William J Bachman

US Patent:

8243062, Aug 14, 2012

Filed:

Jul 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/166805

Inventors:

Marissa A. K. Schultz - Racine WI, US
William A. Bachman - Pewaukee WI, US
Marcia L. Santaga - Waterford WI, US
Eric J. Minor - Lake Villa IL, US

Assignee:

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. - Racine WI

International Classification:

G06T 17/00

US Classification:

345419, 345582

Abstract:

A method of designing a consumer-selected surface includes the steps of displaying a representation of a surface, displaying one or more patterns that may be applied to the representation of the surface, and receiving a selection from a user of a pattern selected from the one or more patterns. The method also includes the steps of allowing the user to locate on the selected pattern at a position on the representation of the surface, the position being independent of a size or shape of the selected pattern, and allowing the user to modify the positioned pattern by altering at least one characteristic thereof to develop a modified representation of the surface. Further, the method includes the steps of generating a three-dimensional view of a room that includes a rendering of the modified representation of the surface and providing the generated three-dimensional view to the user.