Color generating method, apparatus, and system

• US 10,089,958 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2015
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Won-hee, Kim, Do-Hyeon
• Primary Examiner(s): Demeter, Hilina K
• Application Number:
  US14/602,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20150206506A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,349 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/90 Determination of colour characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/026 Control of mixing and/or overlay of colours in general G09G5/022 and G09G5/024 take precedence

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of generating a color by a color generating apparatus. The method includes acquiring color information corresponding to at least two different colors, sensing a motion, and mixing the at least two colors to generate a mixed color based on the sensed motion.

Claims

1. A method of generating a color by a color generating apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying at least two different colors and a texture on a touch screen;

acquiring information corresponding to the at least two different colors and the texture displayed on the touch screen;

sensing a motion for mixing colors;

generating information corresponding to a mixed color of the at least two different colors and the texture based on the sensed motion using a predetermined algorithm; and

displaying the mixed color having the texture on the touch screen,

wherein the acquiring the information comprises obtaining information about a range of a region on the touch screen in which a user input on the at least two different colors and the texture is sensed,

wherein the range of the region includes a portion of each of the at least two different colors displayed on the touch screen and a portion of the texture displayed on the touch screen,

wherein the user input on the at least two different colors and the texture is a continuous touch on the at least two different colors and the texture displayed on the touch screen to include the portion of each of the at least two different colors and the portion of the texture displayed on the touch screen,

wherein the region on the touch screen is a closed area formed by the continuous touch,

wherein the mixed color having the texture is displayed in the closed area formed by the continuous touch, and

wherein the mixed color having the texture displayed on the touch screen is determined based on a size of the portion of the texture in the range of the region and a ratio of portions of the at least two different colors in the range of the region.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring comprises sensing the at least two different colors by a color sensor and acquiring the information based on the sensed at least two colors.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring comprises:

sensing an input for at least one color displayed on the touch screen; and

receiving color information, from an external device of the touch screen, corresponding to the at least one color displayed on the touch screen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing comprises sensing, by a motion sensor, a motion which shakes the color generating apparatus.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing comprises:

receiving information about a motion of the color generating apparatus from an external device; and

sensing the motion of the color generating apparatus, based on the received information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating information corresponding to the mixed color and the texture comprises:

determining a mixing condition of the at least two different colors based on the ratio of the portions of the at least two different colors in the range of the region; and

obtaining information corresponding to the mixed color of the at least two different colors based on the mixing condition.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining of the mixing condition comprises acquiring a time or a region in which each of the at least two different colors is sensed, and

the obtaining the information corresponding to the mixed color of the at least two different colors comprises determining the mixing condition, based on the acquired time or the acquired region.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring at least two different textures;

combining the acquired at least two different textures to generate a mixed texture; and

generating information corresponding to the mixed color having the mixed texture based on the sensed motion.

9. The method of claim 1,

wherein strength of the texture is in proportion to the size of the portion of the texture in the range of the region.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that is executable by a computer to perform the method of claim 1.

11. A color generating system comprising:

a touch tool including a touch screen and configured to display at least two different colors and a texture on the touch screen, acquire information corresponding to the at least two different colors and the texture displayed on the touch screen, sense a motion for mixing colors, and generate information corresponding to a mixed color of the at least two different colors and the texture based on the sensed motion using a predetermined algorithm; and

a first terminal configured to receive the information corresponding to the mixed color and the texture from the touch tool and display the mixed color having the texture based on the received information,

wherein the touch tool is further configured to obtain information about a range of a region on the touch screen in which a user input on the at least two different colors and the texture is sensed,

wherein the range of the region includes a portion of each of the at least two different colors displayed on the touch screen and a portion of the texture displayed on the touch screen,

wherein the user input on the at least two different colors and the texture is a continuous touch on the at least two different colors and the texture displayed on the touch screen to include the portion of each of the at least two different colors and the portion of the texture displayed on the touch screen,

wherein the region on the touch screen is a closed area formed by the continuous touch,

wherein the mixed color having the texture is displayed in the closed area formed by the continuous touch, and

wherein the mixed color having the texture is determined based on a size of the portion of the texture in the range of the region and a ratio of portions of the at least two different colors in the range of the region.

12. The color generating system of claim 11, wherein the touch tool is further configured to acquire information about a time in which a touch input on the touch screen is sensed.

13. The color generating system of claim 11, further comprising a second terminal configured to display the mixed color having the texture.

14. The color generating system of claim 11, wherein,

in response to the motion of the touch tool being sensed, the first terminal transmits information about the motion of the touch tool to the touch tool.

15. A color generating apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display a plurality of colors and a texture;

a sensor configured to sense a touch or a gesture with respect to the color generating apparatus; and

a controller configured to select at least two different colors from the plurality of colors and determine a mixing condition for the selected at least two different colors based on the sensed touch or the sensed gesture, and generate information corresponding to a mixed color of the at least two different colors and the texture based on the mixing condition and the texture using a predetermined algorithm,

wherein the controller is further configured to obtain information about a range of a region on the display in which the touch or the gesture on the at least two different colors and the texture is sensed, and control the display to display the mixed color having the texture, wherein the range of the region includes a portion of each of the at least two different colors displayed on the display and a portion of the texture displayed on the display,

wherein the touch or the gesture on the at least two different colors and the texture is a continuous touch or gesture on the at least two different colors and the texture displayed on the display to include the portion of each of the at least two different colors and the portion of the texture displayed on the display,

wherein the region on the display is a closed area formed by the continuous touch or gesture,

wherein the mixed color having the texture is displayed in the closed area formed by the continuous touch or gesture, and

wherein the mixed color having is determined based on a size of the portion of the texture in the range of the region and a ratio of portions of the at least two different colors in the range of the region.

16. The color generating apparatus of claim 15, wherein the plurality of colors are displayed in a region divided into sub-regions by a number of the plurality of colors, and the plurality of colors are arranged in a manner allowing the touch or the gesture to be input by a single continuous touch or a single continuous gesture.

17. The color generating apparatus of claim 15, wherein the displayed plurality of colors are acquired from an image sensor that captures a color of an external object or an external environment.

18. The color generating apparatus of claim 15, wherein the controller is configured to determine the mixing condition based on a time duration and a size of the region in which the touch or the gesture is sensed.

19. The color generating apparatus of claim 15, wherein the sensor is configured to sense a touch or a gesture for mixing the texture and the at least two different colors, and the controller is configured to determine a mixing condition based on the sensed touch or gesture.