Patent ID: 7457730

Claim:
A method for providing a simulation of an area to be decorated with at least one artwork item, the area to be decorated having an area dimension, the method comprising: receiving a wall area image of the area to be decorated, said wall area image having a wall area image dimension; calculating a wall area image scaling factor proportional to the area dimension and to said wall area image dimension, the calculating a wall area image scaling factor comprising: identifying a scale reference mark in said wall area image; determining a dimension associated with said scale reference mark; determining an image dimension of said scale reference mark in said wall area image; and calculating said wall area image scaling factor based on said dimension and said image dimension; providing a first artwork image of a first artwork item, said first artwork item having a first artwork item dimension and said first artwork image having a first artwork image dimension; calculating a first artwork image scaling factor proportional to said first artwork item dimension and said first artwork image dimension; resizing at least one of said wall area image and said first artwork image such that said wall area image scaling factor and said first artwork image scaling factor are substantially equal; and displaying said first artwork image and said wall area image to provide a combined image simulating said first artwork item in the area to be decorated.