Patent ID: 8325352

Claim:
A method of producing a window shade with a natural material printed image coated on at least one of opposed surfaces thereof, said method comprising the steps of: i) reproducing, by the use of a computer, a computer-generated image of a natural material on a screen of a computer, said computer-generated image of said natural material having opposed straight parallel side edges and end edges, ii) duplicating a plurality of said computer-generated image; iii) assembling said plurality of said computer-generated images together in a predetermined arrangement, positioning said plurality of computer-generated images in side-by-side and end-to-end contact relationship to produce a composed image having an assembly of said plurality of computer generated images with each delineated straight lines representing said opposed parallel side edges and end edges, said composed image having opposed parallel contour edges; iv) enhancing said plurality of computer-generated images of said arrangement to blend said computer-generated images into a composite software enhanced image resembling a large piece of said natural materials; and v) printing said composite software enhanced image by the use of a colored ink printing machine on material to form said window shade.