Automatic coloring system and method

Abstract

An automatic coloring system and method are used for coloring a three-dimensional object. An electronic device executes a coloring design process to obtain a coloring procedure corresponding to the three-dimensional object. The coloring procedure has multiple coloring instructions sequenced according to each individual generation order thereof. A connecting interface electrically connects the electronic device to an automatic coloring machine in a separable manner, so as to output the coloring procedure from the electronic device to the automatic coloring machine. Finally, the automatic coloring machine directly executes the coloring instructions in the coloring procedure sequentially.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An automatic coloring system, used for coloring a three-dimensional object, the automatic coloring system comprising:
 an automatic coloring machine, comprising:
 a first connecting interface, used for receiving a coloring procedure in a wireless manner or in a wired manner, wherein the coloring procedure has a plurality of coloring instructions, and the coloring instructions are sequenced according to each individual generation order thereof; 
 a material supply module, having at least one pigment; 
 a moving module; 
 at least one coloring tool, disposed on the moving module; and 
 a control unit, connected electrically to the first connecting interface, the material supply module, and the moving module, so as to sequentially execute the coloring instructions in the coloring procedure, and according to the executed coloring instruction control the material supply module to select at least one of the at least one pigment and control the moving module to move one of the at least one coloring tool to apply the selected at least one pigment to the three-dimensional object. 
   
     
     
         2 . The automatic coloring system according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the coloring instructions comprises track information represented by two-dimensional coordinates, and the control unit controls, according to the track information, the moving module to move. 
     
     
         3 . The automatic coloring system according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the coloring instructions comprises track information represented by three-dimensional coordinates, and the control unit controls, according to the track information, the moving module to move. 
     
     
         4 . The automatic coloring system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an electronic device, comprising:
 a processing unit, used for receiving an appearance image of the three-dimensional object, and generating an outline image through feature analysis of the appearance image; 
 a user interface, connected electrically to the processing unit, so as to display the outline image and sequentially output at least one edit instruction corresponding to the outline image, so that the processing unit obtains the coloring procedure in response to the at least one edit instruction; and 
 a second connecting interface, connected electrically to the processing unit, so as to output the coloring procedure to the first connecting interface in a wireless manner or in a wired manner. 
   
     
     
         5 . The automatic coloring system according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 an image capturing module, used for capturing the appearance image of the three-dimensional object;   wherein the electronic device further comprises:   a third connecting interface, connected electrically to the second connecting interface, wherein the image capturing module is connected to the second connecting interface in a wireless manner or in a wired manner, so that the processing unit receives the appearance image from the image capturing module through the second connecting interface and the third connecting interface.   
     
     
         6 . The automatic coloring system according to  claim 4 , wherein the automatic coloring machine further comprises:
 an image capturing module, connected electrically to the first connecting interface, so as to capture the appearance image of the three-dimensional object, and transmit the appearance image to the processing unit through the first connecting interface and the second connecting interface.   
     
     
         7 . The automatic coloring system according to  claim 4 , wherein the electronic device further comprises:
 an image capturing module, connected electrically to the processing unit, so as to capture the appearance image of the three-dimensional object.   
     
     
         8 . The automatic coloring system according to  claim 4 , wherein the processing unit further executes coordinate system conversion by using camera parameters of a image capturing module and display specifications of the outline image in the user interface, so as to correspondingly convert coordinates of the outline image into coordinates for moving the moving module, and therefore obtain track information in each of the coloring instructions. 
     
     
         9 . The automatic coloring system according to  claim 4 , wherein the outline image is a three-dimensional simulated image. 
     
     
         10 . The automatic coloring system according to  claim 4 , wherein the number of the at least one edit instruction is multiple, and the edit instructions correspond to the coloring instructions respectively. 
     
     
         11 . An automatic coloring method, comprising:
 receiving an appearance image of a three-dimensional object;   generating an outline image through feature analysis on the appearance image;   displaying the outline image on a user interface;   using the user interface to sequentially output at least one edit instruction corresponding to the outline image;   in response to the at least one edit instruction, obtaining a coloring procedure, wherein the coloring procedure has a plurality of coloring instructions, and the coloring instructions are sequenced according to each individual generation order thereof; and   outputting the obtained coloring procedure in a wireless manner or in a wired manner.   
     
     
         12 . The automatic coloring method according to  claim 11 , wherein each of the coloring instructions comprises track information represented by two-dimensional coordinates. 
     
     
         13 . The automatic coloring method according to  claim 11 , wherein each of the coloring instructions comprises track information represented by three-dimensional coordinates. 
     
     
         14 . The automatic coloring method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 executing coordinate system conversion by using camera parameters used when capturing the outline image and display specifications of the outline image in the user interface, so as to correspondingly convert coordinates of the outline image into coordinates for moving a moving module of an automatic coloring machine, and therefore obtain a track information in each of the coloring instructions.   
     
     
         15 . The automatic coloring method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 an automatic coloring machine receiving the coloring procedure and sequentially executing the coloring instructions in the coloring procedure, which comprises:   according to the executed coloring instruction, controlling a material supply module of the automatic coloring machine to select at least one pigment; and   according to the executed coloring instruction, controlling a moving module of the automatic coloring machine to move a coloring tool, so as to apply the selected pigment to the three-dimensional object.   
     
     
         16 . The automatic coloring method according to  claim 15 , wherein each of the coloring instructions comprises track information represented by two-dimensional coordinates, and a control step of the moving module comprises: controlling, according to the track information, the moving module to move. 
     
     
         17 . The automatic coloring method according to  claim 15 , wherein each of the coloring instructions comprises track information represented by three-dimensional coordinates, and a control step of the moving module comprises: controlling, according to the track information, the moving module to move. 
     
     
         18 . The automatic coloring method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 capturing the appearance image of the three-dimensional object.   
     
     
         19 . The automatic coloring method according to  claim 11 , wherein the outline image is a three-dimensional simulated image. 
     
     
         20 . The automatic coloring method according to  claim 11 , wherein the number of the at least one edit instruction is multiple, and the edit instructions correspond to the coloring instructions respectively. 
     
     
         21 . A computer program product, capable of implementing the automatic coloring method according to  claim 11  after a computer is loaded with and executes the program.