Systems and methods for filtering colors in a color management system
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method of providing a color identification display includes accessing color data associated with a pool of candidate colors, wherein a first color metric and a second color metric are associated with each candidate color. Color data associated with a reference color is accessed, wherein the color data associated with the reference color includes values for the first color metric and the second color metric. A display is provided, wherein the display includes a first filter control associated with the first color metric and a second filter control associated with the second metric, wherein the first filter control and the second filter control are each selectable in two directions relative to the first color metric value and the second color metric value of the reference color. A selection of a first color metric direction relative to the reference color is received via the first filter control.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory processor readable medium storing program instructions configured to be executed by a processor to:
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store 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; display a list of candidate paint products from the pool of paint products; receive 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; display a first filter control associated with the first color metric for selecting between a first direction and a second direction; receive a user-selected direction for the first filter control; shorten 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; display a second filter control, associated with a second color metric, for selecting between a first direction and a second direction; receive a user-selected direction for the second filter control; and further shorten 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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