摘要 |
<p>An apparatus (20) and a method for capturing the visual appearance of each alteration (17) in a set of potential physical alterations of an object (11) or class of objects, such that the potential application of any combination of alterations from that set applied to an object of that class can be represented visually even if that combination of alterations has never actually been physically applied to an object of that class. The visual representation can be a digital image file of photographic quality and accuracy with no visible anomalies between the background image and the applied alterations. The physical alterations can be intended to communicate a textual message.</p> |