Remote color characterization for delivery of high fidelity images
First Claim
1. A method for determining and calibrating color display characteristics of a remote user'"'"'s display so as to be able to provide color corrected images to the user over a network, comprising the steps of:
- remotely calibrating the remote user'"'"'s display based solely on user feedback without using calibration devices, by performing substeps of;
receiving a request at a server for characterizing the remote user'"'"'s display;
transferring images selected to assist with remote calibration of the remote user'"'"'s display to the remote user'"'"'s display upon initiation of color display characterization, said server functioning to permit multiple image providers to provide color corrected images to the user for determining and calibrating color display characteristics of different displays;
processing choice data provided by the user in response to the test images to determine color display characteristics of the remote user'"'"'s display; and
automatically notifying the user when a particular image being displayed is color corrected in accordance with said calibration.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a technique for providing color corrected images to a user over a network. The user'"'"'s computer and its associated devices may be remotely calibrated and or characterized and the data made available over the network to permit multiple image providers to provide color corrected images to a user. A notification technique is also provided to notify a user when the image or images being displayed is color corrected. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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51 Claims
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1. A method for determining and calibrating color display characteristics of a remote user'"'"'s display so as to be able to provide color corrected images to the user over a network, comprising the steps of:
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remotely calibrating the remote user'"'"'s display based solely on user feedback without using calibration devices, by performing substeps of;
receiving a request at a server for characterizing the remote user'"'"'s display;
transferring images selected to assist with remote calibration of the remote user'"'"'s display to the remote user'"'"'s display upon initiation of color display characterization, said server functioning to permit multiple image providers to provide color corrected images to the user for determining and calibrating color display characteristics of different displays;
processing choice data provided by the user in response to the test images to determine color display characteristics of the remote user'"'"'s display; and
automatically notifying the user when a particular image being displayed is color corrected in accordance with said calibration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of providing color corrected images on a client computer comprising:
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calibrating the client computer by;
sending a plurality of test images to the client computer;
prompting a user at the client computer to indicate color differences between the test images; and
calculating a correction to be applied to images based on the user responses to the test images;
receiving images from third parties; and
applying the correction to the images, to provide color corrected images. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus comprising:
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a client computer including a display to display images to a user;
a color calibration mechanism including the display to display a plurality of test images to a user;
a user interface to receive choice data from the user, the choice data indicating responses of the user to the plurality of test images; and
a characterization program to take the choice data and create a characterization file, characterizing the display. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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