WO2008046176A1 - Arrangement floral rendant une image et ses applications - Google Patents

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WO2008046176A1
WO2008046176A1 PCT/CA2006/001727 CA2006001727W WO2008046176A1 WO 2008046176 A1 WO2008046176 A1 WO 2008046176A1 CA 2006001727 W CA2006001727 W CA 2006001727W WO 2008046176 A1 WO2008046176 A1 WO 2008046176A1
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Edward St. Clair
Franck G. Mcgrath
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Ecomedia Advertising Inc.
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Priority to EP06790877A priority patent/EP2079297A4/fr
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
    • G09F19/22—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C5/00—Processes for producing special ornamental bodies
    • B44C5/06—Natural ornaments; Imitations thereof
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
    • G09F19/22—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
    • G09F19/228—Ground signs, i.e. display signs fixed on the ground

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  • the present invention relates to a floral arrangement rendering an image, a process and a system for creating such a floral arrangement, and various applications in which such a floral arrangement may be used.
  • a site is sometimes provided with a floral arrangement comprising a bed of soil supporting flowers and/or other plants configured to render a desired image.
  • the desired image is typically used to decorate the site and/or to convey information about the site (e.g., a name of a city, country or other region in which the site is located).
  • the present invention provides a modular floral arrangement rendering an image.
  • the modular floral arrangement comprises a plurality of modules.
  • Each module renders a portion of the image and comprises: a plurality of grown plants forming image elements that collectively make up the portion of the image rendered by that module; a sustaining medium for the grown plants; and a holding component holding the sustaining medium and the grown plants.
  • the modules are arranged such that the portions of the image rendered by the modules are visually combined to compose the image.
  • the present invention provides, in combination, a plurality of modules for assembly into a modular floral arrangement rendering an image.
  • Each module renders a portion of the image and comprises: a plurality of grown plants forming image elements that collectively make up the portion of the image rendered by that module; a sustaining medium for the grown plants; and a holding component holding the sustaining medium and the grown plants.
  • the modules are capable of being arranged such that the portions of the image rendered by the modules are visually combined to compose the image.
  • the present invention provides a method comprising: obtaining an original image; producing a plurality of modules for assembly into a modular floral arrangement rendering an image that corresponds to the original image, each module rendering a portion of the image and comprising a plurality of grown plants forming image elements that collectively make up the portion of the image rendered by that module; and transporting the modules to a site where the modular floral arrangement is to be assembled.
  • the present invention provides a method comprising: obtaining an original image; and generating information regarding a plurality of modules that are to be provided to make a modular floral arrangement rendering an image that corresponds to the original image, the information being indicative of a plurality of grown plants to be included in each module and of a configuration of the grown plants in each module such that each module renders a portion of the image.
  • the present invention provides a floral arrangement design entity.
  • the floral arrangement design entity comprises an input for receiving data regarding an original image and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the input.
  • the processing unit is operative for processing the data regarding the original image to generate information regarding a plurality of modules that are to be provided to make a modular floral arrangement rendering an image that corresponds to the original image, the information being indicative of a plurality of grown plants to be included in each module and of a configuration of the grown plants in each module such that each module renders a portion of the image.
  • the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium comprising a program element for execution by a computing device to implement a floral arrangement design entity.
  • the program element comprises program code means for receiving data regarding an original image.
  • the program element also comprises program code means for processing the data regarding the original image to generate information regarding a plurality of modules that are to be provided to make a modular floral arrangement rendering an image that corresponds to the original image, the information being indicative of a plurality of grown plants to be included in each module and of a configuration of the grown plants in each module such that each module renders a portion of the image.
  • the present invention provides a method comprising: obtaining an original image to which an image rendered by a floral arrangement is to correspond, wherein the floral arrangement is to be viewed from an oblique viewing perspective; electronically processing the original image to create a processed image to attempt compensating for an apparent change in dimension of the floral arrangement due to the oblique viewing perspective; and using the processed image to create the floral arrangement.
  • the present invention provides a floral arrangement design entity.
  • the floral arrangement design entity comprises an input for receiving data regarding an original image to which an image rendered by a floral arrangement is to correspond, wherein the floral arrangement is to be viewed from an oblique viewing perspective.
  • the floral arrangement design entity also comprises a processing unit communicatively coupled to the input. The processing unit is operative for: processing the data regarding the original image to generate data regarding a modified image to attempt compensating for an apparent change in dimension of the floral arrangement due to the oblique viewing perspective; and processing the data regarding the modified image to generate information regarding the floral arrangement.
  • the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium comprising a program element for execution by a computing device to implement a floral arrangement design entity
  • the program element comprises: program code means for receiving data regarding an original image to which an image rendered by a floral arrangement is to correspond, wherein the floral arrangement is to be viewed from an oblique viewing perspective; program code means for processing the data regarding the original image to generate data regarding a modified image to attempt compensating for an apparent change in dimension of the floral arrangement due to the oblique viewing perspective; and program code means for processing the data regarding the modified image to generate information regarding the floral arrangement.
  • the present invention provides a method comprising: placing at a site a floral arrangement rendering an image; and compensating a party that permits placement of the floral arrangement at the site, the compensating comprising committing to cause performance of an action on at least one of the floral arrangement and an area associated with the floral arrangement.
  • Figure 1 shows an example of a floral arrangement rendering an image, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2A shows a plurality of modules of the floral arrangement shown in Figure 1, with an insert diagrammatically illustrating a cross-section of one of the modules;
  • FIGS 2B and 2C diagrammatically illustrate cross-sections of variants of each of the modules shown in Figure 2A;
  • Figure 3 is a diagrammatic side view of the floral arrangement shown in Figure 1 , illustrating a projected image that is viewable by an individual looking at the floral arrangement along an expected line of sight;
  • Figure 4 diagrammatically shows a process for creating a floral arrangement, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 5 diagrammatically shows a system for creating a floral arrangement, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figures 6A to 6C respectively illustrate an example of an original image to which corresponds the image rendered by the floral arrangement shown in Figure 1 , an example of a stretched version of the original image, and an example of an imaginary grid conceptually applied to the stretched version of the original image;
  • Figure 7 diagrammatically shows an embodiment of an assembly guide to facilitate correct assembly of the modules into the floral arrangement shown in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 8 diagrammatically shows another embodiment of an assembly guide to facilitate correct assembly of the modules into the floral arrangement shown in Figure 1. It is to be expressly understood that the description and drawings are only for the purpose of illustration of certain embodiments of the invention and are an aid for understanding. They are not intended to be a definition of the limits of the invention.
  • Figure 1 illustrates an example of a floral arrangement 10 rendering an image 12, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. While a specific example of the image 12 is shown in Figure 1, the image 12 can be any desired image.
  • the image 12 may include a floral representation of: one or more alphanumeric characters that may form text (e.g., a word, a message, etc.); one or more symbols (e.g., a logo, a sign, an emblem, etc.); one or more patterns or shapes; and/or one or more real or imaginary objects (e.g., a person, a vehicle, a computer, a work of art, a fruit, a flame, a lightning bolt, an imaginary character, a ghost, or any other real or imaginary thing).
  • a floral representation of: one or more alphanumeric characters that may form text (e.g., a word, a message, etc.); one or more symbols (e.g., a logo, a sign, an emblem, etc.); one or more patterns or shapes;
  • the floral arrangement 10 is used in an advertisement application, the image 12 having an advertisement function.
  • the image 12 conveys an advertisement for a resort named "XYZ Resort".
  • the image 12 includes a floral representation of the resort's name and several objects, including a beach portion, a palm tree, water, the sky, and the sun, which may be suggestive of an example of an environment enjoyable during a stay at the resort.
  • the image 12 may convey an advertisement for any desired organization (e.g., an enterprise, a political party, etc), product (i.e., a good or a service), event (e.g., a concert, a convention, etc.), site (e.g., a mall, a museum, etc), etc., and may include any desired advertisement content.
  • the image 12 may serve as an advertisement for a given enterprise and may include a floral representation of that given enterprise's name and/or logo.
  • the image 12 may serve as an advertisement for a given product (e.g., a vehicle, a television, a cosmetic preparation, etc.) and may include a floral representation of that given product and/or of its name.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be used in conjunction with a more traditional advertisement vehicle (e.g., a panel, billboard or other separate element) that is located adjacent to the floral arrangement 10.
  • a more traditional advertisement vehicle e.g., a panel, billboard or other separate element
  • the floral representation of the resort's name could be omitted from the image 12 and the resort's name and possibly other information (e.g., contact information for the resort such as an address, a telephone number, a web site, etc.) could be included as advertisement content of a panel, billboard, or other separate element located adjacent to the floral arrangement 10.
  • the image 12 (which, in this example, would include only a floral representation of the beach portion, the palm tree, water, the sky, and the sun) would not explicitly convey an advertisement in and of itself, but there would be a visual association between the image 12 and the advertisement content (in this example, the resort's name and possibly other information) of the panel, billboard, or other separate element located adjacent to the floral arrangement 10.
  • the advertisement content in this example, the resort's name and possibly other information
  • the floral arrangement 10 is located adjacent to a pathway. More particularly, in this example, the pathway is a road (e.g., a highway, a street, etc.). In other examples, the floral arrangement 10 may be located adjacent to any other pathway (e.g., an airport runway, a port waterway, a railway, etc.). This enables viewing of the image 12 by individuals moving relative to the road or other pathway (e.g., occupants of vehicles moving along the road, passengers and crew members of aircrafts moving along, approaching, or moving away from the airport runway, etc.).
  • a pathway is a road (e.g., a highway, a street, etc.).
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be located adjacent to any other pathway (e.g., an airport runway, a port waterway, a railway, etc.). This enables viewing of the image 12 by individuals moving relative to the road or other pathway (e.g., occupants of vehicles moving along the road, passengers and crew members of aircrafts moving along, approaching, or moving away from the airport runway
  • the floral arrangement 10 is inclined relative to the road's surface.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be created such that the image 12 is a "stretched" version of a "projected" image 13 that is viewable by an individual looking at the floral arrangement 10 along an expected line of sight LS.
  • An "expected line of sight” LS is an imaginary straight line along which an individual is expected to look at the floral arrangement 10 when the floral arrangement 10 is set up at its intended location (in this case, when the floral arrangement 10 is set up in its inclined position adjacent to the road).
  • the projected image 13 corresponds to a projection of the image 12 in a plane normal to the expected line of sight LS.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be one of a plurality of floral arrangements serially disposed along and adjacent to the road or other pathway, where each other floral arrangement is similar in construction to the floral arrangement 10 and renders a respective image that is used in an advertisement context.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be located at any desired location.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be located in or adjacent to a building (e.g., a corporate headquarter, a house, a public establishment, etc.), a park, a field, or any other place.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be located so as to be visible to individuals moving on foot or in moving vehicles such as land vehicles, aircrafts and watercrafts.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be located at an airport area or any other area so as to be visible to individuals in a flying aircraft.
  • the floral arrangement 10 is used in an advertisement application, it is to be understood that, in other embodiments, the floral arrangement 10 may be used in various other applications, such as notification applications and decoration applications.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be located in, at a boundary of, or proximate to a particular place (e.g., a city, a country, a building such as a corporate headquarter or a residential building, etc.) and the image 12 may include a floral representation of a name, a flag, a logo, and/or any other object(s) associated with that particular place.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be located at a border of a country (e.g., Canada) and the image 12 may include a floral representation of a message that provides a notification of entrance into that country (e.g., "Welcome to Canada").
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be used in a decoration application, where the image 12 is used to decorate a particular site (e.g., surroundings or an interior area of a house or other building, a park or other exterior public area, etc.).
  • the floral arrangement 10 comprises a plurality of modules 14i ... l4 N that are arranged to collectively form the image 12.
  • the floral arrangement 10 can thus be said to be a "modular" floral arrangement.
  • each module 14, (1 ⁇ j ⁇ N) comprises a plurality of grown plants 18 1 ...18p, a sustaining medium 20, and a holding component 22.
  • Each of the grown plants 18 1 ...18p of each module 14 ⁇ may be a flower or other plant.
  • flowers and/or other plants that may be used include agerantum plants, alyssum plants, lobelia plants, marigold plants, dusty miller plants, pansy plants, begonia plants, santolini plants, etc. It is to be understood that any suitable flowers and/or other plants may be used.
  • Each module 14, may comprise any number of plants. For example, in some embodiments, each module 14, may comprise twenty (20) or more plants. In other embodiments, each module 14, may comprise fifty (50) or more plants. In yet other embodiment, each module 14, may comprise one hundred (100) or more plants. It is also to be understood that different numbers of grown plants and different types of grown plants may be used for each module 14,.
  • Each module 14 renders a respective portion of the image 12 (e.g., a floral representation of all or part of one or more alphanumeric characters, one or more symbols, one or more patterns or shapes, and/or one or more real or imaginary objects).
  • the grown plants 18i... l8p of each module 14 form image elements that collectively make up the respective portion of the image 12 rendered by that module. That is, the grown plants 18i ...18p of each module 14, have characteristics (e.g., color, size, etc.) and are disposed on that module such that they form the respective portion of the image 12 rendered by that module.
  • An example of a system and a process for configuring the grown plants 18) ...18p of each module 14, is presented later on.
  • the sustaining medium 20 of each module 14 is a medium which has enabled development of the grown plants 18j ... l8p of that module and which sustains these grown plants.
  • the sustaining medium 20 of each module 14, may comprise soil (i.e., natural or processed soil), any other mixture of mineral material and organic matter, or any other material or mixture of materials which enables development of plant life and which sustains plant life.
  • the holding component 22 of each module 14 holds the sustaining medium 20 and the grown plants 18j ... l8p of that module.
  • the holding component 22 of each module 14 comprises a structural base 23 that supports the sustaining medium 20 and the grown plants 181...18p of that module.
  • the structural base 23 may comprise a board, plate, or panel made of wood material (e.g., wood or plywood), metallic material, polymeric material, ceramic material, composite material, or a combination thereof.
  • the board, plate, or panel may have perforations (not shown) that provide passageways between its underside and topside.
  • the holding component 22 of each module 14 may also comprise upstanding walls 25 that extend upwardly from edge portions of the structural base 23 of that holding component to provide lateral support to the sustaining medium 20 and the grown plants 18 1 ...18 P of that module.
  • Other upstanding walls may also be provided between the upstanding walls 25 (e.g., parallel or transverse to the upstanding walls 25) to further enhance retention of the sustaining medium 20 and the grown plants 18i ...18 P .
  • the upstanding walls 25 are implemented by L-shaped angle elements (e.g., extruded elements).
  • the upstanding walls 25 can be made as small and discreet as possible to limit their visibility through the grown plants 18 1 ...18p, thereby enabling the image 12 to appear as being uniform to an observer looking at the floral arrangement 10.
  • the upstanding walls 25 can be removable from the holding component 22 such that they can be used during transportation and manipulation of the module 14, and removed just prior to placement of that module in the floral arrangement 10.
  • the holding component 22 of each module 14 may also comprise a plurality of pots 27] ...27 ⁇ disposed adjacent to one another on the structural base 23 of that holding component, where each pot 27, (1 ⁇ j ⁇ T) holds a subset of the grown plants 18i ...18p of that module and a portion of the sustaining medium 20 of that module.
  • This configuration may enable planting of seeds and/or seedlings individually in each pot 27, so as to eventually obtain the subset of the grown plants 18i ...18p in that pot and subsequent positioning of the pots 27] ...27 ⁇ on the structural base 23 so as to form the module 14,.
  • the holding component 22 of each module 14, may comprise any number of pots.
  • each module 14, may comprise twenty-five (25) or more pots (e.g., sixty-four (64) pots arranged in a 8 X 8 configuration or 196 pots arranged in a 14 X 14 configuration).
  • the structural base 23 of each module 14 may comprise a carpet sponge layer (not shown) on its board, plate, or panel, with the pots 27 1 ...27 ⁇ being placed on the carpet sponge layer.
  • a physical assembly image (not shown) having a size which substantially corresponds to that of the respective portion of the image 12 rendered by the module 14, and corresponding to a printed representation of that portion of the image 12 (e.g., a photography, drawing, or other diagram) may be provided on the board, plate, or panel or on the carpet sponge layer of the structural base 23 of that module.
  • the physical assembly image which may be a sheet or other thin element, may be used by one or more individuals to position the pots 271...27 ⁇ over the physical assembly image so that they register with their corresponding positions in the physical assembly image.
  • each pot 27, may be biodegradable and, in cases where the structural base 23 is at least partly made of wood or other biodegradable material, each pot 27, may be capable of biodegrading faster than the structural base 23.
  • each pot 27, may be a peat pot, i.e., a pot made of compressed peat or other like material.
  • Each module 14, may be configured and dimensioned so as to facilitate its production, manipulation, transportation, and installation in the floral arrangement 10.
  • each module 14 may have a substantially square configuration with sides of approximately 1.0 m, and a maximum height which depends on its grown plants 18i — 18p.
  • each module 14 may have any desired configuration (e.g., polygonal or not) with any desired dimensions (e.g., a dimension of 0.3 m or more).
  • the modules 14 1 ...14 N may have substantially identical configurations and dimensions or different ones of the modules 14 J ... 14 N may have different configurations and dimensions.
  • the floral arrangement 10 is set up at its intended location by assembling the modules 14] ...14 N so as to form the image 12. That is, the modules 14) ...14 N are arranged such that the portions of the image 12 rendered by the modules 14i ... l4 N are visually combined to compose the image 12.
  • a supporting structure may be provided to support the modules 14] ...14 N -
  • the supporting structure comprises a mound 29 that is built adjacent to the road.
  • the mound 29 may be made of earth, stone, and/or any other suitable material.
  • the mound 29 is provided with a face dimensioned to receive the floral arrangement 10. In this example, the face is slanted to enable the floral arrangement 10 to be inclined relative to the road's surface.
  • a sunken area 31 is dug in the mound 29 and is shaped according to an outer boundary of the floral arrangement 10 once the modules 14] ...14 N are assembled.
  • the sunken area 31 facilitates assembly of the floral arrangement 10 and physically locates and retains the modules 14] ...14 N on the mound 29. Provision of further retention mechanisms to prevent the modules 14] ...14 N from being accidentally displaced from the face of the mound 29 may thus be unnecessary.
  • a truss structure enabling the modules 14]...14 N to be supported in an inclined position can be used.
  • the truss structure may be built from wood material, metallic material, polymeric material, or any other suitable material. Such a truss structure may be particularly useful when the indented location of the floral arrangement 10 cannot be easily accessed by heavy earth working equipment that might be necessary to erect a mound.
  • the floral arrangement 10 comprises a certain number of modules, it is to be understood that, in other embodiments, the floral arrangement 10 may comprise any number of modules.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may comprise one or more non- floral visible elements (not shown) that complement the image 12.
  • Each non-floral visible element may be stone, pebble, or other types of rock; a plastic, metallic, ceramic and/or composite element; or any other visible element lacking plant life.
  • Each non-floral visible element may be part of one or more of the modules 14 1 ...14 N or may not be part of any of the modules 14) ...14 N .
  • such one or more non-floral visible elements may be used to create a visible border for the image 12 and/or to create image features that cannot be satisfactorily created using grown plants.
  • the floral arrangement 10 may be provided with an irrigation system (not shown) to supply water from a source to the grown plants 18i ...18p of each module 14,.
  • the irrigation system may comprise a plurality of irrigation units, where each irrigation unit is part of a respective one of the modules 14i ...14 N -
  • the irrigation unit of each module 14 j may comprise one or more conduits adapted to convey water to irrigate that module.
  • a floral arrangement design entity 30 is operative to interact with an original image data provision entity 32 and a specification data provision entity 34 to enable a module producer 40 to produce the modules 14i ...14 N that can be subsequently transported to a site 42 (in this example, the location adjacent to the road) where they can be assembled into the floral arrangement 10.
  • an original image is obtained and it is desired that the image 12 rendered by the floral arrangement 10 correspond to the original image.
  • the original image may be a physical image, such as all or part of a physical picture (e.g., a photography, a drawing, a painting, etc.) or other paper image.
  • the original image may be a digital image, such as all or part of a computer image file (e.g., a bitmap image file, a jpeg image file, etc.) or a digital picture.
  • a computer image file e.g., a bitmap image file, a jpeg image file, etc.
  • the image 12 can be viewed as corresponding to the original image shown in Figure 6A, which can be a physical image or a digital image.
  • the original image data provision entity 32 is operative to generate data regarding the original image (hereinafter referred to as "original image data") and to cause provision of that original image data to the floral arrangement design entity 30.
  • the original image data provision entity 32 may comprise one or more digital imaging devices and/or one or more computer applications (e.g., image editing and/or creation applications) that can be used to generate the original image data.
  • a scanner may be used to scan a picture or other physical image or a digital camera may be used to obtain a digital image, so as to enable generation of the original image data.
  • a user may use a computer image creation application (e.g., Adobe Photoshop ®) to create the original image, and thus enable generation of the original image data.
  • a user may use both a digital imaging device and a computer image editing application to obtain the original image, and thus enable generation of the original image data.
  • the original image data provision entity 32 may be implemented using software, firmware, and/or hardware.
  • specifications regarding the floral arrangement 10 are obtained. These specifications may specify: desired dimensions of the floral arrangement 10; an intended location of the floral arrangement 10; a desired duration of the floral arrangement 10 (e.g., between maintenance activities or before repair or replacement); climatic conditions (e.g., temperature, wind, precipitation, etc.) associated with the intended location of the floral arrangement 10; restrictions on types of plants that may be used for the floral arrangement 10; and/or any other information that may need to be specified to design the floral arrangement 10.
  • the specifications data provision entity 34 is operative to generate data indicative of the specifications regarding the floral arrangement 10 (hereinafter referred to as "specifications data") and to cause provision of that specifications data to the floral arrangement design entity 30.
  • the specifications data provision entity 34 may be implemented as part of a computer system that allows a user to use an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a touchscreen, a microphone, etc.) to enter the specifications regarding the floral arrangement 10, so as to enable generation of the specifications data.
  • the specifications data provision entity 34 may be implemented using software, firmware, and/or hardware.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 comprises a first input to receive the original image data, a second input to receive the specifications data, and a processing unit 50 to process the original image data and the specifications data.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 may be implemented as part of a computer system. Generally, the floral arrangement design entity 30 may be implemented using software, firmware, and/or hardware. Functionality and operation of the floral arrangement design entity 30 is further discussed later on.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 is communicatively coupled to the original image data provision entity 32 and the specifications data provision entity 34 via respective communication links 33 and 35.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30, the original image data provision entity 32, and the specifications data provision entity 34 may be part of a single computer system located at a certain location, in which case each of the communication links 33 and 35 may be a cable and/or a logical link.
  • the single computer system may be operated by a floral arrangement provider and located at a facility associated with that floral arrangement provider.
  • the original image data provision entity 32, the specifications data provision entity 34, and/or the floral arrangement design entity 30 may be part of two or more computer systems located remotely from each other, in which case each of the communication links 33 and 35 may comprise a portion of a communications network.
  • the communications network may comprise a portion of a data network (e.g., the Internet, a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN)), a public telephony network (e.g., the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)), and/or a wireless network (e.g., a cellular network).
  • a data network e.g., the Internet, a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN)
  • a public telephony network e.g., the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
  • PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
  • a wireless network e.g., a cellular network
  • the original image data provision entity 32 and the specifications data provision entity 34 may be part of a first computer system that is associated with a certain party desirous of setting up a floral arrangement (e.g., an individual, a company, a government authority, etc.) and that is located in a building associated with that certain party.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 may be part of a second computer system that is operated by a floral arrangement provider and located at a facility associated with that floral arrangement provider, the first computer system and the second computer system being coupled to one another via a communications network.
  • certain portions of the floral arrangement design entity 30, the original image data provision entity 32, and/or the specifications data provision entity 34 may be implemented as pre-programmed hardware or firmware elements (e.g., application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), electrically erasable programmable read-only memories (EEPROMs), etc.), or other related components.
  • certain portions of the floral arrangement design entity 30, the original image data provision entity 32, and/or the specifications data provision entity 34 may be implemented as a processor having access to a code memory which stores program instructions for operation of the processor.
  • the program instructions may be stored on a medium which is fixed, tangible, and readable directly by these certain portions (e.g., removable diskette, compact disk read-only memory (CD- ROM), read-only memory (ROM), fixed disk, etc.).
  • the program instructions may be stored remotely but transmittable to these certain portions via a modem or other interface device (e.g., a communications adapter) connected to a network over a transmission medium.
  • the transmission medium may be either a tangible medium (e.g., optical or analog communications lines) or a medium implemented using wireless techniques (e.g., microwave, infrared, or other transmission schemes).
  • the processing unit 50 of the floral arrangement design entity 30 processes the original image data and the specifications data so as to generate information regarding the modules 14] ...14 N that are to be provided to make the floral arrangement 10.
  • the information regarding the modules 14] ...14 N comprises information regarding the grown plants 18 1 ...18p to be included in each module 14, (e.g., a type, color, and/or size of each of these grown plants) and information regarding a configuration (i.e., a relative arrangement) of the grown plants 18i ...18p in each module 14, such that each module 14, renders a respective portion of the image 12. It is to be understood that various other types of information regarding the grown plants 18 1 ...18 P to use for each module 14, may be generated.
  • the information regarding the grown plants 18 1 ...18p to use for each module 14 may specify one or more particular types of plants that are suitable for use at the intended location of the floral arrangement 10 and/or in those climatic conditions.
  • the information regarding the modules 14 I ... 14 N may also comprise: information regarding the sustaining medium 20 of each module 14 j (e.g., a type of soil, a quantity, etc.); information regarding the holding component 22 of each module 14 j (e.g., dimensions, constituent material(s), etc.); information regarding overall dimensions of the modules 1 A ⁇ ...14 N , etc.
  • information regarding the sustaining medium 20 of each module 14 j e.g., a type of soil, a quantity, etc.
  • information regarding the holding component 22 of each module 14 j e.g., dimensions, constituent material(s), etc.
  • information regarding overall dimensions of the modules 1 A ⁇ ...14 N etc.
  • the processing unit 50 performs an image compensation process whereby the original image is effectively "stretched" in one dimension to obtain a processed image, which in this case is a stretched version of the original image.
  • a processed image which in this case is a stretched version of the original image.
  • the floral arrangement 10 in order to be structurally stable and enable or facilitate viewing of the image 12 by individuals moving along the road (at the site 42), the floral arrangement 10, once set up, is inclined relative to the road's surface. An individual looking at the floral arrangement 10 from the road therefore does not see the image 12 in plan view, i.e., the individual's line of sight is not perpendicular to the image 12. Rather, the image 12 is at an angle relative to the individual's line of sight.
  • This oblique viewing perspective results in an apparent change in dimension of the floral arrangement 10 that leads to the individual viewing a distorted version of the image 12.
  • the image compensation process is performed to effect a controlled visual distortion of the original image such that the distorted version of the image 12 that is viewed by the individual corresponds the original image.
  • an "expected line of sight” is an imaginary straight line along which an individual is expected to look at the floral arrangement 10 when the floral arrangement 10 is set up at its intended location (in this case, when the floral arrangement 10 is set up in its inclined position adjacent to the road).
  • the projected image 13 corresponds to a projection of the image 12 in a plane normal to the expected line of sight
  • the processing unit 50 processes the original image data to generate data regarding a stretched version of the original image (also referred to as "stretched original image data").
  • a stretched version of the original image also referred to as "stretched original image data”
  • Figures 6A and 6B show the original image that may have been used in this example as well as the stretched version of the original image that may result from the image compensation process. It can be seen that the image compensation process effectively extends the original image in one dimension so as to obtain the stretched version of the original image.
  • the image compensation process may effect a degree of stretching that is a function of a desired inclination angle ⁇ of the floral arrangement 10 once set up at the site 42 and/or any other desired parameter.
  • the image compensation process is performed in order to design the floral arrangement 10 such that the image 12 corresponds to the stretched version of the original image, thereby resulting in the projected image 13 being viewable as corresponding to the original image.
  • the processing unit 50 may not perform any image compensation process.
  • the image 12 can correspond to a particular original image by corresponding to the particular original image itself or by corresponding to a modified version of the particular original image (such as a stretched version of the particular original image).
  • the processing unit 50 can be viewed as conceptually applying an imaginary grid 60 on the stretched version of the original image.
  • the imaginary grid 60 forms a plurality of grid elements 62i...62 N , where each grid element 62, (1 ⁇ j ⁇ N) delimits a respective portion of the stretched version of the original image.
  • the processing unit 50 processes a portion of the stretched original image data that is representative of the respective portion of the stretched version of the original image delimited by that grid element in order to generate the information regarding the module 14, that is intended to render that respective portion of the stretched version of the original image.
  • the processing unit 50 may apply the imaginary grid 60 on the original image such that each grid element 62 j delimits a respective portion of the original image and may process respective portions of the original image data to generate the information regarding the modules 141...14 N .
  • the processing unit 50 consults a database 68 that stores data regarding plants capable of being used to produce modules such as the modules 14i ...14 N -
  • the data stored in the database 68 may comprise data regarding one or more colors, one or more sizes, one or more climatic conditions for viability (e.g., temperature, wind, precipitation, etc.), and/or one or more geographic zones suitable for location of each of a plurality of types of flowers and/or other plants.
  • the database 68 may store various other data regarding plants capable of being used to produce modules.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 Upon completion of step 210, the floral arrangement design entity 30 has generated the information regarding the modules 14i ...14 N that are to be provided to make the floral arrangement 10.
  • the information regarding the modules 14) ...14 N that has been generated by the floral arrangement design entity 30 is used to produce the modules 14] ... 14 N that are to be provided to make the floral arrangement 10.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 causes communication of the information regarding the modules 14i... l4 N to the module producer 40.
  • the module producer 40 may be proximate to the floral arrangement design entity 30.
  • the module producer 40 may be a unit, department, group or other part of a floral arrangement provider that operates the floral arrangement design entity 30, in which case the module producer 40 and the floral arrangement design entity 30 may be located at a common site associated with the floral arrangement provider.
  • the module producer 40 may be remote from the floral arrangement design entity 30.
  • the module producer 40 and the floral arrangement design entity 30 may be located at geographically remote sites (e.g., in different cities or countries).
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 may cause printing of one or more documents containing the information regarding the modules 14i ...14 N , the one or more documents being subsequently provided to the module producer 40.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 may cause the information regarding the modules 14 ! ... 14 N to be displayed on an electronic display associated with the module producer 40.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 may cause the information regarding the modules 14] ...14 N to be communicated to the module producer 40 via a communications network.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 may cause transmission of an electronic mail message to an intended recipient associated with the module producer 40, the electronic mail message conveying the information regarding the modules 14i... l4 N .
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 may cause the information regarding the modules 14] ...14 N to be accessible via a computer system associated with the module producer 40.
  • the floral arrangement design entity 30 may cause the information regarding the modules 14 I ...14 N to be available through a data network site (e.g., a web site) that is accessible via the computer system associated with the module producer 40.
  • the module producer 40 proceeds to produce the modules 14i ... l4 N that are to be provided to make the floral arrangement 10.
  • one or more individuals associated with the module producer 40 use the information regarding the modules 14 1 ...14 N to produce the modules 14 1 ...14 N .
  • the one or more individuals may construct the holding component 22 of each module 14, using appropriate materials and elements.
  • the holding component 22 of each module 14 may be obtained from pre-constructed holding components available to the module producer 40.
  • the sustaining medium 20 of each module 14, is obtained from a supply of sustaining medium or sustaining medium ingredients and is provided on the holding component 22 of that module.
  • particular seed elements i.e., seeds and/or seedlings
  • the holding component 22 of each module 14 comprises the pots 27 1 ...2Ij
  • a portion of the sustaining medium 20 of that module is placed in each pot 27, and particular seed elements are positioned in that portion of the sustaining medium 20 so as to develop into the subset of the grown plants 181...18p in that pot.
  • the pots 27 1 ...27 ⁇ may then be positioned on the structural base 23 of the holding component 22 so as to form the module 14,.
  • Step 230 some or all of the aforementioned actions performed by the one or more individuals may be partly or entirely performed by machines associated with the module producer 40 that use the information regarding the modules 14] ...14 N to produce the modules H 1 ... ! 4 N . Step 230
  • the modules 141...14 N are transported to the site 42 where they can be assembled into the floral arrangement 10.
  • the module producer 40 may be responsible for transporting the modules 14i ... l4 N to the site 42.
  • the modules 14 1 ...14 N may be loaded into a transportation vehicle (e.g., a truck, a rail car, an airplane, etc.) and transported to the site 42.
  • the transportation vehicle may comprise a cargo area adapted to store the modules 14 1 ...14 N during their transportation.
  • the cargo area may be provided with one or more racks configured to enable the modules 14] ...14 N to be placed therein such that, for each rack, individual ones of the modules 14 1 ...14 N are placed on different levels (e.g., shelves) of that rack without physically contacting each other.
  • another party e.g., a party owning, responsible for, or otherwise associated with the site 42
  • another party may be responsible for transporting the modules 14j ...14 N to the site 42.
  • the module producer 40 may enable that party to pick up the modules 14i... l4 N at a pick-up point (e.g., a warehouse or other facility) associated with the module producer 40 for transportation to the site 42.
  • the modules 14i ...14 N can be assembled into the floral arrangement 10. Specifically, the floral arrangement 10 is set up by assembling the modules 14i ...14 N so as to form the image 12. To that end, one or more individuals may position the modules 14i ...14 N adjacent to each other on the supporting structure (in this example, the mound 29 with the sunken area 31) at the site 42 so as to form the image 12.
  • the supporting structure in this example, the mound 29 with the sunken area 31
  • Assembly instructions may be provided to the one or more individuals to facilitate correct assembly of the modules 141...14 N into the floral arrangement 10.
  • the assembly instructions may comprise any means for conveying assembly information to facilitate assembly of the modules 14i ...14 N into the floral arrangement 10.
  • the assembly instructions may comprise a respective identifier 72 associated with each module 14, and a diagram 70 that contains information enabling positioning of each of the modules 14) ...14 N in the floral arrangement 10 based on its respective identifier 72.
  • the respective identifier 72 of each module 14 may comprise one or more alphanumeric characters, color codes, or other identification elements and may be printed on, coupled to, or otherwise associated with that module.
  • the diagram 70 may be provided electronically or as part of a printed document.
  • the assembly instructions may comprise a physical assembly image 82 that has a size substantially corresponding to that of the image 12 and that corresponds to a printed representation of the image 12 (e.g., a photography, drawing, or other diagram).
  • the physical assembly image 82 which may be a sheet or other thin element, may be placed on the supporting structure at the site 42 and the one or more individuals may proceed to position the modules 14i ...14 N over the physical assembly image 82 so that they register with their corresponding positions in the physical assembly image 82.
  • the physical assembly image 82 may be removed from under the modules 14] ...14 N when they are put in place (e.g., by progressively pulling the physical assembly image 82 from under each row of the modules 14] ...14 N that has been placed). Alternatively, the physical assembly image 82 may be left under the modules 14] ...14 N when they are put in place. In some cases, the physical assembly image 82 may be made of biodegradable material so as to biodegrade over time.
  • the floral arrangement 10 can be efficiently and conveniently created. In some cases, design and set up of the floral arrangement 10 can be effected in a couple of weeks. This can be particularly beneficial in situations where it is desired or necessary to rapidly set up the floral arrangement 10 or replace it with a new floral arrangement (e.g., in situations where the floral arrangement 10 is used in an advertisement application). Furthermore, the floral arrangement design entity 30 enables design of the floral arrangement 10 such that the image 12 florally corresponds to any desired original image, which, in some instances, may have a relatively high degree of complexity. This enables the floral arrangement 10 to be used in certain applications, including advertisement applications, notification applications, and decoration applications, for which other floral arrangements may be inept or inadequate. Moreover, provision of the modules 14] ...14 N enable the floral arrangement 10 to be set up by one or more individuals without requiring such individuals to have specific skills or experience and with practically no potential for error.
  • placement of the floral arrangement 10 at the site 42 may enable a first party owning, responsible for, or otherwise associated with the site 42 (e.g., a government, a corporation, an individual, etc.) to obtain a compensation from a second party desiring to effect such placement (e.g., a floral arrangement provider, an advertiser, etc.).
  • a first party owning, responsible for, or otherwise associated with the site 42 e.g., a government, a corporation, an individual, etc.
  • a compensation from a second party desiring to effect such placement e.g., a floral arrangement provider, an advertiser, etc.
  • this may apply in embodiments such as that shown in Figure 1 where the floral arrangement 10 is used in an advertisement application.
  • the compensation may be a monetary compensation such as a single payment (e.g., in situations where the first party sells a space at the site 42 for placement of the floral arrangement 10), a recurring payment (e.g., in situations where the party leases a space at the site 42 for placement of the floral arrangement 10), a combination thereof, or any other type of compensation that involves exchange between the first party and the second party of money, financial instruments (e.g., securities, bonds, etc.), or any other item(s) having a monetary value.
  • a monetary compensation such as a single payment (e.g., in situations where the first party sells a space at the site 42 for placement of the floral arrangement 10), a recurring payment (e.g., in situations where the party leases a space at the site 42 for placement of the floral arrangement 10), a combination thereof, or any other type of compensation that involves exchange between the first party and the second party of money, financial instruments (e.g., securities, bonds, etc.), or any other item(s) having
  • the compensation may be a non-monetary compensation, i.e., a compensation that does not involve exchange between the first party and the second party of money, financial instruments, or any other item(s) having a monetary value.
  • the non-monetary compensation can be a commitment of the second party to cause performance of an action on the floral arrangement 10 and/or an area adjacent to the floral arrangement 10.
  • the action may comprise cleaning or repairing the floral arrangement 10, replacing the floral arrangement 10 with a new floral arrangement, and/or groundskeeping or landscaping the area adjacent to the floral arrangement 10.
  • One or more conditions regarding the action may be specified such as, for example, a number of times the action is to be performed, one or more moments (e.g., dates) at which the action is to be performed, a frequency at which the action is to be performed, etc.
  • the compensation may comprise both a monetary compensation and a non-monetary compensation.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un arrangement floral qui rend une image et qui peut être utilisé dans de nombreuses applications, y compris des applications publicitaires, de déclaration et de décoration. L'arrangement floral peut comprendre une pluralité de modules. Chaque module rend une partie de l'image et comprend : une pluralité de plantes de culture formant des éléments d'image qui composent collectivement la partie de l'image rendue par ce module; un milieu nourricier pour les plantes de culture; et un élément de conservation qui conserve le milieu nourricier et les plantes de culture. Les modules sont disposés de telle sorte que les parties de l'image rendue par les modules sont visuellement combinées pour composer l'image. La présente invention concerne également un procédé et un système pour créer un tel arrangement floral.
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