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20110191706 | AUTOMATICALLY CREATING AND MODIFYING FURNITURE LAYOUTS IN DESIGN SOFTWARE - A software application can capture product parameters and attributes in order to allow a non-expert user to create an accurate and complete furniture system layout in a design space. To enable accurate layouts, the software application can automatically apply all applicable components, connectors, rules, attributes, codes, and behaviors to each component/design element in the design space. The intelligent, object-oriented software can automatically recognize required changes effected by a user-driven change, and automatically resolve the layout design by constraining vertical placement of components or automatically generating interconnections between components. | 08-04-2011 |
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20160070255 | ASSOCIATING COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE OBJECTS WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACES WITHIN AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems allow for creating a variable spatial framework for use in designing and manufacturing an architectural component. The spatial framework can define a three-dimensional space having a plurality of boundaries. The system can receive an input to divide the three-dimensional space into multiple independent cells. Each independent cell can comprise an independently executable software object. A plurality of boundaries of the spatial framework can automatically adjust upon receiving an input defining a manufacturing constraint. | 03-10-2016 |
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20100076844 | Advertising System and Method - An advertising system including at least one consumer database containing a plurality of consumer profiles with consumer preference identifying data, at least one brand database containing details of brand clients, each having one or more branding parameters, at least one content database containing a plurality of pieces of content provided by at least one content provider with each piece of content having one or more content profile identifiers, and a content matching engine which matches the branding parameters of the brand clients with one or more of pieces of content and provides these pieces of content to one or more consumers upon the consumer request, based on the matching of the branding parameters and the consumer preference identifying data at no cost to the consumer whilst charging an advertising fee to the brand client and paying a content provision fee to the content provider. | 03-25-2010 |
20110145072 | System and Method for Producing And Displaying Content Representing A Brand Persona - A computer implemented method for producing and displaying content representing a brand persona, the method including the steps of providing at least one consumer database containing a plurality of consumer profiles with consumer preference identifying data stored on a data storage device, providing at least one brand database containing details of brand clients, each having one or more branding parameters stored on a data storage device, providing at least one content database containing a plurality of pieces of content provided by at least one content provider with each piece of content having one or more content profile identifiers stored on a data storage device, a brand specific interface accessible by at least one consumer, the brand specific interface generated by a data processor by matching at least one branding parameter of a brand client with one or more pieces of content and displaying the pieces of content on a branded interface presented to a consumer at no cost to the consumer whilst charging an advertising fee to the brand client and paying a content provision fee to the content provider, the content provided without the branding disrupting or interrupting the content. | 06-16-2011 |
20110145289 | System and Method For Generating A Pool of Matched Content - A method of generating a pool of matched content pieces from an available pool of content pieces based on a selected sample, including providing at least one consumer database containing a plurality of consumer profiles with consumer preference identifying data stored on a data storage device, providing at least one brand database containing details of brand clients, each having one or more branding parameters stored on a data storage device, providing at least one content database containing a plurality of pieces of content provided by at least one content provider with each piece of content having one or more content profile identifiers stored on a data storage device, selecting a number of representative content pieces based on one or more branding parameters of a brand client to convey a brand identity, testing the representative content pieces against a set of constraints based on one or more content profile identifiers to establish that a minimum number of content piece identifiers are chosen using a data processor, and generating a pool of matched content pieces by selecting a plurality of content pieces from the available pool based on comparing the one or more content profile identifiers of the representative content pieces with one or more content profile identifiers of each content piece in the available pool of content pieces and including matches in the matched content pool using a data processor. | 06-16-2011 |
20140188610 | Advertising System and Method - An advertising and content provision system is provided. The advertising system automatically matches brand clients, content, and consumers based on certain parameters. The system enables a user to select a brand client and corresponding advertising prior to being provided with the matched content. A brand database includes brand clients having brand parameters, which when associated with content, allows the brand client to convey their brand personality through the associated content. Content is associated with a genre, a mood, a style, or a theme, such as fun, cheerful, humorous, gentle, comforting, and relaxing. | 07-03-2014 |