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Design Ideas
Group 2Timothy Kwan
Tom BoldsShang Yi Lin
ManagerRandal HongWed. Sep 3
Overview
Digital Compositing - Timothy Kwan Automatic Refrigerator - Tom Bolds
ParkGoogle - Shang Yi Lin
Digital Compositing
Digital compositing is the process of digitally assembling multiple images to make a final image
Digital compositing is generally done through Alpha Blending
Alpha Blending is the process of combining a translucent foreground color with a background color
Alpha Blending
α = opacity valuef = foreground pixelb = background pixelc = composited pixel
c = α*f + (1 – α)*b Given the standard
RGB Color wheel, three composite pixels will be generated.
Marketability?
Aimed towards people who work in image rendering fields. (Movie companies, video game companies, etc)
Generally done via softwareApple ShakeAdobe After EffectsKodak Cineon
Drastic speed improvement implemented via hardware
Automatic Refrigerator
Refrigerator has weight sensors in shelves to keep track of the amount of food
When a certain kind of food is running low, the item is automatically added to the list
The pads can be reprogrammed to be used with different foods (ie. milk, juice, meat, etc…)
Market
Helps to remedy frequent trips to the store to get forgotten items.
Refrigerators contain TVs these days. A small chip that adds convenience is entirely reasonable.
Could be expanded to automatically order food online as the internet becomes a main way to shop for food.
ParkGoogle
ParkGoogle – Parking Plus Google ParkGoogle chip provides
customers the service which knows where is the nearest and available parking lot around your vehicle.
ParkGoogle utilizes GPS data and information about parking lots from internet.
Marketability
Aimed towards the big cities that need to control their traffic jam.
Save Time - Avoid vehicles spend much time to find parking lot.
Save Money – Save gasoline. It’s also a green technology.