System, and method for online color algorithm exchange

• US 6,842,654 B2
• Filed: 10/04/2001
• Issued: 01/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ewarna.com International Holdings Limited
• Original Assignee: Ewarna.com International Holdings Limited
• Inventors: Shiew, Man Hon, Lawn, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): RODRIGUEZ, PAUL L
• Application Number:
  US09/971,976
• Publication Number:
  US 20020042842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,195 Days
• Field of Search: 700/89, 700/90, 382/165, 709/203, 707/10, 705/26
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77

Abstract

An online algorithm exchange is presented herein. The online algorithm exchange provides access to a plurality of coloring algorithms from any number of developers. Users can select a particular algorithm for use as well as specify particular color measurements as inputs thereto. The color measurements can be selected from a database at the algorithm exchange, or provided by the user from a client terminal.

Claims

1. An algorithm exchange for providing a user access to coloring algorithms that are operable to provide color recipes or color scheme recommendations when processed with color data, said algorithm exchange comprising:

a server configured to receive from at least one algorithm developer information regarding optimizing use of each of a plurality of coloring algorithms for substrate type, color recommendations, or colorant type;

a database coupled to the server and configured to store the information; and

wherein the server is further configured to provide the user access to the information via a client computer associated with the server, and to facilitate selection by the user of at least one of the plurality of coloring algorithms based on the information and on a particular application provided by the user.

2. The algorithm exchange of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to receive the selected at least one of the plurality of coloring algorithms, and further configured to provide the selected at least one of the plurality of coloring algorithms to the user.

3. The algorithm exchange of claim 2, wherein the server further comprises a computer readable medium for storing a script program, said script program providing the user access to the plurality of coloring algorithms.

4. The algorithm exchange of claim 1, wherein the server is further adapted to receive at least one color measurement from the client computer, and the database is further adapted for storing the received at least one color measurement.

5. The algorithm exchange of claim 4, wherein the at least one color measurement is used as an input to one or more of the selected at least one of the plurality of coloring algorithms for providing resulting color data to the client computer from the server.

6. The algorithm exchange of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of coloring algorithms provides a color recipe when processed with color data.

7. The algorithm exchange of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of coloring algorithms provides a color recommendation scheme when processed with color data.

8. A method for selecting a coloring algorithm that is operable to provide color recipes or color scheme recommendations when processed with color data, said method comprising:

receiving in a server from at least one algorithm developers information regarding optimizing use of each of a plurality of coloring algorithms for substrate type, color recommendations, or colorant type;

storing the information in a database associated with the server;

providing the information from the server to a user via a client computer; and

receiving at the server a selection of at least one of the plurality of coloring algorithms from the user via the client computer, the selection based on the information and a particular application decided by the user.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving at least one color measurement from the user via the client computer for use as an input to the selected at least one of the plurality of coloring algorithms for providing resulting color data to the client computer.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising storing the at least one color measurement in the database.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving at least one of the plurality of coloring algorithms by the server, and storing the received at least one of the plurality of coloring algorithms in the database.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving the selected at least one of the plurality of coloring algorithms at the server, and providing the selected at least one of the plurality of coloring algorithms to the user.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of coloring algorithms provides a color recipe when processed with color data.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of coloring algorithms provides a color recommendation scheme when processed with color data.