Semantically applying formatting to a presentation model

• US 20060066627A1
• Filed: 12/15/2004
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Gerhard, Lutz, Rockey, Eric S., Schilling, John, Underhill, Tom, Pritting, Gary, Vandeberghe, Keri
• Granted Patent: US 7,379,074 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/593
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/137 Hierarchical processing, e.g. outlines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

The present invention includes a graphics software program that automatically generates a color scheme for graphics. In embodiments of the present invention, the graphics software program receives a selection of a color transformation and a semantic model describing a graphic. The graphics software program interpolates color values for different portions of the graphic according to the color transformation and semantic model. In other embodiments, a data structure is provided for a color transformation definition created to assign the color values to portions of the graphic.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for applying a color transformation to a graphic, performing steps comprising:

receiving a semantic model for the graphic;

automatically determining one or more portions of the semantic model; and

automatically assigning color values according to the color transformation model for the one or more portions of the semantic model.

2. A computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the color transformation model is a mathematical model for assigning the color values.

3. A computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the mathematical model comprises a proportional model, an exponential model, an alternating model.

4. A computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the color transformation automatically assigns the color value for the one or more portions of the semantic model by extrapolating from a base color using the mathematical model.

5. A computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the color transformation assigns the color value for one or more portions of the semantic model by extrapolating a new color from the base color using a color scheme.

6. A computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the color values assigned comprise hue, luminosity, saturation, alpha channeling.

7. A computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the color transformation creates a color transformation definition, wherein the color transformation definition establishes a base color and an offset for the color for the one or more portions of the graphic.

8. A computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a next semantic model; and

automatically reassigning the color values according to the color transformation for the one or more portions of the next semantic model.

9. A computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selected hue in a color palette;

extrapolating one or more new colors by applying the color scheme to a color wheel; and

automatically assigning the one or more new colors to one or more portions of the graphic created by the semantic model.

10. A computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the color scheme is one of a monochromatic scheme, a complementary scheme, an alternate scheme, a split complementary scheme.

11. A computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the color transformation models extrapolates the new colors by determining a new color that is a predetermined distance in the color wheel from the selected hue.

12. In a computer system having a graphical user interface including a display device and one or more user interface selection devices, a method for automatically creating a colored graphic, comprising:

receiving a semantic model for the graphic;

receiving a color transformation selection for the graphic; and

displaying a rendered graphic with automatically assigned color values for the graphic that relate to one or more portions of the semantic model.

13. A method of claim 12, wherein the color transformation applies a color scheme to the graphic.

14. A method of claim 12, wherein receiving a color transformation further comprises:

receiving a selection of color model; and

displaying a rendered graphic wherein the assigned color values apply at least one color determined from the color model.

15. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure, comprising:

a first data field containing data specifying one or more portions of a semantic model that receives a color transformation; and

a second data field functioning to assign a color value to the one or more portions of the semantic model in the first data field according to a color transformation model.

16. A computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the second data field specifies a base color value from which to determine color values with the color transformation model.

17. A computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising a third data field identifying the graphic category, which specifies the type of graphic represented by the semantic model.

18. A computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising a fourth data field naming the type of color transformation.

19. A computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the fourth data field provides information for a color transformation selection in a user interface.

20. A computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the fourth data field identifies the color model used in the second data field.