Systems and Methods for Filtering Colors in a Color Management System

• US 20150116346A1
• Filed: 10/23/2014
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sherwin-Williams Company
• Original Assignee: Sherwin-Williams Company
• Inventors: Somerville, Dennis A., Ceglarek, John S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,934,529 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/594
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations

Abstract

A method of providing a color identification display includes accessing color data associated with a pool of candidate colors, wherein a first color metric and a second color metric are associated with each candidate color. Color data associated with a reference color is accessed, wherein the color data associated with the reference color includes values for the first color metric and the second color metric. A display is provided, wherein the display includes a first filter control associated with the first color metric and a second filter control associated with the second metric, wherein the first filter control and the second filter control are each selectable in two directions relative to the first color metric value and the second color metric value of the reference color. A selection of a first color metric direction relative to the reference color is received via the first filter control.

Claims

1. A method of providing a color identification display that provides a filtered list of colors for selection, comprising:

accessing color data associated with a pool of candidate colors, wherein a first color metric and a second color metric are associated with each candidate color;

accessing color data associated with a reference color, wherein the color data associated with the reference color includes values for the first color metric and the second color metric;

providing a display that includes metadata associated with the reference color and metadata associated with a plurality of candidate colors from the pool of candidate colors, wherein the display includes a first filter control associated with the first color metric and a second filter control associated with the second metric, wherein the first filter control and the second filter control are each selectable in two directions relative to the first color metric value and the second color metric value of the reference color;

receiving a selection of a first color metric direction relative to the reference color via the first filter control; and

filtering the plurality of candidate colors provided on the display based on the selected first color metric direction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first color metric is a lightness metric, wherein the first filter control is configured for selection of colors darker than the reference color in a first direction and selection of colors lighter than the reference in a second direction;

wherein when the first direction is selected using the first filter control, the candidate colors are filtered to only display candidate colors that are darker than the reference color;

wherein when the second direction is selected using the first filter control, the candidate colors are filtered to only display candidate colors that are lighter than the reference color.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first color metric is a saturation metric, wherein the first filter control is configured for selection of colors less saturated than the reference color in a first direction and selection of colors more saturated than the reference in a second direction;

wherein when the first direction is selected using the first filter control, the candidate colors are filtered to only display candidate colors that are less saturated than the reference color;

wherein when the second direction is selected using the first filter control, the candidate colors are filtered to only display candidate colors that are more saturated than the reference color.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a second color metric direction relative to the reference color via the second filter control; and

further filtering the plurality of candidate colors provided on the display based on the selected second color metric detection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the candidate colors of the pool is defined based on an initial search, wherein the initial search identifies colors that meet a criteria.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the criteria is a paint type.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first color metric is a lightness metric, a hue metric, a saturation metric, a gloss metric, an appearance metric, a graininess metric, a sparkle metric, a hiding metric, or a color content metric.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting the first color metric and the second color metric based on the reference color, wherein a different first color metric or second color metric are selected for a first reference color than for a second reference color.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the reference color is selected from the candidate colors of the pool.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein a subset of the candidate colors are provided on the display after filtering, wherein the method further comprises:

providing a first color metric comparison indicator for each candidate color in the subset, wherein the first color metric comparison indicator for a particular color is based on a first color metric value for the particular color relative to a first color metric value for the reference color.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein a first color metric value for a particular candidate color is provided on the display.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first color metric value for the particular candidate color is provided on the display in response to a mouse-over operation.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving selection of a particular candidate color from the filtered candidate colors provided on the display.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

accessing historical recommendation data;

adjusting the particular candidate color based on historical recommendation data to generate a new color.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the new color is included in a future pool of candidate colors.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the historical recommendation data indicates a color preference associated with a current system user.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a color from the filtered candidate colors;

providing color parameters of the selected colors to an automatic dispenser for generation of a batch of the selected color.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the display includes first color metric values and second color metric values for each of the plurality of candidate colors.

9. The method of claim 9, wherein a first color metric for the first reference color is a red/green content metric;

wherein a first color metric for the second reference color is a red/yellow content metric.

20. A graphical user interface configured to provide a color identification display that provides a filtered list of colors for selection, comprising:

a reference color identification section configured to display metadata associated with a reference color, wherein color data associated with the reference color includes values for a first color metric and a second color metric;

a candidate color pool section configured to list metadata associated with a plurality of candidate colors, wherein color data associated with each candidate color includes values for the first color metric and the second color metric;

a first filter control associated with the first color metric, the first filter control being selectable in one of two directions relative to a first color metric value of the reference color; and

a second filter control associated with the second color metric, the second filter control being selectable in one of two directions relative to a second color metric value of the reference color;

wherein the plurality of candidate colors displayed in the candidate color pool section is filtered upon selection of a first filter control direction to include only candidate colors that have a first color metric values that differs from the first color metric value of the reference color in the selected first filter control direction.