Dynamic display of a harmony rule list

• US 8,154,561 B1
• Filed: 03/22/2007
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Voliter, Robert, Miura, Britt
• Primary Examiner(s): Brier, Jeffery A
• Application Number:
  US11/728,254
• Time in Patent Office: 1,846 Days
• Field of Search: 345/594
• US Class Current: 345/594
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/528 using colour harmony theory
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77

Abstract

Display of a harmony rule list is disclosed, including obtaining at least one base color and two or more color harmony rules; for each color harmony rule, computing a derived set of colors based on the at least one base color and the color harmony rule, resulting in two or more derived sets of colors; and simultaneously displaying the derived sets of colors for the two or more color harmony rules.

Claims

1. A method, including:

obtaining at least one base color and two or more color harmony rules;

for each color harmony rule, computing, using a processor, a derived set of colors based at least in part on the at least one base color and the color harmony rule, resulting in two or more derived sets of colors;

simultaneously displaying the derived sets of colors for the two or more color harmony rules in a pull down menu included in a user interface, including by displaying each of the derived set of colors applied to an artwork; and

receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one of the two or more color harmony rules based on the display.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the two or more color harmony rules include all color harmony rules available.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, further including obtaining two or more values of a rule specific input.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein computing is performed for each combination of color harmony rule and value of a rule specific input, if applicable.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, further including analyzing input artwork to determine the at least one base color.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein displaying includes displaying for selection.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein displaying includes displaying the derived sets of colors in boxes.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein displaying includes displaying each of the derived sets of colors adjacent to its corresponding color harmony rule name.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the two or more color harmony rules includes a discrete and finite set of two or more elements having fixed relationships with each other and each of the two or more derived set of colors includes a discrete and finite set of two or more colors.

10. A method as recited in claim 9, further including analyzing input artwork to determine a value for a rule specific input.

11. A method as recited in claim 9, further including analyzing input artwork to determine a color harmony rule.

12. A method as recited in claim 9, wherein at least one of the two or more color harmony rules is a user-defined harmony rule.

13. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

obtaining at least one base color and two or more color harmony rules;

for each color harmony rule, computing a derived set of colors based at least in part on the at least one base color and the color harmony rule, resulting in two or more derived sets of colors;

simultaneously displaying the derived sets of colors for the two or more color harmony rules in a pull down menu included in a user interface, including by displaying each of the derived set of colors applied to an artwork; and

receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one of the two or more color harmony rules based on the display.

14. A computer program product as recited in claim 13, wherein the two or more color harmony rules include all color harmony rules available.

15. A computer program product as recited in claim 13, further including obtaining two or more values of a rule specific input.

16. A computer program product as recited in claim 13, wherein computing is performed for each combination of color harmony rule and value of a rule specific input, if applicable.

17. A computer program product as recited in claim 13, wherein each of the two or more color harmony rules includes a discrete and finite set of two or more elements having fixed relationships with each other and each of the two or more derived set of colors includes a discrete and finite set of two or more colors.

18. A computer program product as recited in claim 17, wherein at least one of the two or more color harmony rules is a user-defined harmony rule.

19. A system, including:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to;

obtain at least one base color and two or more color harmony rules;

for each color harmony rule, compute a derived set of colors based at least in part on the at least one base color and the color harmony rule, resulting in two or more derived sets of colors;

simultaneously display the derived sets of colors for the two or more color harmony rules in a pull down menu included in a user interface, including by displaying each of the derived set of colors applied to an artwork; and

receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one of the two or more color harmony rules based on the display.

20. A system as recited in claim 19, wherein the two or more color harmony rules include all color harmony rules available.

21. A system as recited in claim 19, wherein the memory is further configured to obtain two or more values of a rule specific input.

22. A system as recited in claim 19, wherein the memory is configured to compute the derived set of colors for each combination of color harmony rule and value of a rule specific input, if applicable.

23. A system as recited in claim 19, wherein each of the two or more color harmony rules includes a discrete and finite set of two or more elements having fixed relationships with each other and each of the two or more derived set of colors includes a discrete and finite set of two or more colors.

24. A system as recited in claim 23, wherein at least one of the two or more color harmony rules is a user-defined harmony rule.