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Systems and methods for filtering colors in a color management system

  • US 9,934,529 B2
  • Filed: 10/23/2014
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • storing, in a database, data relating to a pool of paint products, wherein the data includes, for each paint product in the pool, values for a first color metric;

    displaying a list of candidate paint products from the pool of paint products;

    receiving a user selection of one of the displayed candidate paint products to be a reference, against which the other displayed candidate paint products are to be compared to narrow the list;

    displaying a first filter control associated with the first color metric for selecting between a first direction and a second direction;

    receiving a user-selected direction for the first filter control;

    shortening the displayed list by narrowing the displayed list to those of the candidate paint products whose first color metric values are (i) greater than the reference'"'"'s first color metric value if the first direction is selected for the first filter control and (ii) less than the reference'"'"'s first color metric value if the second direction is selected for the first filter control;

    displaying a second filter control, associated with a second color metric, for selecting between a first direction and a second direction;

    receiving a user-selected direction for the second filter control; and

    further shortening the displayed list, by further narrowing the displayed list to the candidate paint products of the narrowed displayed list whose second color metric values are (i) greater than the reference'"'"'s second color metric value if the first direction is selected for the second filter control and (ii) less than the reference'"'"'s second color metric value if the second direction is selected for the second filter control.

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