Method and manufacture for text and illustration checkerboard design

Abstract

This invention describes methods for the design of checkerboards comprising two or more square patterns, one pattern being characterized by the predominant use of illustration, the second pattern being characterized by the predominant use of text. The invention also describes a method to generate a physical embodiment of the checkerboards from a printout image, and a method to add a sense of depth to the checkerboard squares by the use of holograms.

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       13 . A method for the design of checkerboards with two or more square patterns, comprising: 
 (a) selecting each pattern;    (b) for each pattern selecting a theme; and    (c) for each square in the checkerboard selecting a pattern and selecting an associated theme instantiation;    whereby a checkerboard with two or more alternating square patterns is obtained such that at least two different square instantiations are selected for at least one of the two or more alternating square patterns.    
   
   
       14 . A method for the design of text and illustration checkerboards with two square patterns, comprising: 
 (a) selecting the text and illustration patterns;    (b) selecting a theme for the text pattern;    (c) selecting a theme for the illustration pattern; and    (d) for each square in the checkerboard selecting a pattern and selecting an associated theme instantiation;    whereby a checkerboard with two alternating square patterns is obtained such that at least two different square instantiations are selected for at least one of the two alternating square patterns.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein an illustration is one from the group consisting of (i) a picture; (ii) a diagram; (iii) a drawing; (iv) a painting; and (v) a scene.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein a text is one from the group consisting of (i) a string of characters; (ii) an equation; (iii) an annotation; (iv) a symbol; and (v) a diagram.  
   
   
       17 . A method for the design of text and illustration checkerboards with two square patterns, comprising: 
 (a) selecting the text and illustration patterns;    (b) selecting a checkerboard theme;    (c) selecting a theme for the text pattern associated to the checkerboard theme;    (d) selecting a theme for the illustration pattern associated with the checkerboard theme;    (e) for each checkerboard square selecting a pattern and selecting an associated theme instantiation;    (f) for each checkerboard square, selecting the orientation;    whereby a checkerboard with two alternating square patterns is obtained, one represented by the predominant use of illustration, the other by the predominant use of text, such that at least two different instantiations are selected for at least one of the two alternating square patterns.    
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein an illustration is one from the group consisting of (i) a picture; (ii) a diagram; (iii) a drawing; (iv) a painting; and (v) a scene.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein a text is one from the group consisting of (i) a string of characters; (ii) an equation; (iii) an annotation; (iv) a symbol; and (v) a diagram.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising selecting the backgrounds for the text and illustration squares.  
   
   
       21 . A method for the design of text and illustration chessboards with two square patterns, comprising: 
 (a) for each illustration chessboard square, selecting the illustration; and    (b) for each text chessboard square, selecting the text;    whereby a chessboard with two alternating square patterns is obtained, one represented by the predominant use of illustration, the other by the predominant use of text, such that at least two different instantiations are selected for at least one of the two alternating square patterns.    
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the themes associated with illustration and text are people portraits and brief excerpts of their creations, respectively.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein people are scientists and creations are equations or discoveries associated with the scientists.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein each illustration square is associated with a text square.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein an illustration is one from the group consisting of (i) a picture; (ii) a diagram; (iii) a drawing; (iv) a painting; and (v) a scene.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein a text is one from the group consisting of (i) a text; (ii) an equation; (iii) an annotation; (iv) a symbol; (v) a diagram; and (vi) a character.  
   
   
       27 . A method of creating a physical embodiment from a computer or physical layout of a text and illustration checkerboard, comprising: 
 (a) selecting a checkerboard surface;    (b) generating a printout for the corresponding checkerboard squares; and    (c) creating an embedded checkerboard surface by sandwiching the printout of step (b) in between the checkerboard surface of step (a) and a laminate surface;    whereby a text and illustration checkerboard surface is generated such that at least two different instantiations are selected for at least one of the two alternating text and illustration square patterns.    
   
   
       28 . A method of creating a checkerboard with two alternating square patterns, comprising creating holograms for each of the checkerboard square surfaces, whereby a checkerboard with a perception of scene depth is generated for each of the squares of two alternating patterns, such that at least two different instantiations are selected for at least one of the two alternating square patterns.  
   
   
       29 . A method of designing a checkerboard comprising two or more alternating square patterns, the method comprising: 
 a) selecting a common pattern for each of the alternating patterns; and    b) for each square in the set of squares representative of a pattern, selecting a pattern instantiation;    such that at least two different instantiations are selected for at least one of the two alternating square patterns.    
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein one pattern is illustration and a second pattern is text.  
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the text pattern is associated with the illustration pattern.  
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising the step of selecting themes, each theme being associated to a pattern.  
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the two patterns are illustration and text respectively.  
   
   
       34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the themes associated with illustration and text are people portraits and brief excerpts of their creations, respectively.  
   
   
       35 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein people are scientists and creations are equations or discoveries associated with the scientists.