Interactive color harmonizing methods and systems
First Claim
1. The method of displaying a set of colors for interactive viewing and processing in a color processing computer system, comprising the steps of:
- organizing and displaying for selection therefrom a standardized set of more than three discrete hues distributed over a spectrum of visible hues perceivable by the normal human eye,selecting subsets of two or more discrete hues from said standardized set,organizing and displaying for each selected discrete hue a separate color sample set comprising for individual ones of the selected discrete hues color samples with calibrated standard amounts of both black and white content,presenting said hues and at least one said color sample set together on a computer viewing screen for observation in a viewing mode of computer system operation to visually present color choices for selection for the respective discrete hues, andprocessing said subsets of hues with associated color choices in said computer.
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Abstract
A substantially universal range of color standards over the visible spectrum is displayed for visual observation, comparison with extraneous colors and for interactive color processing in a color computer processing system. In the comprehensive set, standardized colors are defined by hue supplemented by black and white content related in a visual format. Thus, a set of discrete hue values across the visible spectrum, typically 24, is displayed in a circular array for selections of hue. Each selected hue is displayed together with a range of colors obtained by combining black and white content to produce a set of colors associated with that hue. Thus a very large number of colors may be viewed for visual effect and comparison with extraneous colors to make selections of color sets, harmonized color combinations, or the like. Any of the colors are available for interactive color processing, such as editing, graphical development or identification of colors and color relationships, either singly or in sets. Colors in objects such as paints, draperies, paintings, dresses, etc. thus could be closely identified and standardized for faithful reproduction, editing or other interactive color processing procedures such as harmonizing with related color schemes.
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23 Claims
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1. The method of displaying a set of colors for interactive viewing and processing in a color processing computer system, comprising the steps of:
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organizing and displaying for selection therefrom a standardized set of more than three discrete hues distributed over a spectrum of visible hues perceivable by the normal human eye, selecting subsets of two or more discrete hues from said standardized set, organizing and displaying for each selected discrete hue a separate color sample set comprising for individual ones of the selected discrete hues color samples with calibrated standard amounts of both black and white content, presenting said hues and at least one said color sample set together on a computer viewing screen for observation in a viewing mode of computer system operation to visually present color choices for selection for the respective discrete hues, and processing said subsets of hues with associated color choices in said computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system for processing colors in sets of discrete colors, comprising in combination, means for establishing a set of more than three discrete standard hues substantially encompassing a complete visual color spectrum in a pattern identifying therein a plurality of subsets of hues;
- means for selecting processing and viewing each of the discrete hues in the set;
means for establishing and displaying for each selected discrete hue a sample set of standardized colors with a range of predetermined differing black and white components;
means for selecting a said subset of at least two desired hues incorporated in corresponding color samples from said sample sets of colors; and
means for processing color images with said subsets of desired hues in said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- means for selecting processing and viewing each of the discrete hues in the set;
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18. The method of editing colors in a computer programmed for color editing having a color image presented thereby comprising in combination the steps of:
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displaying a standardized set of more than three hues having subsets of hues arranged therein, identifying and selecting a said subset of at least two hues from the standard set of hues for introduction into said color image, and replacing the selected hues of the subset for a different manually selected subset of hues from the color image by automated computer operation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A computerized color harmonization system, comprising in combination:
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a computer system for processing, viewing and editing a color image in the computer system; means for selecting and introducing a desired hue into the computer system from a visually arranged sample set of standardized color samples comprising that selected hue having calibrated percentages of black and white content; and means for introducing a selected standardized sample in said color image to replace a selected color in the color image. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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