Color selection interface

• US 20080062192A1
• Filed: 09/13/2006
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Voliter, Robert, Pettit, Teri
• Granted Patent: US 8,013,869 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/591
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/06 using colour palettes, e.g. look-up tables

Abstract

Displaying colors in a color selection interface is disclosed. Displaying includes identifying a first plurality of colors associated with a color selection interface, mapping each color in the first plurality of colors to an allowed color in an allowed color set of one or more colors to obtain a second plurality of colors, wherein mapping is performed based at least in part on a color lookup table, and visually displaying the second plurality of colors in the color selection interface, wherein the color selection interface is configured to receive a color selection from the second plurality of colors.

Claims

1. A method including:

identifying a first plurality of colors associated with a color selection interface;

mapping each color in the first plurality of colors to an allowed color in an allowed color set of one or more colors to obtain a second plurality of colors, wherein mapping is performed based at least in part on a color lookup table; and

visually displaying the second plurality of colors in the color selection interface, wherein the color selection interface is configured to receive a color selection from the second plurality of colors.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first plurality of colors includes a continuous range of colors.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the second plurality of colors includes a discrete set of colors.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first plurality of colors is initially displayed in the color selection interface.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the second plurality of colors is displayed in place of the first plurality of colors.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein both the first plurality of colors and the second plurality of colors are visually displayed.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein mapping includes determining a closest color to one or more colors in the first plurality of colors.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the second plurality of colors is associated with a color library or color theme.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the second plurality of colors is associated with a tag.

10. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein mapping includes using multiple color lookup tables to obtain the second plurality of colors.

11. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first plurality of colors is larger than the second plurality of colors.

12. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein mapping includes dividing the color lookup table into two or more subtables.

13. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first plurality of colors is visually displayed using a color wheel, color grid, or color bar.

14. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the second plurality of colors is visually displayed using a color wheel, color grid, or color bar.

15. A method as recited in claim 1, further including receiving an indication that a color from the second plurality of colors is selected.

16. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

identifying a first plurality of colors associated with a color selection interface;

mapping each color in the first plurality of colors to an allowed color in an allowed color set of one or more colors to obtain a second plurality of colors, wherein mapping is performed based at least in part on a color lookup table; and

visually displaying the second plurality of colors in the color selection interface, wherein the color selection interface is configured to receive a color selection from the second plurality of colors.

17. A computer program product as recited in claim 16, wherein the first plurality of colors includes a continuous range of colors.

18. A computer program product as recited in claim 16, wherein the second plurality of colors is associated with a color library or color theme.

19. A system including:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to;

identify a first plurality of colors associated with a color selection interface;

map each color in the first plurality of colors to an allowed color in an allowed color set of one or more colors to obtain a second plurality of colors, wherein mapping is performed based at least in part on a color lookup table; and

visually display the second plurality of colors in the color selection interface, wherein the color selection interface is configured to receive a color selection from the second plurality of colors.

20. A system as recited in claim 19, wherein the first plurality of colors includes a continuous range of colors.