EP3517258A1 - Positioned object based on a photographic image data and method for producing a positioned object - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a photographic object image based shot-up object (150) that digitally transmits a user (10) to a provided database (15) via the Internet (20). In this case, the erecting object (150) to be produced comprises a transparent or translucent glass substrate (60), on which a color layer (160) comprising the image object (40) and comprising a multiplicity of pixels is arranged. Furthermore, the invention relates to such a set-up object (150), a group of such set-up objects (150) and an internet-based system (1) for producing such set-up objects (150).

Description

Technical area

The present application relates to a method for producing a Aufstellobjekts, in particular a Aufstellfigur based on photographic image data and a Aufstellfigur with a contoured and provided with a print layer glass substrate and a stand for the inventive figure. According to a further aspect, the present invention relates to a set consisting of the erecting figure according to the invention and the stand.

Technical background

Aufstellfiguren for advertising and decoration purposes are basically known from the prior art and are currently offered in small, medium and life-size variants of corrugated board. For short-term use, for example in cinemas or at fairs, the currently available Aufstellfiguren are sufficient quality.

However, these are unsuitable for long-term use. Thus, for example, medium and life-size variants have one or more creases, which are indeed useful for transporting the Aufstellfiguren, but look visually ugly and thus are unsuitable for long-term use and undesirable. Furthermore, the existing made of printed corrugated cardboard Aufstellfiguren are provided due to the simple structure only for indoor use. Although the Aufstellfiguren are mainly used in the indoor area, the optical quality of these decreases after a relatively short time and the Aufstellfiguren look faded.

Furthermore, the known from the prior art Aufstellfiguren currently can not be combined with lighting effects.

Summary of the invention

The invention is therefore based on the object to provide a comparison with the prior art improved Aufstellfigur the indoor and outdoor use in the long term and without sacrificing quality. Also, a group of such Aufstellfiguren should be given, which has advantageous properties. A further object of the present invention is to specify a method for producing erecting figures and a method with which a user can be provided with such an erecting figure. Finally, an advantageous internet-based system for producing such a building object is to be specified.

This object is achieved by methods having the features of claims 1 and 7, by an installation object having the features of patent claim 8, by a group of installation objects according to claim 17 and a system according to claim 18.

Advantageous embodiments and variants of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims and the description below. Thus, the features listed individually in the claims can be combined with each other in any, technically meaningful manner as well as with the features explained in more detail in the following description and represent other advantageous embodiments of the invention. In particular, a combination of features is also possible beyond the limits of the various categories of claims.

An inventive object is based on photographic image data of an image object. These image data are usually provided by a user, they can include as images in particular representations of individuals, animals, plants, landscape formations or other objects, or groups thereof. Combinations of the mentioned objects can also be included.

The installation object comprises a transparent or translucent glass substrate on which a color layer comprising the image object and comprising a multiplicity of pixels is arranged. According to the invention, the glass substrate is the contour of the Cropped image object following. Such a Aufstellobjekt can be produced in almost any size, which can range from a few millimeters to a few meters. Typical dimensions for use in the private sector are from a few to several tens of centimeters. When used for promotional purposes, the typical size is between a few tens of centimeters to a few meters. Due to the contour-following trimming the Aufstellobjekt is aesthetically pleasing. The design of the Aufstellobjekts based on a printed glass substrate not only ensures high brilliance, but because of the material of the substrate also for a very high weathering or aging resistance. This is flanked by the availability of digital printing methods with which weathering and aging-resistant, in particular colourfast ink layers can also be produced, if necessary also directly on the substrate of the installation object. Suitable printing methods are, for example, laser printing methods, inkjet printing, dye sublimation printing and thermal transfer methods. The color layers can be produced in high color depth, but also in grayscale, as desired by the user.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention Aufstellobjekts the color layer is printed directly on the glass substrate.

In an alternative advantageous embodiment of the invention Aufstellobjekts the color layer is not printed directly on the glass substrate, but on a transparent or translucent film or other carrier material such as a photographic paper. The printed film or the printed carrier material is then subsequently connected permanently to the glass substrate, for example glued or thermally welded. This embodiment has proven to be advantageous when the Aufstellobjekt invention has large dimensions, i. Dimensions of more than a few tens of centimeters, especially dimensions that are over one meter.

Other carrier material besides paper, for example, also metal foils in question.

A particularly brilliant color impression for a viewer can be achieved if the color layer is arranged on the rear side facing away from the viewer of the glass substrate.

The brilliance of the color impression can be further improved by the color layer of a single two or more, the image object representing, superimposed color layers, each comprising a plurality of pixels. These at least two color layers can either be arranged on the same side of the glass substrate or on different sides of the glass substrate.

A particularly high color brilliance can be achieved if a monochrome, preferably white, third color layer is arranged between two successive superimposed images representing the image object.

Particular advantages in terms of color brilliance arise when this monochromatic third color layer has a certain translucency. In this case, for a viewer with suitable lighting results from the back of the color layer, a deepened color impression when he views the Aufstellobjekt from the color layer facing away from the front of the glass substrate.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention Aufstellobjekts this has at least two color layers, which represent the image object, between each of which a monochromatic, preferably white color layer is arranged. All at least three color layers directly adjoin one another or are applied to one another.

In a further preferred embodiment, the installation object has an unprinted strip surrounding the image object represented by the color layer. This strip makes edge-side processing of the glass substrate possible even after the application of the ink layer on the glass substrate, without the risk of damaging the ink layer.

Advantageously, the unprinted strip (also) is arranged at the foot of the Aufstellobjekts. In cooperation with a display according to the invention, to the following is discussed in more detail and has at least one groove for upright recording of the glass substrate of a Aufstellobjekts, there is the advantage that the arranged on the glass substrate image object is not or only partially covered by the stand, if this is arranged standing in the groove of the stand ,

Advantageously, the width of the unprinted strip is between 0.5 and 50 millimeters, preferably between 1 and 10 millimeters.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the installation object according to the invention, at least one surface of the installation object is provided with a surface-improving protective layer, which is preferably arranged above the color layer. Such a protective layer can be a preferably high-gloss plastic film, which is connected at least peripherally, but preferably flatly, to the transparent surface to be covered, e.g. by gluing or thermal welding.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the installation object according to the invention, the surface-improving protective layer completely covers the color layer.

A surface-improving protective layer can also be produced via a coating of the surface to be covered with a transparent lacquer layer, which subsequently hardens.

The glass substrate of the installation object according to the invention is preferably transparent or translucent. It may be colored or colorless, colorless glass substrates being preferred. A colorless glass substrate leads to a slightest possible impairment of the color effect of the color layer, which represents the image object.

Advantageously, the material of the glass substrate selected from the group PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate, eg Plexiglas®), PC (polycarbonate), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PP (polypropylene), PVC (polyvinyl chloride), PBT (polybutadiene), silicate glass. All mentioned materials are available both in color and colorless as well as in transparent or translucent form.

Because of the better versatility compared to silicate glass, the higher impact strength, the partially significantly better adhesion of the image object performing color layer and the good mechanical connectivity with plastic films, the use of glass substrates made of plastics, especially thermoplastics, particularly preferred.

If the color layer representing the image object is not applied directly to the glass substrate but to a film, then it is preferably transparent or at least translucent. Such a film may be colorless or colored, with the use of colorless films has proven particularly useful.

Also with respect to such a film, it has been found to be advantageous if the material of the film is selected from the group PMMA, PC, PET, PP, PVC, PBT.

Because of their thermal weldability, the use of a thermoplastic for the film is particularly advantageous. In a particularly preferred embodiment, both the material of the glass substrate and the film is a thermoplastic material, which are in particular thermally welded together. In particular, identical plastics can be used both for the glass substrate and for the film.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention Aufstellobjekts whose edge is at least burr-free, but preferably also visually clear. For this purpose, the edge produced by means of contour cutting or milling may be polished, e.g. by a suitable mechanical or thermal treatment of the edge. The latter has proven particularly useful in the case of a thermoplastic material of the substrate.

In a further preferred embodiment, the installation object according to the invention has an upper and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion is angled at an angle in the range of 90-120 ° to the upper portion. In this way, the lower portion forms an integral stand for the invention Aufstellobjekt. Preferably, the lower portion extends over a length of from 5% to 20% of the total length of the glass substrate, especially over 10-15%.

If a glass substrate made of a thermoplastic material is used, this can be softened by a simple thermal treatment, so that the desired mechanical deformation of the glass substrate is possible in a particularly simple manner.

In an advantageous development, the installation object according to the invention further comprises edge illumination. Such edge illumination couples light into the glass substrate of the mounting object, particularly over the edges of the glass substrate. This light coupled into the glass substrate can subsequently emerge again from the glass substrate, in particular produce an aesthetically pleasing light effect at these edges and in this way.

In an advantageous development, the material of the glass substrate is doped with light-scattering particles, so that the light coupled from the edge illumination into the glass substrate can emerge not only primarily at the edges from the glass substrate but also during its propagation in the glass substrate from the light-scattering particles is scattered out of the glass substrate. This results in a luminous effect of the entire Aufstellobjekts.

Advantageously, the edge illumination comprises one or more light sources, preferably white light sources. But also colored light sources are possible. The use of LEDs has proven to be particularly effective as they are extremely durable and energy-saving and produce only a small amount of waste heat.

In a further advantageous development, the Aufstellobjekt invention further comprises a stand on. This is preferably formed separately from the glass substrate of the Aufstellobjekts. The stand is designed for standing receiving the glass substrate. For this purpose, the stand on a groove.

The stand preferably has such a high weight and / or a shape that it gives a vertically or nearly perpendicular glass substrate of a Aufstellobjekts sufficient stability.

Plastics of all kinds, metals such as aluminum, steel, brass, etc., stone such as granite or marble and wood have proven to be suitable materials for the stand.

In a particularly preferred development, edge lighting for the installation object is integrated in the stand.

In a further preferred embodiment, the Aufstellobjekt comprises a stand-up magnet and a ferromagnetic counterpart. Holding magnet and counterpart are arranged on the glass substrate or the stand or vice versa that they connect the glass substrate mechanically strong, but releasably connected by magnetic interaction with the stand acting as a stand. In this case, a groove for receiving the glass substrate may additionally be provided in the display, but need not.

A group of erecting objects according to the invention comprises a stand, which is designed to stand up the glass substrates of a plurality of inventive installation objects. The set-up objects can represent the same or different picture objects. The stand has at least one groove which can receive the glass substrates of several separately formed Aufstellobjekten standing. However, the stand can also have a plurality of appropriately trained grooves, each of which can accommodate at least one glass substrate of an installation object, but possibly also a plurality of glass substrates of a plurality of separately formed installation objects.

Such a group of building objects can be easily used to represent groups of image objects in which, if necessary, individual members of the group are to be exchanged. This may, for example, be of particular advantage if a group according to the invention is to represent the members of a working group or a company, who naturally can change with time. Likewise, with such a group the current presence of persons can be displayed, for example, in the business premises of a company.

But even in a private environment, a group according to the invention can be advantageously used, for example to add new family members to a family, or to illustrate the growing up of children.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the group according to the invention, the associated stand has a plurality of grooves which are each formed for standing receiving the glass substrate at least one Aufstellobjekts.

If these grooves are arranged parallel to one another and one behind the other, groups of erecting objects which, for example, in each case show individual family members, can be set up in a spatially staggered manner in the simplest way. This gives a particularly appealing spatial impression of the set up group of objects.

Subsequently, the process of the invention will be discussed in more detail. To avoid repetition, reference is made to the above discussion of the features and advantages of the various embodiments of an inventive object or a group of Aufstellobjekten that are directly transferable to the following discussion of the various refinements and developments of the inventive method without it to those skilled would require an inventive step.

1. a) Bereitstellen einer Datenbank, auf die Nutzer über das Internet zugreifen können,
2. b) Übertragen von fotografischen Bilddaten in digitaler Form auf die Datenbank durch einen Nutzer,
3. c) Bestimmen eines Bildbereichs in den fotographischen Bilddaten, welcher das vom Aufstellobjekt darzustellende Bildobjekt vollständig umfasst,
4. d) Herstellen eines Druckerzeugnisses auf Basis des Bildbereichs, indem zumindest das Bildobjekt in einem Druckvorgang
   1. i. direkt auf ein Glassubtrat gedruckt wird, oder
   2. ii. auf eine bevorzugt transparente Folie oder ein sonstiges Trägermaterial wie ein Fotopapier gedruckt wird, welche(s) auf einem Glassubstrat angeordnet und mit diesem dauerhaft verbunden wird,
5. e) Identifikation eines Bildobjekts im Bildbereich,
6. f) Ermitteln einer Kontur des identifizierten Bildobjekts,
7. g) Heraustrennen des Aufstellobjekts aus dem Druckerzeugnis mittels eines Konturenschnitts- und/oder einer Konturenfräsung entlang der ermittelten Kontur.

A method according to the invention is particularly suitable for producing an erecting object according to the invention. The basis for this is usually photographic image data of a user. The procedure comprises the following steps, which need not necessarily be carried out in the following order:

1. a) providing a database accessible to users via the Internet,
2. b) transmitting photographic image data in digital form to the database by a user,
3. c) determining an image area in the photographic image data which completely comprises the image object to be displayed by the image object,
4. d) producing a printed product based on the image area by at least the image object in a printing process
   1. i. is printed directly on a Glassubtrat, or
   2. ii. is printed on a preferably transparent film or other carrier material such as a photographic paper, which (s) is arranged on a glass substrate and permanently connected thereto,
5. e) identification of an image object in the image area,
6. f) determining a contour of the identified image object,
7. g) separating the Aufstellobjekts from the printed product by means of Konturenschnitts- and / or a contour milling along the determined contour.

Both the determination of an image area in the photographic image data which completely comprises the image object to be displayed by the image object and the identification of the image object to be displayed in the image area as well as the determination of a contour of the identified image object can be performed by a user of the process or an operator for performing the image Procedure of a suitable manufacturing device to be made personally.

Thus, for example, the determination of an image area in the photographic image data which completely encompasses the image object to be displayed by the image object as well as the identification of the image object to be displayed in the image area can be carried out by the user who has stored the image data in the database by means of a suitable input mask. preferably in an Internet-based application.

Although the determination of a contour of the identified image object can be left to the user by means of suitable image processing tools. In practice, however, it has proven useful to have this processing step carried out by a professional operator, who in particular can resort to professional software tools for image processing.

In an advantageous embodiment of the method, at least the step of determining a contour of the identified image object is carried out automatically, for example on the basis of suitable software-based algorithms for image processing. A user intervention can here be limited to a final inspection, ie a release of the result of the determination of the contour for further processing in the context of the method according to the invention, or preferably omitted altogether.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention, the method step of determining an image area in the photographic image data which completely encompasses the image object to be displayed by the installation object or / and the identification of the image object to be displayed in the image area is carried out partially or completely automatically, in particular by means of suitable software-based Tools for image processing. Again, user intervention may be at a final check, i. a release of the result of the respective process step, for further processing within the scope of the inventive method, or preferably omitted entirely. As a result of this method step, it can also result that no image detail has to be selected, but directly further processing of the user-input digital image data, e.g. is possible to determine the contour. In particular, this may be the case if the input image data in total contain only one image object, so that a selection decision between different image objects is not required.

The determined contour can conclude a sharp contour with the image object to be imaged. However, it can also follow the contour of the image object to be imaged at a predetermined, preferably constant distance. This distance is typically between 0.5 and 50 millimeters, preferably between 1 and 10 millimeters.

In a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention, the image object is arranged on the rear side of the glass substrate, which faces away from a viewer in the erected state of the installation object.

In a first variant of the method according to the invention, the contour is determined before the printing process. Preferably, in the subsequent printing process, only pixels lying within the contour are printed. This allows a significant reduction in the amount of ink consumed in the process of producing the ink layer containing the image object to be displayed. In this way, on the one hand, costs can be avoided by avoiding unnecessary paint consumption On the other hand, the printing process can be accelerated, which also allows cost savings through an increase in efficiency. Finally, this method allows the production of an unprinted edge within the contour, the advantages of which have already been discussed in connection with the object of the invention and its advantages in the context of the method according to the invention will be discussed in more detail below.

In a second variant, the entire selected image area is printed on the glass substrate, ie not just the pixels located within the outline.

In a third variant, a subsection whose size is smaller than that of the selected image area but which nevertheless contains the entire image object to be displayed is selected from the selected image area. To select such a sub-section, a software-based image processing routine is advantageously used, which is set up to minimize the area of the subsection while still containing the entire image object to be displayed.

Both in the second and in the third variant of the method, the determination of the contour to be carried out according to the invention can take place after the printing process, but does not have to be.

In an advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention at least two superimposed color layers are applied in the printing process, each comprising a plurality of pixels and represent the image object. These at least two color layers can be arranged either on the same side of the glass substrate or on different sides of the glass substrate.

A particularly high color brilliance can be achieved if, in the context of the method according to the invention, a monochrome, preferably white, third color layer is arranged between two successive color layers representing the image object. This represents a particularly preferred development of the method according to the invention.

In a further preferred refinement, the printing process is carried out in such a way that the unprinted strip surrounding the image object comprises the blank. This strip makes edge-side processing of the glass substrate possible even after the application of the ink layer on the glass substrate, without the risk of damaging the ink layer.
Advantageously, the width of the unprinted strip is between 0.5 and 50 millimeters, preferably between 1 and 10 millimeters.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention, in a further method step, at least one surface of the installation object is provided with a surface-improving protective layer, which is preferably arranged above the color layer. Such a protective layer can be a preferably high-gloss transparent plastic film, which is bonded to the surface to be covered at least on the edge, but preferably flat, e.g. by gluing or thermal welding.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention, the surface-improving protective layer completely covers the color layer.

However, a surface-improving protective layer can be produced by coating the surface to be covered with a transparent lacquer layer which is subsequently cured or cured, e.g. by supplying heat, by irradiation with UV light or by ionizing radiation.

In the context of the method according to the invention, the glass substrate is printed on one or both sides.

Alternatively, the glass substrate is bonded to the printed film on one or both sides, e.g. by gluing or thermal welding.

Alternatively, the glass substrate on one or both sides with the printed other substrate, such as a photographic paper, connected, for example by means of bonding or thermal welding.

Alternatively, one surface of the glass substrate may be directly printed with a color layer and the other surface may be bonded to a printed film or printed substrate.

The further inventive step of separating the Aufstellobjekts from the printed product by means of Konturenschnitts- and / or Konturenfräsung along the determined contour is then carried out by means of a mechanical processing of the glass substrate, for example in a CNC-controlled laser cutting station, water jet cutting station or milling station.

In a further advantageous development of the method according to the invention, in a further method step, a lower section of the installation object is thermally deformed, for example, by an angle in the range of 90-120 ° against an upper section of the installation object, so that an integral support is obtained. This further method step may be carried out before or after the printing operation and before or after the removal of the set-up object from the printed product.

In a further advantageous development of the method according to the invention, in a further method step, the edge of the installation object produced by means of contour cutting or milling is polished, e.g. mechanically or preferably thermally by the local action of heat on a thermoplastic material of the glass substrate.

1. a) die Verfahrensschritte des Verfahrens gemäß Anspruch 1, und
2. b) Ausliefern des hergestellten Aufstellobjekts an den Nutzer.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a method which allows the provision of an installation object to a user, which is preferably based on photographic image data of the user. This process has at least the following process steps:

1. a) the method steps of the method according to claim 1, and
2. b) delivering the manufactured installation object to the user.

Preferred developments of this method comprise the features of one or more embodiments or developments of the method according to claim 1.

In the execution of this method also according to the invention, the success of the above-mentioned manufacturing method for a Aufstellobjekt occurs with the features of claim 1 and possibly further claims related to claim 1, in the user, who with the transfer of photographic image data in digital form on the in the context of the method provided database has initiated the execution of the method.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to an internet-based system for the production of an object based on photographic image data. This may in particular be a placement object according to the invention.

1. a) eine Datenbank, auf die Nutzer über das Internet zugreifen und Bilddaten in digitaler Form übertragen können,
2. b) Mittel zum Bestimmen eines Bildbereichs in den fotographischen Bilddaten, welcher das vom Aufstellobjekt darzustellende Bildobjekt vollständig umfasst,
3. c) Mittel zum Herstellen eines Druckerzeugnisses auf Basis des Bildbereichs, wobei die Mittel dazu eingerichtet sind, in einem Druckvorgang zumindest das Bildobjekt
   1. i. direkt auf ein Glassubtrat zu drucken, oder
   2. ii. auf eine bevorzugt transparente Folie oder ein sonstiges Trägermaterial wie ein Fotopapier zu drucken,
4. d) ggf. Mittel zum Anordnen der bedruckten Folie oder des bedruckten sonstigen Trägermaterials auf einem Glassubstrat und zu deren dauerhaften Verbinden mit dem Glassubstrat,
5. e) ggf. Mittel zur Identifikation eines Bildobjekts im Bildbereich,
6. f) Mittel zum Ermitteln einer Kontur des identifizierten Bildobjekts, und
7. g) Mittel zum Heraustrennen des Aufstellobjekts aus dem Druckerzeugnis mittels eines Konturenschnitts- und/oder einer Konturenfräsung entlang der ermittelten Kontur.

The Internet-based system has at least the following features:

1. a) a database accessible to users via the Internet and capable of transmitting image data in digital form,
2. b) means for determining an image area in the photographic image data which completely comprises the image object to be displayed by the shot object,
3. c) means for producing a printed product based on the image area, wherein the means are adapted to at least the image object in a printing operation
   1. i. to print directly on a Glassubtrat, or
   2. ii. to print on a preferably transparent film or other carrier material such as a photographic paper,
4. d) if appropriate, means for arranging the printed film or the printed other carrier material on a glass substrate and for its permanent bonding to the glass substrate,
5. e) optionally means for identifying an image object in the image area,
6. f) means for determining a contour of the identified image object, and
7. g) means for separating the Aufstellobjekts from the printed product by means of a Konturenschnitts- and / or a contour milling along the determined contour.

With regard to the above-mentioned means is based on the explanations in connection with the inventive method and in connection with the Reference examples referenced. The funds mentioned there are to be understood as examples. Each of their respective uses represents an advantageous embodiment of the internet-based system according to the invention.

In a preferred further development of the system, means are furthermore provided which are designed to thermally reform, for example, a lower section of the installation object by an angle in the range of 90-120 ° against an upper section of the installation object, so that an integral support is obtained. These means may comprise not only forming means but also means for a local thermal treatment of the glass substrate to be formed.

Finally, in a further preferred development of the system, means are furthermore provided which are set up to polish the edge of the glass substrate produced by means of contour cutting or milling in a further method step.

The present invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments. These embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive and are intended to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. The embodiments are explained in more detail with reference to drawings. It should be noted that the technical features mentioned in the exemplary embodiments, in particular technical means, individually and also in combination with one another can be used by the person skilled in the art for the further development of the objects according to the invention.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1:

shows schematically a first embodiment of an installation object according to the invention,

Fig. 2:

shows a section through the glass substrate of the Aufstellobjekts according to Fig. 1 in the area of the color layer,

3:

shows a side view of the Aufstellobjekts according to Fig. 1 .

4:

shows schematically a second embodiment of an installation object according to the invention,

Fig. 5:

shows an embodiment of a group of installation objects according to the invention,

Fig. 6:

shows the pedestal of the group of riser objects according to Fig. 5 in supervision,

Fig. 7:

shows the socket Fig. 6 in section along the line AA,

Fig. 8:

shows a block diagram illustrating the procedure of a first embodiment of the method according to the invention,

Fig. 9:

also shows a block diagram illustrating the procedure of a second embodiment of the method according to the invention, and

Fig. 10:

schematically shows an embodiment of a system according to the invention, which is adapted to carry out the method according to the invention and in particular for producing an erecting object according to the invention.

A first embodiment of an erecting object 150 according to the invention is shown in FIG Fig. 1 shown schematically. It is based on photographic image data of an image object 40 provided by a user 10 and including the representation of a single person.

The installation object comprises a transparent, colorless glass substrate 60 made of PMMA, on which a color layer 160 representing the image object 40 and comprising a multiplicity of pixels is arranged. The glass substrate 60 is the contour 120 of the image object 40, i. the person depicted, following cropped.

The thickness of the glass substrate 60 is about 5 mm, the size of the erecting object 150 shown is about 300 mm high x 150 mm wide.

The set-up object 150 has an unprinted strip 164 surrounding the image object represented by the color layer. This strip 164 makes edge-side processing of the glass substrate 60 possible even after attaching the ink layer 160 on the glass substrate 60, without the risk of damaging the ink layer 160.

In the embodiment shown, the width of the unprinted strip 164 is about 3 mm.

The weathering and aging-resistant, in particular colourfast, ink layer 160 is produced by means of a digital printing method, namely by means of a laser printing method. In this case, the color layer 160 has a high color depth.

The color layer 160 of the in Fig. 1 shown embodiment has a multi-layered construction, which in Fig. 2 , is shown schematically. A first color layer 161, which represents the image object 40 to be displayed in full color, is printed directly on the glass substrate 60.

On the back of this first color layer 161, a uniform white third color layer 163 is printed, which completely covers the first color layer 161, wherein the first and the third color layer 163 are either substantially congruent or as in the embodiment according to the Figures 1 and 2 the third color layer 163 protrudes marginally slightly beyond the first color layer 161, for example, forming a protruding edge of uniform width, which may be about 0.5 mm, for example.

On the back of this third color layer 163, a second color layer 162 is printed, which also represents the image to be displayed object 40 in full color.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the first and the second color layers 162, 163 are of identical design, in particular with regard to the realized resolution, the color depth and with respect to the dimensions of the displayed image object 40 or of the respective print area and the positioning of the displayed image object 40.

The second color layer 162 is slightly smaller than the third color layer 163, so that the third color layer 163 also slightly overhangs the second color layer 162 at the edge, forming a protruding edge of uniform width of about 0.5 mm.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the monochrome third color layer 163 has a certain translucency that is visible to the naked eye by a viewer under ambient light can be perceived. In this way, on the front side of the third color layer 163, a certain color impression is produced by the second color layer 162 arranged on the back side of the third color layer 163, which likewise represents the image object 40, resulting in a particular color brilliance.

Furthermore, in the exemplary embodiment shown, the entire surface of the glass substrate 60, on which the color layer 160 composed of first, second and third color layers 161, 162, 163 is arranged, is provided over its entire surface with a surface-finishing protective layer 170 which covers the entire color layer 160.

In the in Fig. 2 By means of a section through the glass substrate 60 in the area of the color layer 160 illustrated first embodiment, the surface-improving protective layer 170 is formed as a cured transparent lacquer layer covering the entire color layer 160.

In a second embodiment, which is not shown, this protective layer 170 is a high-gloss film of a transparent plastic, which is adhesively bonded to the surface of the printed glass substrate to be covered.

In a second exemplary embodiment, which is not shown but essentially corresponds to the first exemplary embodiment, the color layer 160 is not printed directly on the glass substrate 60 but on a transparent, colorless PVC plastic film. The printed film is permanently bonded to the glass substrate 60. In this case, the Aufstellobjekt 40 is about life-size, i. it has a height of about 2000 mm with a maximum width of about 750 mm. The thickness of the glass substrate is 6 mm. The color layer 160 is protected from environmental influences between the glass substrate 60 and the transparent film.

In both embodiments, the edge of the installation object 150 is burr-free and optically clear. For this purpose, the edge produced by means of contour cutting is polished.

In both embodiments, the Aufstellobjekt invention 150 has a stand 180, which in the FIGS. 1 and 3 is shown. It shows FIG. 3 a side view of the Aufstellobjekts according to Fig. 1 , This stand 180 is formed separately from the glass substrate 60 of the erecting object 150. The stand 180 has a groove 18, which is designed for standing receiving the glass substrate 60. The stand 180 has such a high weight and a shape that it gives a vertical glass substrate 60 of a Aufstellobjekts 150 sufficient stability.

For a Aufstellobjekt 150 according to the first embodiment, aluminum, plastic or wood have proven to be the material for the display 180.

For a Aufstellobjekt 150 according to the second embodiment 180, steel, concrete or granite have proven to be the material for the erector.

The mounting object 150 according to the first embodiment further includes edge lighting. The edge illumination is integrated with the stage 180 of the fixture 150 and couples light into the glass substrate 60 of the fixture 150 via the edge of the glass substrate 60. This light coupled into the glass substrate 60 can subsequently emerge again from the edges of the glass substrate and in this way produce an aesthetically pleasing light effect. The edge lighting has several LED technology-based white light sources.

In the first embodiment, the material of the glass substrate 60 is doped with light diffusing particles, so that the light coupled from the edge illumination into the glass substrate 60 can not leak from the glass substrate 60 at the edges but also from the light scattering particles during its propagation in the glass substrate 60 is scattered out of the glass substrate 60. This results in a luminous effect of the entire Aufstellobjekts 150th

In a not shown preferred embodiment of both embodiments, the Aufstellobjekt 150 comprises a holding magnet and a ferromagnetic counterpart. Holding magnet and counterpart are so arranged on the glass substrate 60 and the stand 180 or vice versa that they connect the glass substrate 60 mechanically strong, but releasably connected by magnetic interaction with the standing as a pedestal stand 180.

Fig. 4 shows a further example of a Aufstellobjekts 150 according to the invention, which substantially in the Figures 1 - 3 illustrated embodiment corresponds. However, it differs on the one hand in the material of the erector 180, which is transparent, so that the entire Aufstellobjekt 150 - even through the stand 180 through - visible. The material of the erector 180 is either PMMA or silicate glass.
Furthermore, in the embodiment according to Fig. 4 the contour 120 of the erecting object 150 is not everywhere the outline of the image object 40 represented by the color layer 160. Thus, the legs of the depicted woman are not exposed, resulting in a reduction in the effort of determining the contour 120 for separating the set object 150 from the printed matter Glass substrate 60 results. Furthermore, in this way - if necessary - the mechanical stability of the produced Aufstellobjekts 150 can be increased.

Fig. 5 FIG. 1 shows a group 151 of placement objects 150 according to the invention. This comprises a stand 180 which has a plurality of grooves 181 which are designed for standing receiving the glass substrates 60 of a plurality of placement objects 150 according to the invention. In this case, the set-up objects 150 may represent the same or different image objects 40. The grooves 181 provided in the stand 180 are each designed for standing receiving the glass substrate 60 of at least one set object 150. The grooves 181 are arranged parallel to each other and one behind the other, so that a group 151 of Aufstellobjekten 150 spatially staggered can be placed one behind the other. This gives a particularly appealing spatial impression of the set-up group 151 of set-up objects 150. Fig. 6 shows in plan view an embodiment of a stand 180 with the aforementioned features. Fig. 7 shows the socket Fig. 6 in section along the line AA in Fig. 6 ,

Fig. 8 schematically illustrates the sequence of a first embodiment of a method according to the invention with reference to a block diagram. The illustrated method is particularly suitable for producing an erecting object 150 according to one of the preceding embodiments. The basis of the method are image data of a user 10, for example from a photograph.

The method according to the in Fig. 8 The embodiment shown has the following steps:

In block 200, a database 15 is provided to which users 10 can access via the Internet 20.

In block 210, a user 10 transmits photographic image data in digital form to the database 15 via the Internet 20.

At block 220, the user 10 identifies an image area 30 in the photographic image data that completely encompasses the image object 40 to be displayed by the shot-up object 150. If necessary, the image area 30 can also include the entire image data.

In block 230, the image object 40 to be displayed in the image area is identified by means of a software routine and its contour 120 determined. In the embodiment shown, the determined contour 120 follows the contour of the image object 40 to be imaged at a predetermined constant distance of 4 mm.

In block 240, based on the image area 30, a printed product 110 is produced in a printing process by printing the pixels of the image object 40 to be displayed within the determined contour 120 directly on an acrylic glass substrate 60. The structure of the ink layer 160 produced in the printing process corresponds to the three-layer structure disclosed in the preceding exemplary embodiments of the invention according to the invention 150, reference is made to the statements there. Because of the characteristics of the contour 120 identification performed in block 230, the printing operation is performed so that the image object 40 represented by the color layer 160 is separated by a surrounding unprinted strip 154 4 mm wide from the contour 120 detected in block 230.

In block 250, the surface of the installation object 150 printed with the image object 40 is completely covered with a surface-improving protective layer 170 in the form of glued a high gloss plastic film covering the entire color layer 160.

In block 260, the set-up object 160 is cut out of the glass substrate 60 of the printed product 110 by means of a laser-based contour cut along the determined contour 120.

If the method comprising the steps according to blocks 200 to 260 is extended by the further method step illustrated in block 270, an embodiment of the further method according to the invention is provided which allows the provision of an installation object 150 to a user 10, which preferably uses photographic image data of the user 10 based. This method comprises, in addition to the method steps according to blocks 200 to 260, the method step of block 2 70 for delivering the produced set-up object 150 to the user 10.

Fig. 9 serves to illustrate a further embodiment of the method according to the invention for producing a Aufstellobjektes 150 in the form of a figure based on photographic image data and comprises first the step of providing an accessible via the Internet 20 database 15 to which users 10 can transmit photographic image data in digital form ,

For this purpose, the users 10 are provided with a web interface or software, in particular an app that can be installed on a mobile device, via which the users 10 can upload their image data into the database 15 via an internet-capable mobile telephone or a computer connected to the internet.

In a next step, the image data obtained by the user 10 are processed by means of an image processing program to obtain a contoured image object 40, in the form of a data packet.

For the purposes of the present invention, the term "contoured image object 40" is understood to mean a partial region of a photographic image which is defined by means of a contour 120 and can be separated as a unit from the rest of the image. This may, for example, to photographed objects of any kind and / or order Persons or groups of people act, which are visually limited by the outline or a silhouette.

According to a first embodiment variant, the user 10 can do this directly after the upload or at a later time, the image processing itself. For this purpose, the web interface, the software or the app offers appropriate image editing tools that allow easy and software-supported image editing. After image processing, the resulting contoured image object 40 is stored by the user 10 in the database 15 and released for further process.

According to an alternative second advantageous embodiment variant, the image data provided and stored in the database 15 are first retrieved from the database 15 by means of a computer connected to the database 15. After being uploaded to the database 15, the image data are automatically acquired and processed by appropriate software in order to obtain the contoured image object 40.

The user 10 then receives the result of the fully automatic image processing and can change them again independently, discard or release by saving and forward the further process.

The contoured image object 40 obtained in the form of a data packet is electronically transmitted to a printing device 50.

In a further step, on the basis of the processed image data, a printed product 110 is generated, which comprises the contoured image object 40 and is printed directly on an acrylic glass substrate 60, so that a single-sided printed product 110 is obtained.

The acrylic glass substrate 60 is again an acrylic glass selected from the series of colorless and transparent acrylic glasses. The acrylic glass substrates may have different dimensions. Typical diameters are 3 to 25 mm, preferably 3 to 10 mm, more preferably 3 to 6 mm. preferred Formats of the acrylic glass substrate to be used are in the range of 10 × 10 cm to 200 × 200 cm.

Acrylic glass or colloquially called Plexiglas® is known in the art under the chemical name polymethyl methacrylate and available in a variety of different variants.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, an acrylic glass substrate 60 is used which is resistant to aging and weathering and UV-absorbing and has a light transmission of at least 92%.

In all embodiments according to the invention, suitable printing methods are all methods known from the prior art and suitable for this process step, which exist at the time of registration or which will become accessible later. For example, the printing process can be selected from the group UV direct printing, laser printing, ink jet printing or sublimation printing. Im in Fig. 6 illustrated embodiment, a UV direct printing method is used.

The printed product 110 obtained is subsequently fed to a further process step, from which the erecting figure is now produced by means of a contour cutting and / or a contour milling. To execute a contour cut, in particular a mechanical milling device is suitable, or else a water jet cutter or a device for laser cutting. Im in Fig. 7 illustrated embodiment, a milling method is used.

The optics and UV light resistance of the resulting set-up object 150 are further improved by providing the printed product 110 and / or the set-up object 150 in a process step, not shown, by means of a surface-finishing protective layer 170, for example a UV gloss varnish or a UV semi-matt varnish.

In a further method step (also not shown), the glass substrate 60 of the set-up object 150 is processed such that the set-up object 150 forms an integral stand 180. For this purpose, a lower part of the erecting figure 150 obtained is bent by an angle in the range of 110 °, to which the material of the glass substrate 60 is heated at least locally above its softening temperature. The lower part extends over a length of about 15% of the total length / height of the Aufstellobjekts 150, ie at a height of 300 mm over 45 mm and at a height of 2000 mm over about 300 mm.

Fig. 10 Finally, schematically shows an embodiment of an inventive Internet-based system 1 for producing a Aufstellobjekts 150 based on photographic image data. This may in particular be an installation object 150 according to the invention.

1. a) eine Datenbank 15, auf die Nutzer 10 über das Internet 20 zugreifen und fotografische Bilddaten 25 in digitaler Form übertragen können,
2. b) Mittel 85 zum Bestimmen eines Bildbereichs 30 in den fotographischen Bilddaten 25, welcher das vom Aufstellobjekt 150 darzustellende Bildobjekt 40 vollständig umfasst,
3. c) Mittel 50 zum Herstellen eines Druckerzeugnisses 110 auf Basis des Bildbereichs 30, wobei die Mittel 50 dazu eingerichtet sind, in einem Druckvorgang zumindest das Bildobjekt 40
   1. i. direkt auf ein Glassubtrat 60 zu drucken, oder
   2. ii. auf eine bevorzugt transparente Folie oder ein sonstiges Trägermaterial wie ein Fotopapier zu drucken,
4. d) ggf. Mittel 70 zum Anordnen der bedruckten Folie oder des sonstigen Trägermaterials auf einem Glassubstrat 60 und zu deren dauerhaften Verbinden mit dem Glassubstrat 60,
5. e) ggf. Mittel 80 zur Identifikation eines Bildobjekts 40 im Bildbereich 30,
6. f) Mittel 90 zum Ermitteln einer Kontur 120 des identifizierten Bildobjekts 40, und
7. g) Mittel 100 zum Heraustrennen des Aufstellobjekts 30 aus dem Druckerzeugnis 110 mittels eines Konturenschnitts- und/oder einer Konturenfräsung entlang der ermittelten Kontur 120.

The Internet-based system 1 has at least the following features:

1. a) a database 15 to which users 10 can access via the internet 20 and transmit photographic image data 25 in digital form,
2. b) means 85 for determining an image area 30 in the photographic image data 25 which completely comprises the image object 40 to be displayed by the set-up object 150,
3. c) means 50 for producing a printed product 110 based on the image area 30, wherein the means 50 are adapted to at least the image object 40 in a printing operation
   1. i. print directly onto a Glassubtrat 60, or
   2. ii. to print on a preferably transparent film or other carrier material such as a photographic paper,
4. d) optionally means 70 for arranging the printed film or the other carrier material on a glass substrate 60 and for its permanent bonding to the glass substrate 60,
5. e) optionally means 80 for identifying an image object 40 in the image area 30,
6. f) means 90 for determining a contour 120 of the identified image object 40, and
7. g) means 100 for separating the set-up object 30 from the printed product 110 by means of a contour cut and / or a contour milling along the determined contour 120.

The means 85 for determining an image area 30 in the photographic image data are software-based, ie in the form of a software routine, the is executed on a computer connected to the Internet 20 and has access to the image data stored in the database 15.

The means 50 for producing a printed product 110 on the basis of the image area 30 in a printing operation in the illustrated embodiment is a laser printing system which is connected to the computer 75.

The means 70 for arranging the printed film or the other carrier material on a glass substrate 60 and for their permanent bonding to the glass substrate 60 are formed as Folienlaminierstation downstream of the laser printing system.

The means 80 for identifying an image object 40 in the image area 30 as well as the means 90 for determining a contour 120 of the identified image object 40 are in turn designed to be software-based, i. in the form of a software routine executed on the computer on which the software routine for determining an image area 30 in the photographic image data is also executed.

The means 100 for separating out the Aufstellobjekts 30 from the printed product 110 by means of a contour milling along the determined contour 120 are formed as a CNC milling machine, which is also connected via the Internet 20 to the aforementioned computer and from this data on the determined contour 120 of the image object 40 can receive.

Furthermore, means 130 are provided which are adapted to polish the edge of the glass substrate 60 produced by means of contour milling in a further method step. This is a mechanical polishing station.

Finally, optional means 140 are provided which are adapted to thermally reshape a lower portion of the installation object by an angle in the range of 90-120 ° against an upper portion of the installation object so that an integral stand 180 is obtained. These means 140 may, in addition to forming means such as a suitable press and means for a local thermal treatment of the glass substrate to be formed, for example, an electrically heated heat sole.

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Means for producing a printed product

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Means for placing a foil

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Means for identifying a picture object

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Means for determining a contour

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Means of separation

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Claims (18)

A method of making a photographic object based shot-up object (150), comprising the steps of: a. Providing a database (15) accessible to users (10) via the Internet (20), b. Transmitting photographic image data in digital form to the database (15) by a user (10), c. Determining an image area (30) in the photographic image data which completely comprises the image object (40) to be displayed by the shot-up object (150), d. Producing a printed product (110) based on the image area (30) by at least the image object (40) in a printing process i. is printed directly on a Glassubtrat (60), or ii. is printed on a preferably transparent film or other carrier material such as a photographic paper, which (s) is arranged on a glass substrate (60) and permanently connected thereto, e. Identification of an image object (40) in the image area (30) and f. Determining a contour (120) of the identified image object (40), G. Separating the Aufstellobjekts (150) from the printed product (110) by means of a Konturenschnitts- and / or a contour milling along the determined contour (120). A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the contour (120) is determined prior to the printing process, and printed in the printing process only within the contour (120) lying pixels. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that in the printing process at least two superposed color layers (161, 162) are applied, each comprising a plurality of pixels and the image object (40) represent. A method according to claim 3, characterized in that in the printing operation between the two color layers (161, 162), which represent the image object (40), a monochrome, preferably white, third color layer (163) is applied. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that a strip (164) lying within the determined contour (120) of the image object (40) remains unprinted in the printing process. Method according to claim 1, wherein the glass substrate (60) is printed on one or both sides and / or is provided on one or both sides with the printed film and / or on one side with the printed photo paper. A method for providing an installation object (150) on the basis of photographic image data of a user (10), characterized by the following method steps: a. the method steps according to claim 1, and b. Delivering the fabricated erecting object (150) to the user (10). Aufstellobjekt (150) based on photographic image data of an image object (40), wherein the Aufstellobjekt (150) comprises a transparent or translucent glass substrate (60) on which an image object (40) representing, a plurality of pixels comprising color layer (160) arranged is characterized in that the glass substrate (60) is trimmed following the contour (120) of the image object (40). An erecting object (150) according to claim 8, characterized in that the ink layer (160) is printed directly on the glass substrate (60). An erecting object (150) according to claim 8, characterized in that the ink layer (160) is printed on a transparent or translucent film or other substrate such as photographic paper which is permanently bonded to the glass substrate (60). A staging object (150) according to claim 8, wherein the staging object (150) comprises two superimposed color layers (161, 162) representing the image object (40), each comprising a plurality of pixels. An erecting object (150) according to claim 11, wherein a monochrome, preferably white, third color layer (163) is arranged between the two superimposed color layers (161, 162) representing the image object. An erecting object (150) according to claim 8, characterized in that the mounting object (150) comprises an unprinted strip (164) surrounding the image object (40). An erecting object (150) according to claim 8, characterized in that the Aufstellobjekt (150) has an edge illumination. An erecting object (150) according to claim 8, characterized in that the mounting object (150) comprises a stand (180) having a groove (181) which is formed for standing receiving the glass substrate (60). Set-up object (150) according to claims 14 and 15, characterized in that the edge lighting is integrated in the stand (180). Group (151) of erecting objects (150) according to claim 8, characterized in that the group (151) comprises a stand (180) which a) has a groove (181), which for receiving the glass substrates (60) of the Aufstellobjekte (150) is formed, or b) has a plurality of grooves which are each formed for standing receiving the glass substrate at least one Aufstellobjektes. An Internet-based system (1) for producing a photographic object image set up object (150), comprising: a. a database (15) accessible to users (10) via the Internet (20) and capable of transmitting image data in digital form, b. Means (85) for determining an image area (30) in the photographic image data which completely comprises the image object (40) to be displayed by the shot-up object (150). c. Means (50) for producing a printed product (110) on the basis of the image area (30), wherein the means (50) are adapted to at least the image object (40) in a printing operation. i. to print directly on a Glassubtrat (60), or ii. to print on a preferably transparent film or other carrier material such as a photographic paper, d. optionally means (70) for arranging the printed film or the other carrier material on a glass substrate (60) and for its permanent bonding to the glass substrate (60), e. optionally means (80) for identifying an image object (40) in the image area (30), f. Means (90) for determining a contour (120) of the identified image object (40), G. Means (100) for separating the Aufstellobjekts (150) from the printed product (110) by means of a Konturenschnitts- and / or a contour milling along the determined contour (120).

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