Distributed color coordination system
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a remote terminal; and
a server communicatively coupled to the remote terminal, the server configured to receive a starting color from the remote terminal,determine one or more complementary colors for the starting color, andprovide one or more color combinations to the remote terminal, each color combination including the starting color and one or more of the complementary colors,wherein the remote terminal displays one or more of the color combinations and stores a selected color combination in the server.
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Abstract
A distributed color selection and coordination system including a remote computer communicatively coupled to a server. The remote computer is configured to select a starting color and access a database in the server to find one or more complementary colors. The colors in the database are arranged in a predetermined relationship with other colors in the database, the relationship between colors based on color theory. The remote computer is capable of storing personal information and color selections on the server. An in-store kiosk is communicatively coupled to the server and configured to execute color selection and coordination software. The in-store kiosk is capable of retrieving stored personal information and color selections from the server which were previously stored from the remote computer.
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25 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a remote terminal; and a server communicatively coupled to the remote terminal, the server configured to receive a starting color from the remote terminal, determine one or more complementary colors for the starting color, and provide one or more color combinations to the remote terminal, each color combination including the starting color and one or more of the complementary colors, wherein the remote terminal displays one or more of the color combinations and stores a selected color combination in the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A color selection method comprising:
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selecting a starting color from a remote terminal communicatively coupled to a server; building a database on the server, the database including a plurality of colors in a predetermined relationship with other colors in the database, the relationship between colors based on color theory; determining one or more complementary colors for the starting color using the database; and transmitting one or more color combinations to the remote terminal, each color combination including one or more of the complementary colors for the starting color. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A distributed paint coordination system comprising:
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a remote computer; a server communicatively coupled to the remote computer over the Internet, the server configured to receive a starting color from the remote computer, access a database including a plurality of colors in a predetermined relationship with other colors in the database, the relationship between colors based on color theory, determine one or more complementary colors for the starting color based on the database, and providing one or more color combinations to the remote computer, each color combination including the starting color and one or more of the complementary colors, wherein the remote computer displays one or more of the color combinations and cooperates to cause a selected color combination to be stored in the server; and an in-store kiosk communicatively coupled to the server, the in-store kiosk configured to access a selected color combination previously saved to the server. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A distributed paint color coordination system comprising:
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a plurality of kiosks, each located at a separate store location and available to a plurality of consumers at each location; a server communicatively coupleable to each kiosk over the Internet, the server configured to support a web site accessible over the Internet at each kiosk, the web site enabling the server to receive a starting color from a particular consumer at a particular kiosk; the server thereafter being operable to; access a database including a plurality of colors in a predetermined relationship with other colors in the database, determine one or more complementary colors for the starting color based on the database, and provide one or more color combinations to the particular kiosk, each color combination including the starting color and one or more of the complementary colors, wherein the kiosk and web site are configured such that a starting color may be provided (a) by selection of a color from a color palette provided to the particular consumer by said web site, or (b) by scanning of an actual color sample provided by the consumer at the kiosk, or (c) by submission to the web site of a specific color identifier by the particular consumer. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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Specification