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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2003
Applicant:
John W. Barrus, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
John W. Barrus, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Systems Paving, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G005/00 ; G09K009/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Using a digital camera, special markers, and a computer system, an image is taken of an existing surface that is usually a driveway or a walkway. The boundary of the surface to be modified is manually or automatically selected and the markers are also either manually or automatically selected. The user selects a simulation material and, using the boundary and marker geometry, a new surface is calculated to cover the original surface in the image to give the old surface the appearance of being made of the new chosen material.