Patent Document ID: 9862149
Application ID: 14473357
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A system for fabricating a three-dimensional (3D) object comprising: a first network interface to: obtain user authorization credentials and a 3D model of the 3D object from a client system via a network, wherein the 3D model is generated by a 3D design tool residing on the client system and the user authorization credentials are provided by a user of the client system; a second network interface to: receive, from a selected print bureau via the network, a reference identifier identifying a job to fabricate the 3D object using a resource of the selected print bureau, wherein the resource of the selected print bureau fabricates the 3D object in response to receiving a request from the client system; and a processor to: authenticate the user authorization credentials; identify capabilities of a plurality of print bureaus; compare characteristics of the 3D model with the identified capabilities of the plurality of print bureaus to identify a subset of the plurality print bureaus that are able to fabricate the 3D object from the 3D model; send a list of the subset to the client system via the first network interface; receive an identity of the selected print bureau via the first network interface, the selected print bureau being a member of the subset; generate log-in information that conforms with rules specific to the selected print bureau based on the authenticated user authorization credentials; and send the 3D model and the log-in information to the selected print bureau via the second network interface.