Method for displaying scenery on a floor mat or floor liner

Abstract

A method for forming a scene into a floor mat or floor liner, comprising the steps of: receiving a digital image comprised of a plurality of pixels, each pixel having an initial pixel value and a relative position in the digital image; assigning either a first value or a second value to each pixel according to the initial pixel value of each pixel; creating a mold having a surface with a plurality of raised portions, wherein the relative shape, dimension, and position of each raised portion, with respect to each other raised portion, is defined by the relative position, within the digital image, of at least one pixel having the assigned first value.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for forming a scene into a floor mat or floor liner, comprising the steps of:
 receiving a digital image comprised of a plurality of pixels, each pixel having an initial pixel value and a relative position in the digital image;   assigning either a first value or a second value to each pixel according to the initial pixel value of each pixel;   creating a mold having a surface with a plurality of raised portions, wherein the relative shape, dimension, and position of each raised portion, with respect to each other raised portion, is defined by the relative position, within the digital image, of at least one pixel having the assigned first value.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of forming a floor mat or floor liner with the mold. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first value is assigned to each pixel having a relative lightness above a predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first value is assigned to each pixel having a relative darkness below a predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wherein the image is received from a digital camera. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the first value or second value is assigned according to the initial pixel value of each pixel and the initial pixel values of the pixels adjacent to each pixel. 
     
     
         7 . A floor mat or floor liner depicting a scene, comprising:
 a surface having a plurality of raised portions, wherein the relative shape, dimension, and position of each raised portion, with respect to each other raised portion, is defined by the position and value of at least one pixel within a digital image, such that the plurality of raised portions depict at least a portion the digital image in relief.   
     
     
         8 . The floormat or floor liner of  claim 7 , wherein the floor mat or floor liner is created using a mold. 
     
     
         9 . The floormat or floor liner of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one pixel is a plurality of pixels. 
     
     
         10 . The floormat or floor liner of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of pixels include a first set of pixels, comprising at least one pixel, each having an initial pixel value below a predetermined threshold, and a second set of pixels, comprising at least one pixel, each having an initial pixel value above the predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         11 . The floormat or floor liner of  claim 10 , wherein the relative shape, dimension, and position of at least one raised portion of the plurality of raised portions is defined in part by the position of at least one of the first set of pixels. 
     
     
         12 . The floormat or floor liner of  claim 10 , wherein the relative shape, dimension, and position of at least one raised portion of the plurality of raised portions is defined in part by the position of at least one of the second set of pixels.