Data-Driven Color Coordinator
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1. A system comprising:
- a server configured to provide a web site application to a remote computing device over the Internet, the web site application being configured to enable the remote computing device to receive a starting paint color selected from a plurality of paint colors via an input device, to display on a display device a color palette including the starting paint color and a plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color, to receive a selection of a type of interior room of a house, to display a plurality of preformatted interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each preformatted interior room template having a plurality of predetermined separate elements for selection including at least one of a wall, a trim, a door, a floor, and a ceiling, to receive a selection of a preformatted interior room template from the plurality of preformatted interior room templates, to receive a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of predetermined separate elements associated with the selected preformatted interior room template, and to display on the display device a simulated environment showing the selected preformatted interior room template with at least one paint color selected from the starting paint color and the plurality of coordinating paint colors on a surface of the selected predetermined separate element of the selected preformatted interior room template.
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Abstract
A color selection and coordination system including a database of predetermined color relationships implementing a data-driven color model. A starting color is associated with a first color in the color database. One or more predefined color palettes associated with the first color may be retrieved, each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm.
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30 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a server configured to provide a web site application to a remote computing device over the Internet, the web site application being configured to enable the remote computing device to receive a starting paint color selected from a plurality of paint colors via an input device, to display on a display device a color palette including the starting paint color and a plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color, to receive a selection of a type of interior room of a house, to display a plurality of preformatted interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each preformatted interior room template having a plurality of predetermined separate elements for selection including at least one of a wall, a trim, a door, a floor, and a ceiling, to receive a selection of a preformatted interior room template from the plurality of preformatted interior room templates, to receive a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of predetermined separate elements associated with the selected preformatted interior room template, and to display on the display device a simulated environment showing the selected preformatted interior room template with at least one paint color selected from the starting paint color and the plurality of coordinating paint colors on a surface of the selected predetermined separate element of the selected preformatted interior room template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
providing, with a server, a web site application to a remote computing device over the Internet, the web site application being configured to enable the remote computing device to receive a starting paint color selected from a plurality of paint colors via an input device, to display on a display device a color palette including the starting paint color and a plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color, to receive a selection of a type of interior room of a house, to display a plurality of preformatted interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each preformatted interior room template having a plurality of predetermined separate elements for selection including at least one of a wall, a trim, a door, a floor, and a ceiling, to receive a selection of a preformatted interior room template from the plurality of preformatted interior room templates, to receive a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of predetermined separate elements associated with the selected preformatted interior room template, and to display on the display device a simulated environment showing the selected preformatted interior room template with at least one paint color selected from the starting paint color and the plurality of coordinating paint colors on a surface of the selected predetermined separate element of the selected preformatted interior room template. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a remote computing device having a display device and an input device; and a server communicatively coupled to the remote computing device over the Internet, the server having a database including a plurality of paint colors; wherein the remote computing device is configured to receive a starting paint color selected from the plurality of paint colors via the input device, to receive a selection of a type of interior room of a house, to display a plurality of preformatted interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each preformatted interior room template having a plurality of predetermined separate elements for selection including at least one of a wall, a trim, a door, a floor, and a ceiling, to receive a selection of a preformatted interior room template from the plurality of preformatted interior room templates, to receive a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of predetermined separate elements associated with the selected preformatted interior room template, and to display on the display device a simulated environment showing the selected preformatted interior room template with the starting paint color on a surface of the selected predetermined separate element of the selected preformatted interior room template. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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receiving, with an input device of a remote computing device, a starting paint color selected from a plurality of paint colors, the remote computing device being communicatively coupled to a server over the Internet, the server having a database including the plurality of paint colors; receiving, with the input device of the remote computing device, a selection of a type of interior room of a house; displaying, with a display device of the remote computing device, a plurality of preformatted interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each preformatted interior room template having a plurality of predetermined separate elements for selection including at least one of a wall, a trim, a door, a floor, and a ceiling; receiving, with the input device of the remote computing device, a selection of a preformatted interior room template from the plurality of preformatted interior room templates; receiving, with the input device of the remote computing device, a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of separate elements associated with the selected preformatted interior room template; and displaying, with the display device of the remote computing device, a simulated environment showing the selected preformatted interior room template with the starting paint color on a surface of the selected predetermined separate element of the selected preformatted interior room template. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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