating the first three dimensional toolpath by a first angle associated with the surface of the customized item to obtain a first resulting toolpath; repeating steps of generating, projecting and rotating for a second machining pattern from the plurality of machining patterns to obtain a second resulting toolpath; appending the second resulting toolpath to the first resulting footpath to generate a master toolpath; and converting coordinates from the master toolpath to a generic format file; wherein each of the steps is executed by one or more processors.