Zazzle Inc.

Robert I Beaver

Leslie Young Harvill

Jeffrey J Beaver

Sean Narvasa

Christopher Collette

Petar S Ivanov

Parker H Bossier

Brent Burgess

Matthew DiFonzo

Charles Ohiaeri

Scott Burgess

Lonny Chu

Leslie Youong Harvill

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: using a client application executing on a user device, generating a user interface configured to display one or more search keywords that are associated with a product that a user is viewing on a screen of the user device; displaying the user interface on the user device to depict graphical representations of the one or more search keywords; determining, by the client application, whether a particular search keyword was selected from the one or more search keywords displayed on the user device; in response: determining whether an object GTIF product-token, associated with the particular search keyword, matches a particular pair of a set of GTIF product-token pairs; in response to determining that the object GTIF product-token matches the particular pair, determining particular additional content based on the particular pair, and displaying the particular additional content on the user device.

Generating and determining additional content and products based on product-tokens

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for role-based and attribution-tracking collaborative design based on manufacturing constraints is disclosed. A method comprises: receiving product description data for an interactive design; wherein the product description data for the interactive design comprises data for generating a graphical visual representation of a physical product that is capable of custom manufacture with a plurality of variable product attributes; parsing the product description data to identify a plurality of global-key-values pairs journaled within the product description data and associated with contributors; based on, at least in part, the plurality of global-key-values pairs, constructing an ownership-attribution tree; based on the ownership-attribution tree, generating manufacturing instructions for customizing the physical product and according to the plurality of variable product attributes; and transmitting the manufacturing instructions to a product customization server to cause a manufacturing entity to proceed with generating a customized product based on the manufacturing instructions.

Method and computer readable storage media for role-based and attribution-tracking collaborative design of custom products based on manufacturing constraints

In some embodiments, a system and a computer-implemented method for role-based collaborative design based on manufacturing constraints are disclosed. A method comprises: receiving, at a computer collaboration system, an electronic digital editing invitation from a first user interface that executes on a first user device associated with a first user, the editing invitation comprising inviting a second user to collaborate on a digital electronic interactive design as an editor, the interactive design comprising a graphical visual representation of a physical product that is capable of custom manufacture with a plurality of variable product attributes; transmitting to a second user device of the second user, the product description data for rendering the interactive design in a second user interface executing on the second user device; receiving a first modification to the interactive design from the second user interface; automatically generating a first updated product description data based on the first modification.

System and method for role-based collaborative design of custom products based on manufacturing constraints

A method comprises: generating a user interface; receiving user content to be applied to a surface of a digital product; generating a product description describing the digital product; generating a three-dimensional representation of the digital; generating a texture input-light output map for the digital product; generating calibrated color layers and calibrated luminance layers for the digital product; generating a printed layer light transport model based on the calibrated color layers and the calibrated luminance layers; generating a rendering based on the printed layer light transport model, the calibrated color layers, the calibrated luminance layers, the product description, and the three-dimensional representation of the digital product; transmitting the printed layer light transport model, the calibrated color layers, the calibrated luminance layers, the product description, and the three-dimensional representation of the digital product to a manufacture to cause the manufacturer to manufacture a physical product corresponding to the digital product.

Globalglobal illumination and printed layer light transport models for customizing physical products designed digitally

In some embodiments, a method for generating customized products in collaboration with live designers is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving, at a computer collaboration computer, a request, from a first user interface that executes on a first user device associated with a first user, for assistance in collaborating on an interactive design; wherein the request comprises collaboration parameters; in response to receiving the request, automatically determining one or more designer profiles, each designer profile satisfying one or more of the collaboration parameters; in response to selecting a particular designer profile from the one or more designer profiles: automatically enabling a collaboration on the interactive design between the first user and a second user who has the particular designer profile; wherein the collaboration between the first user and the second user comprises automatically generating and updating product description data having a plurality of key-values pairs associated with the interactive design.

Generating customized products in collaboration with live designers and agents

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, at a computer collaboration computer, first customized product data from a first plugin executing on a first user device accessing a plurality of capabilities of a third party platform; wherein the first customized product data are associated with product description data for an interactive digital design; wherein the first customized product data have been created using the plurality of capabilities of the third party platform accessed from the first user device; generating, by the computer collaboration computer, first product description data for the interactive digital design by updating the product description data for the interactive digital design using the first customized product data; publishing, at the computer collaboration computer, the first product description data.

Method and computer readable storage media for interfacing with third party platforms via collaboration sessions to customize products

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for tracking communications channels and determining triggers and actions in role-based collaborative systems is disclosed. The method comprises: transforming ownership and license agreements, embedded in a plurality of key-value pairs journaled during a collaboration session, into a graph-network and then into an ownership-agreement tree; evaluating the ownership-agreement tree with respect to a plurality of role-based communications channels for each constraint on each collaborator; determining whether one or more communications, monitored in the communications channels, violate one or more constraints of the plurality of constraints; and if they do: determining one or more triggers corresponding to violations of the one or more constraints; based on the one or more triggers, determining one or more actions to be performed with respect to the collaboration session; and causing a monitoring system to execute the one or more actions with respect to the collaboration session.

Methods for monitoring communications channels and determining triggers and actions in role-based collaborative systems

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, by a service computer, a request for a service available from the service computer; wherein the request comprises a hyperlink associated with the service and an indication of a product to which the service pertains; wherein the request is received from a user computer upon scanning a token shown on the product, translating the token to the hyperlink, and transmitting the hyperlink and the indication of the product from the user computer to the service computer; in response to receiving the request: determining customization options for the service; and causing displaying, on the user computer, a graphical user interface allowing selecting any of the customization options; in response to receiving, from the user computer, input for the customization options for the service, generating adjusted input by adjusting the input for the customization options and providing the service according to the adjusted input.

Generating and using tokens to request services and access to a product collaboration platform

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for generating digital product tokens to represent digital and physical products is presented. The method comprises: storing a plurality of key-value pairs associated with an interactive digital design at a location in storage; based on the plurality of key-value pairs, generating product description data and a token indicating the location at which the plurality of key-value pairs is stored; embedding the token into the product description data; and in response to receiving a request for a product corresponding to the interactive digital design, transmitting the product description data with the token to a manufacturing entity to cause the manufacturing entity to extract the token from the product description data, use the token to retrieve the plurality of key-value pairs from the location, and use the plurality of key-value pairs to generate manufacturing instructions for manufacturing the product corresponding to the interactive digital design.

Method and media for generating and using digital product tokens to represent digital and physical products

In some embodiments, a method for processing and controlling a collection of data to generate output using a dynamic system comprises: providing the dynamic system for generating digital representations of physical products; providing a control system having two or more data modules, the two or more data modules being communicatively coupled to receive collection data, for a physical product of the physical products, from the dynamic system and implementing a plurality of switches; activating the dynamic system to read and process the collection data received from the dynamic system; and using the two or more data modules of the control system, generating, based on the collection data, output that satisfies conditions set forth using the plurality of switches; generating a digital representation of the output as a series of user interface elements for a user to control, modify, and view the digital representation of the physical product using one or more common user interface classes available on a digital platform.

System and method for authoring high quality renderings and generating manufacturing output of custom products

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: receiving an indication of a particular design style; determining, based on the indication, functional product groups that comprise a plurality of custom products having indicia of the particular design style; initiating a collaboration session between a user and one or more collaborators to allow selecting one or more particular custom products; in response to receiving a selection of the particular custom products, generating a group of customized products comprising the one or more particular custom products, each particular customized product associated with a product type of a plurality of product types, each product type of the plurality of product types associated with a manufacturing constraint of multiple manufacturing constraints, each particular customized product having shared content that all of the one or more particular custom products share; obtaining manufacturing methods for manufacturing the customized particular products; and proceeding to manufacturing.

Collaborative video chat screen sharing using a digital product collaboration platform

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: generating a group of customized products comprising one or more customized products, each customized product associated with a product type of a plurality of product types, each product type of the plurality of product types associated with a manufacturing constraint of multiple manufacturing constraints, each customized product having shared content that all customized products share; for a customized product from the group: obtaining a manufacturing method for manufacturing the customized product, determining a product type of the customized product and a manufacturing constraint associated with the product type, and determining physical constraints for manufacturing the customized product; generating transformed shared content to satisfy the physical constraints for manufacturing the customized product; in response to receiving a user input: automatically generating a GUI based on, at least in part, the shared content; using the GUI, generating a customized new product based on, at least in part, the shared content; adding the customized new product to the group of customized products.

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Robert I Beaver