1-14. (canceled)
15. A method for displaying visual information, comprising:
receiving digital data;
extracting visual information from the received digital data using identifying (ID) information identifying the visual information; and
storing intra-coded visual information while displaying the visual information including the intra-coded visual information, wherein the intra-coded visual information is displayed based on a user’s sequential inputs with regard to a displayed item selection window.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the digital data includes service information identified by the ID information.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the intra-coded visual information includes intra-coded visual information associated with the service information.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein the intra-coded visual information is associated with entry information.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the entry information is stored with the service information.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the intra-coded visual information is accessed using the entry information.
21. The method of claim 18, wherein the entry information is an index representing an order.
22. The method of claim 16, wherein the service information includes a URL address.
23. The method of claim 16, wherein the service information includes icon image information identifying a product displayed in the intra-coded visual information.
24. The method of claim 16, wherein the service information includes position information indicating a position of the product in the intra-coded visual information.
25. The method of claim 16, wherein the service information is received separately from the visual information.
26. The method of claim 15, wherein a product is visually distinguished from other items in the intra-coded visual information.
27. A system to display visual information comprising:
a receiver to receive digital data;
a decode device to extract visual information from the received digital data based on identifying information (ID) that identifies the visual information;
a memory to store the digital data including intra-coded visual information extracted from the received digital data; and
a control device to control the memory and the display so as to display the visual information including the intra-coded visual information based on a user’s input with regard to a displayed item selection window.
28. The system of claim 27, wherein the digital data includes service information identified by the ID information.
29. The system of claim 27, wherein the intra-coded visual information includes intra-coded visual information associated with the service information.
30. The system of claim 28, wherein the intra-coded visual information is associated with entry information.
31. The system of claim 30, wherein the memory stores the entry information with the service information.
32. The system of claim 30, wherein the control device accesses intra-coded visual information from the memory using the entry information.
33. The system of claim 30, wherein the entry information includes an index representing an order.
34. The system of claim 28, wherein the service information includes a URL address.
35. The system of claim 28, wherein the service information includes icon image information identifying a product displayed in the intra-coded visual information.
36. The system of claim 28, wherein the service information includes position information indicating a position of a product in the intra-coded visual information.
37. The system of claim 28, wherein the service information is received separately from the visual information.
38. The system of claim 27, wherein a product is visually distinguished from other items in the intra-coded visual information.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for forming a holographic image upon a decorative laminate, comprising the steps of:
stacking a decorative laminate sheet assembly having a top layer;
casting a polypropylene release sheet wherein a holographic transfer image is formed upon the polypropylene release sheet;
positioning the polypropylene release sheet on the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly;
applying heat and pressure to the decorative laminate sheet assembly and the polypropylene release sheet sufficient to bond the decorative laminate and releasably bond the polypropylene release sheet to the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly; and
removing the polypropylene release sheet from the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly to reveal a decorative laminate exhibiting a desired holographic image.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the decorative laminate sheet assembly includes an overlay layer, a decorative sheet and a core.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of casting includes applying a holographic image to the polypropylene release sheet while the polypropylene release sheet is above the softening temperature of the polypropylene release sheet.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of casting includes applying a holographic image to the polypropylene release sheet while the polypropylene release sheet is above the melting temperature of the polypropylene release sheet.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the polypropylene release sheet has a melt flow index of 1 to 20 measured using ASTM D-1238.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of casting includes forming holographic images with a peak to valley height of 2.54 microns.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of casting includes forming a holographic image with a lenticular pattern.
8. A decorative laminate lay-up, comprising:
a decorative laminate sheet assembly having a top layer;
a polypropylene release sheet applied to the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly, wherein the polypropylene release sheet is a cast polypropylene release sheet formed with a holographic transfer image.
9. The decorative laminate lay-up according to claim 8, wherein the decorative laminate sheet assembly includes an overlay layer, a decorative sheet and a core.
10. The decorative laminate lay-up according to claim 8, wherein the polypropylene release sheet has a melt flow index of 1 to 20 measured using ASTM D-1238.
11. The decorative laminate lay-up according to claim 10, wherein the polypropylene release sheet has a melt flow index of 7 to 12 measured using ASTM D-1238.
12. The decorative laminate lay-up according to claim 8, wherein the step of casting includes forming holographic images with a peak to valley height of 2.54 microns.
13. The decorative laminate lay-up according to claim 8, wherein the holographic image is formed with a lenticular pattern.
14. A decorative laminate manufactured by the process comprising the steps of:
stacking a decorative laminate sheet assembly having a top layer;
casting a polypropylene release sheet wherein the polypropylene release sheet is formed with a holographic transfer image;
positioning the polypropylene release sheet on the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly;
applying heat and pressure to the decorative laminate sheet assembly and the polypropylene release sheet sufficient to bond the decorative laminate and releasably bond the polypropylene release sheet to the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly; and
removing the polypropylene release sheet from the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly to reveal a decorative laminate exhibiting a desired holographic image.
15. The decorative laminate according to claim 14, wherein the decorative laminate sheet assembly includes an overlay layer, a decorative sheet and a core.
16. The decorative laminate according to claim 14, wherein the step of casting includes applying a holographic image to the polypropylene release sheet while the polypropylene release sheet is above the softening temperature of the polypropylene release sheet.
17. The decorative laminate according to claim 16, wherein the step of casting includes applying a holographic image to the polypropylene release sheet while the polypropylene release sheet is above the melting temperature of the polypropylene release sheet.
18. The decorative laminate according to claim 14, wherein the polypropylene release sheet has a melt flow index of 1 to 20 measured using ASTM D-1238.
19. The decorative laminate according to claim 14, wherein the step of casting includes forming holographic images with a peak to valley height of 2.54 microns.
20. The decorative laminate according to claim 14, wherein the step of casting includes forming a holographic image with a lenticular pattern.