PAINT CHIP DISPENSER
First Claim
1. ) An apparatus under the control of an electronic data processing unit for selecting and dispensing paint chips, comprisinga) a plurality of paint chips, each paint chip comprisingi) a substrate and having applied thereto at least one paint layer having specified visual appearance properties, andii) a paint chip identifier comprising a machine readable code,b) a data input unit for entering visual appearance properties identification criteriac) a paint chip storage unit having paint chip storage locations, each paint chip storage location having a unique paint chip storage location address,d) a paint chip selection and dispensing unit capable of selecting and dispensing paint chips in response to entered visual appearance properties identification criteria,e) a paint chip receiving unit.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus under the control of an electronic data processing unit for selecting and dispensing paint chips, comprising a) a plurality of paint chips, each paint chip comprising i) a substrate and having applied thereto at least one paint layer having specified visual appearance properties, and ii) a paint chip identifier comprising a machine readable code, b) a data input unit for entering visual appearance properties identification criteria c) a paint chip storage unit having paint chip storage locations, each paint chip storage location having a unique paint chip storage location address, d) a paint chip selection and dispensing unit capable of selecting and dispensing paint chips in response to entered visual appearance properties identification criteria, e) a paint chip receiving unit.
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1. ) An apparatus under the control of an electronic data processing unit for selecting and dispensing paint chips, comprising
a) a plurality of paint chips, each paint chip comprising i) a substrate and having applied thereto at least one paint layer having specified visual appearance properties, and ii) a paint chip identifier comprising a machine readable code, b) a data input unit for entering visual appearance properties identification criteria c) a paint chip storage unit having paint chip storage locations, each paint chip storage location having a unique paint chip storage location address, d) a paint chip selection and dispensing unit capable of selecting and dispensing paint chips in response to entered visual appearance properties identification criteria, e) a paint chip receiving unit.
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