Method and system for color matching decorative products
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1. A method of selecting one or more decorative products based on color comprising the steps of:
- (1) providing a plurality of decorative product databases, each said database containing product data on one type of decorative product and color data comprising a color value for each decorative product;
(2) selecting at least one decorative product in one or more of the databases;
(3) identifying the color data of the decorative product(s) selected in step (2);
(4) searching the databases of step (1) for decorative products different than those selected in step 2 and having a coordinating color based on the color data identified in step (3); and
(5) identifying one or more decorative products in the other databases of step (1) which have color values which coordinate with the color value of the decorative product(s) selected in step (2).
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Abstract
A method of identifying decorative products based on matching with paint colors. The method includes the use of a relational database having data on various decorative product types which are cross-referenced to each other via color values.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of selecting one or more decorative products based on color comprising the steps of:
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(1) providing a plurality of decorative product databases, each said database containing product data on one type of decorative product and color data comprising a color value for each decorative product;
(2) selecting at least one decorative product in one or more of the databases;
(3) identifying the color data of the decorative product(s) selected in step (2);
(4) searching the databases of step (1) for decorative products different than those selected in step 2 and having a coordinating color based on the color data identified in step (3); and
(5) identifying one or more decorative products in the other databases of step (1) which have color values which coordinate with the color value of the decorative product(s) selected in step (2). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. A system for coordinating decorative products based on color comprising:
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(1) a plurality of databases, each said database containing product data on one type of decorative product and color data comprising a color value for each decorative product;
(2) means for determining the color value of at least one selected decorative product in one or more of said databases of component (1);
(3) means for searching another database of component (1) for a decorative product having a color value coordinating with the color value of a selected product; and
(4) means for identifying one or more decorative products in the other databases of component (1) which has a color which coordinates with the color of the selected decorative product(s).
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33. A method of selecting one or more decorative product(s) based on color comprising the steps of:
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(1) providing a paint database containing color data;
(2) providing at least one other database including (i) data on decorative products other than paint and (ii) related paint data on paints having colors coordinating with the colors of the decorative products in the other database(s);
(3) searching for a preselected decorative product in one of the paint or other decorative product databases;
(4) identifying the related paint data for the preselected decorative product;
(5) searching the other decorative product database for the related paint data identified in step (4); and
(6) identifying another decorative product in the other decorative product database having the related paint data identified in step (4). - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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38. A system for coordinating decorative products based on color comprising:
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(1) a first paint database containing data on color;
(2) at least one other decorative product database containing (i) data on another type of decorative product(s) and (ii) related paint data on paints having colors coordinating with the colors of the decorative products in the other database(s);
(3) means for searching for a preselected decorative product in one of said databases;
(4) means for identifying the related paint data for the preselected decorative product; and
(5) means for matching the related paint data of the preselected decorative product with paint data of one or more other decorative products in said other decorative product databases to select one or more decorative products that coordinate with the preselected decorative product.
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