Automated Paint Mixing and Verification System and Methods
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1. A paint color mixing system, the system comprising:
- a processing device equipped with a processor;
a paint container including an aperture, the paint container containing a paint of a first color;
a self-service kiosk in communication with the processing device and including an interactive display, a nozzle and a laser, the kiosk configured to;
support the paint container by inserting the nozzle into the aperture of the paint container;
inject a paint of a second color into the paint container through the nozzle so as to attempt to produce a paint of a third color, the third color requested by a user via the interactive display;
mix the paint of the second color with the paint of the first color in the paint container;
project a transmission from the laser through the aperture into the paint container to determine a color of the mixed paint inside the paint container, the paint container remaining in a sealed condition during the transmission,wherein the processing device is configured to;
verify programmatically whether the determined color of the mixed paint in the paint container is the same as the paint of the third color and,transmit a result of the verifying to the interactive display.
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Abstract
An automated system for automatically mixing and verifying paint is described. The system may include a kiosk configured to automatically add a paint of a second color to a paint container holding a first color of paint so as to produce a requested third color of paint. The system may further verify that the mixed paint color is the requested paint color using a laser to perform verification.
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20 Claims
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1. A paint color mixing system, the system comprising:
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a processing device equipped with a processor; a paint container including an aperture, the paint container containing a paint of a first color; a self-service kiosk in communication with the processing device and including an interactive display, a nozzle and a laser, the kiosk configured to; support the paint container by inserting the nozzle into the aperture of the paint container; inject a paint of a second color into the paint container through the nozzle so as to attempt to produce a paint of a third color, the third color requested by a user via the interactive display; mix the paint of the second color with the paint of the first color in the paint container; project a transmission from the laser through the aperture into the paint container to determine a color of the mixed paint inside the paint container, the paint container remaining in a sealed condition during the transmission, wherein the processing device is configured to; verify programmatically whether the determined color of the mixed paint in the paint container is the same as the paint of the third color and, transmit a result of the verifying to the interactive display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A paint color mixing method performed in a self-service paint mixing kiosk equipped with an interactive display, a nozzle and a laser, the method comprising:
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providing a paint container that includes an aperture and contains a paint of a first color; inserting the nozzle into the aperture of the paint container, the nozzle providing support for the paint container in the kiosk; injecting a paint of a second color into the paint container through the nozzle so as to attempt to produce a paint of a third color, the third color requested by a user via the interactive display; mixing the paint of the second color with the paint of the first color in the paint container; projecting a transmission from the laser through the aperture into the paint container to determine a color of the mixed paint inside the paint container, the paint container remaining in a sealed condition during the transmission; verifying, via a processing device in communication with the kiosk whether the determined color of the mixed paint in the paint container is the same as the paint of the third color; and transmitting a result of the verifying to the interactive display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A paint color verification system, the system comprising:
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a processing device equipped with a processor; a paint container including an aperture, the paint container containing a paint; a structural device in communication with the processing device and including an interactive display, a nozzle and a laser, the structural device configured to; support the paint container by inserting the nozzle into the aperture of the paint container; and project a transmission from the laser through the aperture into the paint container to determine a color of the paint inside the paint container, the paint container remaining in a sealed condition during the transmission, wherein the processing device is configured to; receive a request to determine whether the color of the paint in the paint container is a first color; verify programmatically whether the determined color of the paint in the paint container is the same as the second color; and transmit the verification. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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