Automatic color adjustment of a template design

• US 7,262,778 B1
• Filed: 12/12/2000
• Issued: 08/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Edwards, Eric, Fisher, Clay Harvey
• Primary Examiner(s): Sajous; Wesner
• Application Number:
  US09/735,572
• Time in Patent Office: 2,450 Days
• Field of Search: 382/115, 382/162, 382/164, 382167-171, 382/108, 382/209, 382214-215, 382/217, 382/219, 345/418, 345589-590, 345/593, 345/597, 345/619, 345/706, 345/738, 345/764, 345556-559, 345/160, 345/157, 715/125, 705/14, 705/26, 705/27, 707/501.1, 707/517, 707/530, 358/518, 358/522, 358537-538
• US Class Current: 345/589
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607

Abstract

The present invention generates a color template design. According to one aspect, a source image is selected. A histogram is generated for the selected source image. Colors are suggested automatically for the generated histogram. At least one of the suggested colors is selected by the user to serve as the color for a selected template design.

Claims

1. A computerized system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor through a system bus;

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor through the system bus; and

a color template design module executed from the computer-readable medium by the processor to cause the processor to generate a histogram for a source image, and to suggest a color based on the generated histogram to serve as the color for a template design that is used to display the source image and is separate from the source image, the suggested color being applied to portions of the template design selected from a group consisting of framing, mat, background, and foreground portions of the template design.

2. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the color template design module automatically selects the suggested color.

3. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the color template design module causes the processor to display at least one template design and at least one color for the template design.

4. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the color template design module causes the processor to indicate a selected portion of the source image, wherein the selected portion is used to generate the histogram.

5. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the suggested color is applied to the portions of the template design selected from a group consisting of framing, mat, background, and foreground portions of the template design.

6. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the color template design module causes the processor to execute an internet browsing application, and generate a web page containing data that displays information selected from a group consisting of color template design data, advertisements, banners, text, graphics, and hotlinks.

7. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the color template design module causes the processor to receive compensation for providing the color template design.

8. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the color template design module causes the processor to provide at least one color for selection by a user, and allow the user to select at least one of the provided colors.

9. The computerized system of claim 8, wherein the color template design module causes the processor to select from a group consisting of multiple colors and present the colors to a user for selection concurrently.

10. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a server computer, cause the server computer to perform the operations comprising:

generating a histogram for a source image; and

suggesting a color for subsequent user selection based on the generated histogram to serve as the color for a template design that is separate from the source image and operating as one of a foreground and background portion.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the suggesting of the color is automatic with subsequent adjustment of the color by a user if the user rejects the color automatically suggested.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising:

executing an internet browsing application; and

generating a web page containing data that displays information selected from a group consisting of color template design data, advertisements, banners, text, graphics, and hotlinks.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the suggesting further comprises:

providing at least one color for selection by a user; and

allowing the user to select at least one of the provided colors.