Simplified texture comparison engine
First Claim
1. A computer system for calculating coating textures indicators, comprising:
- one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to configure the computer system to perform at least the following;
receive target coating texture variables from an image of a target coating, wherein the target coating texture variables comprise texture data variables generated from the image;
access a relative texture characteristic database, wherein the relative texture characteristic database comprises a set of texture characteristic relationships for a plurality of coatings;
calculate a correlation between the target coating texture variables and texture data variables associated with a compared coating;
based upon the calculated correlation, calculate a set of relative texture characteristics for the target coating that indicate relative differences in texture between the target coating and the compared coating, wherein each of the relative texture characteristics comprises an assessment over all angles of the target coating; and
transmit digital data that causes a display to depict the set of relative texture characteristics.
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Abstract
A method for calculating a coating textures indicator can comprise receiving target coating texture variables from an image. The method can also comprise accessing a relative texture characteristic database that stores a set of texture characteristic relationships for a plurality of coatings. The method can further comprise calculating a correlation between the target coating texture variables and target coating texture variables associated with a compared coating. Based upon the calculated correlation, the method can comprise, calculating a set of relative texture characteristics for the target coating that indicate relative differences in texture between the target coating and the compared coating. Each of the relative texture characteristics can comprise an assessment over all angles of the target coating.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system for calculating coating textures indicators, comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to configure the computer system to perform at least the following; receive target coating texture variables from an image of a target coating, wherein the target coating texture variables comprise texture data variables generated from the image; access a relative texture characteristic database, wherein the relative texture characteristic database comprises a set of texture characteristic relationships for a plurality of coatings; calculate a correlation between the target coating texture variables and texture data variables associated with a compared coating; based upon the calculated correlation, calculate a set of relative texture characteristics for the target coating that indicate relative differences in texture between the target coating and the compared coating, wherein each of the relative texture characteristics comprises an assessment over all angles of the target coating; and transmit digital data that causes a display to depict the set of relative texture characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer system implemented method that includes one or more processors, for calculating a coating textures indicator, the method comprising:
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receiving target coating texture variables from a camera-enabled spectrophotometer, wherein the target coating texture variables comprise texture data variables generated by the camera-enabled spectrophotometer; identifying with a processor, based upon information received from the camera-enabled spectrophotometer, a coating color associated with a target coating; accessing with a processor a relative texture characteristic database, wherein the relative texture characteristic database comprises a set of relative texture characteristic for one or more coatings that are related to the coating color; identifying with a processor a proposed matched coating from within the plurality of coatings; calculating with a processor a correlation between the target coating texture variables and target coating texture variables associated with the proposed matched coating; based upon the calculated correlation, calculating with a processor a set of relative texture characteristics for the target coating that indicate relative differences in texture between the target coating and the proposed matched coating, wherein each of the relative texture characteristics comprises an assessment over all angles of the target coating; and transmitting with a processor digital data that causes a display to depict the set of relative texture characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer system implemented method that includes one or more processors, for calculating a coating textures indicator, the method comprising:
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receiving target coating texture variables from an image of a target coating, wherein the target coating texture variables comprise texture data variables generated from the image; accessing a relative texture characteristic database, wherein the relative texture characteristic database comprises a set of texture characteristic relationships for a plurality of coatings; calculating a correlation between the target coating texture variables and target coating texture variables associated with a plurality of different coatings; based upon the calculated correlation, calculating a set of relative texture characteristics for the target coating that indicate relative differences in texture between the target coating and the plurality of different coatings, wherein each of the relative texture characteristics comprises an assessment over all angles of the target coating; transmitting digital data that causes a display to depict the set of relative texture characteristics.
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