System for Representing True Colors with Device-Dependent Colors on Surfaces and for Producing Paints and Coatings Matching the True Colors
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1. An apparatus for displaying paint color comprising:
- a wall portion sized and dimensioned to be substantially similar to a full size wall, wherein a device-dependent color is displayed uniformly on a front surface of the wall portion and wherein the device-dependent color has color coordinates that are substantially similar to the color coordinates of the paint color, and wherein a light displaying the device-dependent color is diffused before illuminating the front surface of the wall portion.
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Abstract
An apparatus for displaying paint colors using device-dependent colors is disclosed. The apparatus has a wall portion sized and dimensioned to be substantially similar to a full size wall, and the device-dependent colors have color coordinates that are substantially similar to the color coordinates of paint colors. Lights displaying the device-dependent colors are diffused before illuminating the wall portion. A method for selecting paints using device-dependent colors is also disclosed.
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1. An apparatus for displaying paint color comprising:
a wall portion sized and dimensioned to be substantially similar to a full size wall, wherein a device-dependent color is displayed uniformly on a front surface of the wall portion and wherein the device-dependent color has color coordinates that are substantially similar to the color coordinates of the paint color, and wherein a light displaying the device-dependent color is diffused before illuminating the front surface of the wall portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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8. An apparatus for displaying paint color comprising:
a wall portion sized and dimensioned to be substantially similar to a full size wall wherein a device-dependent color is displayed uniformly on a front surface of the wall portion and wherein the device-dependent color has color coordinates that are substantially similar to the color coordinates of the paint color, and wherein a light displaying the device-dependent color is diffused before illuminating the front surface of the wall portion, wherein a light source producing said light is disposed within a chamber located behind the front surface. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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