System and method for dynamic color scheme application

• US 10,152,804 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2016
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AWES Me Incorporated
• Original Assignee: SmugMug Incorporated
• Inventors: Strong, Brian
• Primary Examiner(s): Nabi, Reza
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US15/042,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20160239197A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,033 Days
• Field of Search: 715765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607

Abstract

A software application platform which provides a user with the ability to customize, via the selection of a single color, the color for one or more user interface elements, such as the skin color, included on a graphical user interface in which the selected color is optimized by the application in real time based upon the average pixel hue of all image pixels displayed on the graphical user interface at any given time, and is further dynamically applied and displayed as a skin color surrounding the image pixels on the graphical user interface is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for applying and displaying a dynamic color scheme to an image gallery on a graphical user interface, the method sequentially comprising:

(a) receiving a first selection of a first background color and a plurality of images;

(b) determining an average pixel hue of all image pixels of the plurality of images displayed at a first scroll position on the graphical user interface of the image gallery, wherein the average pixel hue is determined by individually analyzing each displayed pixel to assign individual hue values;

(c) assigning a first value to the average pixel hue;

(d) applying the first value to the first selection of the first background color in order to obtain a second background color;

(e) displaying the second background color on the graphical user interface; and

(f) repeating (b) though (e) to dynamically change the first background color as the pixels of different images within the image gallery are displayed in response to detection of a change from the first scroll position to a second scroll position different from the first scroll position on the graphical user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first background color and the second background color correspond to an area of the image gallery surrounding the image pixels.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the average pixel hue further includes analyzing the overall brightness and saturation of the image pixels.

4. The method of claim 1, further including adjusting the intensity of the second background color before displaying the second background color on the graphical user interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first background color comprises a first custom color specified by an owner of the image gallery.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first background color is received via a selection from a color palette user interface.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the color palette user interface is a pop-up window.

8. A computer system for applying and displaying a dynamic color scheme to an image gallery on a graphical user interface, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to sequentially;

(a) receive a first selection of a first background color and a plurality of images;

(b) determine an average pixel hue of all image pixels of the plurality of images displayed at a first scroll position on the graphical user interface of the image gallery, wherein the average pixel hue is determined by individually analyzing each displayed pixel to assign individual hue values;

(c) assign a first value to the average pixel hue;

(d) apply the first value to the first selection of the first background color in order to obtain a second background color;

(e) display the second background color on the graphical user interface; and

(f) repeat (b) though (e) to dynamically change the first background color as the pixels of different images within the image gallery are displayed in response to detection of a change from the first scroll position to a second scroll position different from the first scroll position on the graphical user interface.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the first background color and the second background color correspond to an area of the image gallery surrounding the image pixels.

10. The computer system of claim 8, wherein determining the average pixel hue further includes analyzing the overall brightness and saturation of the image pixels.

11. The computer system of claim 8, further including adjusting the intensity of the second background color before displaying the second background color on the graphical user interface.

12. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the first background color comprises a first custom color specified by an owner of the image gallery.

13. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the first background color is received via a selection from a color palette user interface.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the color palette user interface is a pop-up window.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computer system to apply and display a dynamic color scheme to an image gallery on a graphical user interface, by sequentially performing the steps of:

(a) receiving a first selection of a first background color and a plurality of images;

(b) determining an average pixel hue of all image pixels of the plurality of images displayed at a first scroll position on the graphical user interface of the image gallery, wherein the average pixel hue is determined by individually analyzing each displayed pixel to assign individual hue values;

(c) assigning a first value to the average pixel hue;

(d) applying the first value to the first selection of the first background color in order to obtain a second background color;

(e) displaying the second background color on the graphical user interface; and

(f) repeating (b) though (e) to dynamically change the first background color as the pixels of different images within the image gallery are displayed in response to detection of a change from the first scroll position to a second scroll position different from the first scroll position on the graphical user interface.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first background color and the second background color correspond to an area of an image gallery surrounding the image pixels.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein determining the average pixel hue further includes analyzing the overall brightness and saturation of the image pixels.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further including adjusting the intensity of the second background color before displaying the second background color on the graphical user interface.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first background color comprises a first custom color specified by an owner of the image gallery.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first background color is received via a selection from a color palette user interface.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the color palette user interface is a pop-up window.