Method and apparatus for matching color image data with a corresponding color in a defined color space
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1. A method for matching a color with a corresponding color in a defined color space, comprising:
- scanning an object having the color to be matched to produce a color image data signal representative of said object;
mapping said color image data signal to the defined color space to ascertain the corresponding color; and
informing a user of the corresponding color.
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Abstract
A system and method for matching a color with a corresponding color in a defined color space scans an object having the color to be matched and produces a color image data signal that is representative of the object, maps the color image data signal to the defined color space to find the corresponding color, and informs a user of the corresponding color.
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1. A method for matching a color with a corresponding color in a defined color space, comprising:
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scanning an object having the color to be matched to produce a color image data signal representative of said object;
mapping said color image data signal to the defined color space to ascertain the corresponding color; and
informing a user of the corresponding color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. A system for matching a color with a corresponding color in a defined color space, comprising:
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scanning apparatus, said scanning apparatus scanning an object having the color to be matched, said scanner apparatus producing a color image data signal representative of said object; and
a computer operatively associated with said scanner apparatus, said computer mapping said color image data signal to the defined color space to ascertain the corresponding color, said computer informing a user of the corresponding color.
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