WO2019145340A1

WO2019145340A1 - Display object based on photographic image data and method for producing a display object

Info

Publication number: WO2019145340A1
Application number: PCT/EP2019/051587
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kristof Zander
Original assignee: Plexipeople Gmbh
Priority date: 2018-01-29
Filing date: 2019-01-23
Publication date: 2019-08-01
Also published as: EP3517258A1; EP3517258C0; EP3517258B1; DE102018120868A8; DE202018101253U1; DE102018120868A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for producing a display object (150) on the basis of photographic image data which a user (10) transmits in digital form via the internet (20) to a provided database (15). The display object (150) to be produced comprises a transparent or translucent glass substrate (60), on which is arranged a colour layer (160) which constitutes the image object (40) and comprises a plurality of pixels. The invention further relates to such a display object (150), to a group of such display objects (150) and to an internet-based system (1) for producing such display objects (150).

Description

Description of the invention: Set-up object based on photographic image data and method for producing a set-up object

Technical area

The present application relates to a method for producing a Aufstellob- jects, in particular a set-up figure, 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

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

However, these are unsuitable for long-term use. Thus, for example, medium and life-size variants have one or more folding creases which are expedient for the transport of the erecting figures, but which look visually unattractive and are thus unsuitable and undesirable for long-term use. Furthermore, due to the simple structure, the set-ups made of printed corrugated board are only intended for indoor use. Although the erecting figures are mainly used in the indoor area, the optical quality of them already decreases after a relatively short time and the set-up figures appear faded.

Furthermore, the known from the prior art Aufstellfiguren currently can not be combined with lighting effects. From JP H4 261900 A a method for the production of decorative objects, such as figures, based on a photo is known. In contrast to the simple arrangement of photos, for example in picture frames, the aim of the method is to achieve a depth or 3D effect ("stereoscopic effect"). According to the method, a conventional photograph is first placed on a (glass) plate. Then, with a camera, the photograph is taken and the contour to be cut out is recognized by an operator, the cutting information thus obtained is transmitted to a cutting unit, and the cutting unit then cuts the photo laminated onto the glass plate according to the obtained cutting information Figure out of the glass plate, for example by laser cutting.

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 specified, 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 set-up object should be specified.

This object is achieved by methods having the features of claims 1 and 19, by an installation object having the features of patent claim 20, by a group of installation objects according to claim 42 and a system according to claim 44.

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 described in more detail in the following description and other advantageous embodiments of the Invention 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. This image data is generally provided by a user, and as the image object, it may in particular include representations of individuals, animals, plants, landscape formations or other objects, or of groups thereof. Combinations of these objects can be summarized.

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 trimmed following the contour of the image object. Such an object can be produced in almost any size, ranging 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 contours following the contour, the installation object is aesthetically pleasing. The design of the erecting object 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 erecting object according to the invention, the ink layer is printed directly on the glass substrate.

In an alternative advantageous embodiment of the installation object according to the invention, the color layer is not printed directly on the glass substrate, but rather on the glass substrate. On a transparent or translucent film or other Trägermateri- al as a photo paper. The printed film or the printed carrier material is then subsequently permanently bonded to the glass substrate, for example by adhesive bonding or thermal welding. This embodiment has proved to be advantageous if the installation object according to the invention has large dimensions, ie dimensions of more than a few tens of centimeters, in particular dimensions which are more than 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 of the glass substrate facing away from the observer.

The brilliance of the color impression can be further improved by having the color layer of a single two or more color layers lying one on top of the other and representing the image object, each of which comprises a multiplicity of picture elements. 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 illumination, a deepened color impression results from the rear side of the color layer when viewing the installation object from the front side of the glass substrate facing away from the color layer.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention Aufstellob- jects this has at least two color layers, which represent the image object, between which each arranged a monochromatic, preferably white color layer is. 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 installation object. In cooperation with a display according to the invention, which will be discussed in more detail below and which has at least one groove for upright recording of the glass substrate of an installation object, there is the advantage that the image object arranged on the glass substrate is not or only partially covered by the display when 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 erecting object is provided with a surface-finishing protective layer, which is preferably arranged above the color layer. Such a protective layer may 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.

However, 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 erecting object according to the invention is preferably transparent or translucent. It may be colored or colorless, with 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 is selected from the group PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate, for example 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 processability compared with silicate glass, the higher impact strength, the sometimes significantly better adhesion of the color layer representing the image object and the good mechanical connectivity to plastic films, the use of glass substrates made of plastics, especially thermoplastics, is particularly preferred.

If the color layer representing the image object is not applied directly to the glass substrate but onto a film, then this 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 resin for the film is particularly advantageous. In a particularly preferred embodiment, both the material of the glass substrate and of the film are a thermoplastic, which in particular can be 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 Aufstellob- jekt whose edge is at least burr-free, but preferably beyond optical clear. For this purpose, the edge produced by means of contour cutting or milling can be polished, for example by suitable mechanical or even 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 erection object according to the invention has an upper and a lower section, wherein the lower section is angled away from the upper section by an angle in the range of 90-120 °. In this way, the lower portion forms an integral stand for the invention Aufstellobjekt. The lower section preferably extends over a length of from 5% to 20% of the total length of the glass substrate, in particular 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 furthermore has edge illumination. Such edge illumination couples light into the glass substrate of the erecting object, in particular over the edges of the glass substrate. This light coupled into the glass substrate can subsequently emerge again from the glass substrate, in particular to 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 into the glass substrate by the edge illumination can escape not only at the edges from the glass substrate, but also during its propagation in the glass substrate is scattered by the light-scattering particles 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. Particularly important The use of LEDs has proven to be extremely effective, since they are extremely energy-efficient and produce only a small amount of waste heat.

In a further advantageous development, the installation object according to the invention also has a stand. This is preferably formed separately from the glass substrate of the erecting object. 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 such a design that it gives a vertically or nearly perpendicularly standing glass substrate of a stand-up object sufficient stability.

Plastics of all kinds, metals such as aluminum, steel, brass, etc., stone such as granite or marble 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 a holding magnet and a ferromagnetic counterpart. The holding magnet and the counterpart are arranged on the glass substrate or the stand or vice versa in such a way that, by means of magnetic interaction, they mechanically, but detachably connect the glass substrate to the stand which functions as a base. 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 erecting objects according to the invention. 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 a plurality of separately formed erecting objects standing. However, the stand can also have a plurality of correspondingly formed grooves, each of which has at least one glass substrate of an installation object, if necessary but can also accommodate several glass substrates of several separately trained erection 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 clarify 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, each show individual family members, can be set up in a spatially staggered manner in the simplest manner. 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 installation object according to the invention or a group of installation objects which can be directly transferred to the following discussion of the various refinements and developments of the method according to the invention without it would take the inventor of an inventive step. A method according to the invention is particularly suitable for the production of an erecting object according to the invention. The basis for this is usually photographic image data of a user. The method comprises the following steps, which need not necessarily be carried out in the following order: a) providing a database accessible to users via the Internet,

b) transmitting photographic image data in digital form to the database by a user,

c) determining an image area in the photographic image data which completely comprises the image object to be displayed by the image object,

d) producing a printed product based on the image area by at least the image object in a printing operation

i. is printed directly on a Glassubtrat, or

ii. is printed on a preferably transparent film or other Trägermateri- al as a photographic paper which (s) is arranged on a glass substrate and permanently connected to this

e) identification of an image object in the image area,

f) determining a contour of the identified image object,

g) separating the erect object from the printed product by means of a Konturenschnitts- and / or a contour milling along the determined contour.

Both 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 and the determination of a contour of the identified image object can be performed by a user of the method or image an operator to perform the method of a suitable manufacturing device personally made.

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 installation object as well as the identification of the image object to be displayed in the image area by the user who has stored the image data in the database by means of a suitable Neten input mask are made, 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. User intervention may here be limited to a final check, i. a release of the result of the determination of the contour for further processing within the scope of the method according to the invention is limited or preferably completely dispensed with.

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 comprises 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 also carried out partially or completely automatically. especially with the aid of suitable software-based image processing tools. Again, user intervention may be at a final check, i. a release of the result of the respective method step, for further processing within the scope of the inventive method, or preferably completely omitted. As a result of this method step, it can also result that no image detail must be selected, but directly a further processing of the user-entered 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 only contain one image object, so that a selection decision between different image objects is not required.

The determined contour can close in sharp contour with the image object to be imaged. But it can also the contour of the image to be imaged in a predetermined, preferably constant distance follow. 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 erecting 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 for the production of the color layer containing the image object to be displayed. In this way, on the one hand costs can be saved by avoiding unnecessary color consumption, on the other hand, the printing process can be accelerated, which also enables 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 installation object according to the invention and the advantages of which are described 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. In order to select such a subsection, 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 further development of the process 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 processing of the glass substrate possible, even after the color layer has been applied to the glass substrate, without the risk of damaging the ink layer.

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 subsequently cured or cured, for example by the supply of heat, by irradiation with UV light or with 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 is bonded on one or both sides to the printed other substrate, such as a photographic paper, e.g. by gluing or thermal welding.

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

The further step according to the invention of separating out the erecting object from the printed product by means of a contour cutting and / or a contour milling along the determined contour then takes place by means of mechanical processing of the glass substrate, for example in a CNC-controlled laser cutting station, water jet cutting station or milling.

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

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

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 comprises at least the following process steps: a) the process steps of the process according to claim 1, and

b) delivering the manufactured erecting 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 producing an installation object on the basis of photographic image data. This may in particular be a placement object according to the invention.

The Internet-based system has at least the following features: a) a database that users can access via the Internet and transmit image data in digital form,

b) means for determining an image area in the photographic image data which completely comprises the image object to be displayed by the image object; 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 process i. to print directly on a Glassubtrat, or

ii. printing on a preferably transparent film or other carrier material, such as a photographic paper,

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,

e) optionally means for identifying an image object in the image area,

f) means for determining a contour of the identified image object, and g) means for separating the erect object from the printed product by means of a contour cut and / or a contour milling along the determined contour.

With regard to the above-mentioned means, reference is made to the explanations in connection with the methods according to the invention and in connection with the exemplary embodiments. 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 development of the system, means are furthermore provided which are set up to thermally reshape a lower section of the erecting object, for example, by an angle in the range of 90-120 ° against an upper section of the erecting object, so that an integral stand is obtained , In addition to forming agents, these means can also comprise 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.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to exemplary embodiments. These exemplary embodiments are to be understood 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 those mentioned in the embodiments technical features, in particular technical means, individually and also in combination with one another by the skilled person for the development of the subject invention can be used.

Brief description of the drawings

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

FIG. 2 shows a section through the glass substrate of the installation object according to FIG.

1 in the area of the color layer,

3 shows a side view of the Aufstellobjekts of FIG. 1,

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

5 shows an exemplary embodiment of a group of erecting objects according to the invention,

FIG. 6 shows the base of the group of erecting objects according to FIG. 5,

7 shows the base of FIG. 6 in section along the line A-A,

8 shows a block diagram which illustrates the method sequence of a first exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention,

FIG. 9: likewise shows a block diagram which illustrates the method sequence of a second exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention, and

10 shows schematically an exemplary embodiment of a system according to the invention, which is set up to carry out the method according to the invention and in particular to produce an erecting object according to the invention.

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

The mounting object comprises a transparent, colorless glass substrate 60 made of PMMA, on which a picture object 40 representing a plurality of pixels um- arranged color layer 160 is arranged. The glass substrate 60 is trimmed following the contour 120 of the image object 40, ie the person depicted.

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 the application of 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 ink layer 160 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a multi-layered structure, which is shown schematically in FIG. 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 uniformly 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 exemplary embodiment according to FIGS third color layer 163 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 object 40 to be displayed 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 ink layer 162 is slightly smaller than the third ink layer 163, so that the third ink layer 163 on the edge also slightly over the second ink layer 162 to form a protruding edge uniform width of about 0.5 mm.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the monochrome third color layer 163 has a certain translucency, which can be perceived by a viewer with the naked eye under ambient light. 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 also represents the image object 40, so that a particular color brilliance results.

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 the entire surface with a surface-enhancing protective layer 170 which covers the entire color layer 160 covered.

In the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 by means of a section through the glass substrate 60 in the region of the color layer 160, the surface-finishing protective layer 170 is formed as a hardened transparent lacquer layer which covers 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 ink layer 160 is not printed directly on the glass substrate 60, but on a transparent, colorless plastic film made of PVC. The printed film is permanently bonded to the glass substrate 60. In this case, the installation object 40 is approximately life-size, ie it has a height of approximately 2000 mm with a maximum width of approximately 750 mm. The thickness of the glass substrate is 6 mm. The color layer 160 is protected against environmental influences between the glass substrate 60 and the transparent film.

In both embodiments, the edge of the erecting 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 installation object 150 according to the invention has a stand 180, which is shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. FIG. 3 shows a side view of the installation object according to FIG. 1. This display stand 180 is formed separately from the glass substrate 60 of the installation 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 such a shape that it gives a vertically standing glass substrate 60 of a setting object 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 display 180 of the display object 150 and couples light into the glass substrate 60 of the display object 150 via the edge of the glass substrate 60. This light, which is 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 lighting 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-scattering particles, so that the light coupled from the edge illumination into the glass substrate 60 can not leak out of the glass substrate 60 at the edges but also during its propagation in the glass substrate 60 light scattering particles from the glass substrate 60 is scattered out. This results in a luminous effect of the entire erecting object 150.

In a preferred embodiment of both exemplary embodiments which is not shown, the set-up object 150 comprises a holding magnet and a ferromagnetic counterpart. Holding magnet and counterpart are arranged on the glass substrate 60 or the Aufsteiler 180 or vice versa that they mechanically bonded by mechanical interaction, the glass substrate 60, but releasably connected to the functioning as a pedestal stand 180.

FIG. 4 shows a further example of an erecting object 150 according to the invention, which substantially corresponds to the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1-3. 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 exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4, the contour 120 of the installation object 150 does not follow everywhere the outline of the image object 40 represented by the color layer 160. Thus, the legs of the depicted woman are not freed, resulting in a reduction of the effort for the determination the contour 120 for the removal of the erecting object 150 from the printed glass substrate 60 results. Furthermore, in this way - if necessary - the mechanical stability of the erection object 150 produced can be increased.

FIG. 5 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 several set-up 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 in each case at least for the vertical holding of the glass substrate 60 an erecting object 150 is formed. 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 a plan view of an embodiment of a set-up 180 having the aforementioned features. FIG. 7 shows the base of FIG. 6 in a section along the line AA in FIG. 6.

8 schematically illustrates the sequence of a first exemplary embodiment of a method according to the invention on the basis of 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 is image data of a user 10, for example from a photograph.

The method according to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 8 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.

In 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 set-up object 150. If necessary, the image area 30 can also encompass 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 is determined. In the exemplary 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, on the basis of the image area 30, a printed product 110 is produced in a printing operation by printing the pixels of the image object 40 to be displayed within the determined contour 120 directly onto 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 according to the invention of erecting objects 150, to which reference is made here. 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 placement object 150 printed with the image object 40 is adhesively bonded over its entire area to a surface-improving protective layer 170 in the form of a high-glossy plastic film which covers 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 a set-up object 150 to a user 10, which prefers based on user 10 photographic image data. In addition to the method steps according to blocks 200 to 260, this method has the method step of delivering the prepared erecting object 150 to the user 10, which block is represented by block 2 70.

FIG. 9 serves to illustrate a further exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention for producing a set-up object 150 in the form of a set-up figure based on photographic image data and comprises first the step of providing a database 15 accessible via the Internet 20, and the users 10 photographing Transfer 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 that is defined by a contour 120 and can be separated as a unit from the rest of the image Art and / or act to persons or groups of people, 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, the web interface, the software or the app offers image processing tools that allow simple and software-supported image processing. After image processing, the resulting contoured image object 40 is stored by the user 10 in the database 15 and released for the further process.

According to an alternative, second advantageous embodiment, 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 the upload into the database 15, the image data are automatically acquired and processed by a corresponding software in order to obtain the contoured image object 40.

The user 10 then subsequently receives the result of the fully automatic image processing and can change it again independently, discard or release it by saving it and forward it to 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, based on 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 Acrylglassub- strate 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 from 10 × 10 cm to 200 × 200 cm.

Acrylic glass or colloquially called Plexiglas® is known to the person skilled in the art under the chemical name polymethyl methacrylate and is available in a multiplicity 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 transmittance of at least 92%.

In all embodiments according to the invention, suitable methods of printing are all processes known from the prior art and suitable for this process step, which exist at the time of registration or which will later become accessible. For example, the printing process can be selected from the group UV direct printing, laser printing, ink jet printing or sublimation printing. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6, 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. For executing a contour cut, in particular a mechanical milling device is suitable, or else a water milling device. jet cutter or a device for laser cutting. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a milling method is used.

The optics and UV light resistance of the erecting object 150 obtained are further improved by providing the printed product 110 and / or the installation object 150 in a method step (not shown) by means of a surface-finishing protective layer 170, for example a UV gloss varnish or a UV semi-matt varnish becomes.

In a further method step, also not shown, the glass substrate 60 of the erecting object 150 is processed such that the mounting 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 region of 110 °, for which purpose 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 erecting object 150, i. at a height of 300 mm over 45 mm and at a height of 2000 mm over approximately 300 mm.

Finally, FIG. 10 schematically shows an exemplary embodiment of an Internet-based system 1 according to the invention for producing a set-up object 150 on the basis of photographic image data. This can in particular be an installation object 150 according to the invention.

The Internet-based system 1 has at least the following features: a) a database 15, to which users 10 can access via the Internet 20 and transmit photographic image data 25 in digital form,

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,

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. print directly onto a Glassubtrat 60, or ii. printing 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 permanently bonding it 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, and

g) means 100 for separating out the erecting 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, i. in the form of a software routine executed on a computer connected to the Internet 20 and having 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 embodiment shown 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 as on a glass substrate 60 and for their permanent connection 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 and the means 90 for determining a contour 120 of the identified image object 40 are in turn 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 erecting object 30 from the printed product 110 by means of a contour milling along the determined contour 120 are designed as CNC milling machines, which are also connected via the Internet 20 with the above-mentioned. computer and can receive from the data about the detected contour 120 of the image object 40.

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

Finally, optional means 140 are provided, which are designed to thermally reshape a lower portion of the erecting object by an angle in the range of 90-120 ° against an upper portion of the erecting object, so that an integral stand 180 is obtained. These means 140 may comprise not only forming means such as a suitable press but also means for a local thermal treatment of the glass substrate to be formed, for example an electrically heated heat sole.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 system

10 users

15 database

20 Internet

25 image data

30 image area

40 picture object

50 means for producing a printed product 60 glass substrate

70 means for arranging a film

75 computers

80 means for identifying a picture object

85 means for determining an image area

90 means for determining a contour

100 means of separation

110 Printed product

120 contour

130 means for polishing

140 means for forming

150 Aufstellobjekt

151 group

160 color layer

161 first color coat

162 second color layer

163 third color layer

164 unprinted stripes

170 protective layer

180 stands

181 groove

Claims

claims

A method of making a photographic object based photographic object (150), comprising the steps of:

a. Providing a database (15) accessible to users (10) via the Internet (20)

b. Transmission of 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) on the basis of the image area (30) by at least the image object (40) in a printing operation 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 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 erecting object (150) from the printed product

(110) by means of a Konturenschnitts- and / or a contour milling along the determined contour (120).

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the image object on the back of the glass substrate (60) is arranged.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the contour

(120) is determined before the printing process, and in the printing process only pixels within the contour (120) are printed.

4. The 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 Bildob- project (40).

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that in the printing process between the two color layers (161, 162), the len represent the image object (40), a monochromatic, preferably white, third color layer (163) is applied.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that during printing a within the determined contour (120) of the image object (40) lying strip (164) remains unprinted.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the width of the strip (164) is between 0.5 and 50 millimeters, preferably between 1 and 10 millimeters.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the identification of an image object (40) and / or the determination of a contour (120) of the identified image object (40) takes place automatically.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the printed product (110) and / or the Aufstellobjekt (150) by means of a surface-enhancing protective layer (170) is provided, which is preferably above the color layer (160) is arranged.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the glass substrate (60) is printed on one or both sides and / or one or both sides provided with the printed film and / or on one side with the printed photo paper.

The method of claim 1, wherein the glass substrate (60) is transparent or translucent.

The method of claim 1, wherein the glass substrate (60) is colorless or colored.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the material of the glass substrate (60) is selected from the group PMMA, PC, PET, PP, PVC, PBT, silicate glass.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the film is transparent or translucent.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the film is colorless or colored.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the material of the film is selected from the group PMMA, PC, PET, PP, PVC, PBT.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein a lower portion of the erecting object (150) is bent by an angle in the range of 90-120 ° against an upper portion of the erecting object (150), so that an integral Aufsteiler (150) 180).

18. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the edge produced by means of contour cutting or milling is polished in a further method step.

19. A method for providing a set-up 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 manufactured erecting object (150) to the user (10).

20. An installation object (150) based on photographic image data of an image object (40), the installation object (150) comprising a transparent or translucent glass substrate (60) on which a color layer comprising the image object (40) and comprising a multiplicity of pixels (160), characterized in that the glass substrate (60) is trimmed following the contour (120) of the image object (40).

21, uplift object (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the color layer (160) is printed directly on the glass substrate (60).

22, Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the color layer (160) is printed on a transparent or translucent film or other carrier material such as a photographic paper, which is permanently connected to the glass substrate (60).

23. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the color layer (160) on the back of the glass substrate (60) is arranged.

The staging object (150) according to claim 20, wherein the staging object (150) comprises two superposed color layers (161, 162) representing the image object (40), each comprising a plurality of pixels.

25. An upright object (150) according to claim 24, characterized in that the two color layers (161, 162) are arranged either on the same side of the glass substrate (60) or on different sides of the glass substrate (60).

26. An installation object (150) according to claim 24, wherein a monochrome, preferably white, third color layer (163) is arranged between the two color layers (161, 162) representing the image object.

27. An installation object (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the installation object (150) has an unprinted strip (164) surrounding the image object (40).

28. An upright object (150) according to claim 27, characterized in that the width of the strip (164) is between 0.5 and 50 millimeters, preferably between 1 and 10 millimeters.

29. An installation object (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that at least one surface of the installation object (150) is provided with a surface-finishing protective layer (170), which preferably covers the color layer (160).

30. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the glass substrate (60) is transparent or translucent.

31. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 30, characterized in that the glass substrate (60) is colorless or colored.

32. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the material of the glass substrate (60) is selected from the group PMMA, PC, PET, PP, PVC,

PBT, silicate glass.

33. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the film is transparent or translucent.

34. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 33, characterized in that the film is colorless or colored.

35. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the material of the film is selected from the group PMMA, PC, PET, PP, PVC, PBT.

36. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the edge produced by means of contour cut or -mäsung is polished.

37. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the Aufstell- object (150) has an upper and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion is angled at an angle in the range of 90 - 120 ° against the upper portion.

38. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the Aufstellobjekt (150) has an edge illumination.

39. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 38, characterized in that the edge illumination comprises one or more LED. 40. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claim 20, characterized in that the

Aufstellobjekt (150) has a stand (180) having a groove (181) has, which is formed for standing receiving the glass substrate (60).

41. Aufstellobjekt (150) according to claims 38 and 40, characterized in that the edge lighting in the stand (180) is integrated.

42. Group (151) of staging objects (150) according to claim 20, character- ized in that the group (151) comprises a stand (180) having a) a groove (181) which serves for the upright reception of the glass sub- strate (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.

43. An Internet-based system (1) for producing a set-up object (150) based on photographic image data, comprising the following features: 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 set-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 erecting object (150) from the printed product (110) by means of a Konturenschnitts- and / or a Contour milling along the determined contour (120).

The system (1) of claim 43, further comprising means (140) adapted to place a lower portion of the erecting object (150) at an angle in the range of 90-120 ° with respect to an upper portion of

Bend object (150) so that an integral stand (180) will be obtained.

45. The system (1) of claim 43, further comprising means (130) adapted to generate said contour cut or mill

Edge to polish in a further process step.