Data-Driven Color Coordinator

• US 20150262283A1
• Filed: 05/05/2015
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BEHR Process Corporation (Masco Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEHR Process Corporation (Masco Corporation)
• Inventors: Rice, Mary Rose, Reynolds, Damien, Webb, Marc
• Granted Patent: US 10,614,510 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/532 Query formulation, e.g. graphical querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/06 using colour palettes, e.g. look-up tables

Abstract

A color selection and coordination system including a database of predetermined color relationships implementing a data-driven color model. A starting color is associated with a first color in the color database. One or more predefined color palettes associated with the first color may be retrieved, each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a server configured to provide a web site application to a remote computing device over the Internet, the web site application being configured to enable the remote computing device to receive a starting paint color selected from a plurality of paint colors via an input device, to display on a display device a color palette including the starting paint color and a plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color, to receive a selection of a type of interior room of a house, to display a plurality of preformatted interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each preformatted interior room template having a plurality of predetermined separate elements for selection including at least one of a wall, a trim, a door, a floor, and a ceiling, to receive a selection of a preformatted interior room template from the plurality of preformatted interior room templates, to receive a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of predetermined separate elements associated with the selected preformatted interior room template, and to display on the display device a simulated environment showing the selected preformatted interior room template with at least one paint color selected from the starting paint color and the plurality of coordinating paint colors on a surface of the selected predetermined separate element of the selected preformatted interior room template.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the web site application is further configured to enable the remote computing device to determine the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color by sending the starting paint color to the server and receiving the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color from the server.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the remote computing device is a personal computer.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the web site application is further configured to enable the remote computing device to display on the display device product information for the at least one selected paint color for use by a consumer when purchasing paint, the product information including at least one of a color name, a number, and a code for the at least one selected paint color.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the consumer purchases paint corresponding to the at least one selected paint color.

6. The system of claim 4 wherein the remote computing device is accessible to the consumer while the consumer is at a store for purchasing paint.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the server stores a database including the plurality of paint colors.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the plurality of paint colors stored in the database are each in a predetermined relationship with other paint colors in the database, the predetermined relationship between paint colors being based on color theory.

9. A method comprising:

providing, with a server, a web site application to a remote computing device over the Internet, the web site application being configured to enable the remote computing device to receive a starting paint color selected from a plurality of paint colors via an input device, to display on a display device a color palette including the starting paint color and a plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color, to receive a selection of a type of interior room of a house, to display a plurality of preformatted interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each preformatted interior room template having a plurality of predetermined separate elements for selection including at least one of a wall, a trim, a door, a floor, and a ceiling, to receive a selection of a preformatted interior room template from the plurality of preformatted interior room templates, to receive a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of predetermined separate elements associated with the selected preformatted interior room template, and to display on the display device a simulated environment showing the selected preformatted interior room template with at least one paint color selected from the starting paint color and the plurality of coordinating paint colors on a surface of the selected predetermined separate element of the selected preformatted interior room template.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the web site application is further configured to enable the remote computing device to determine the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color by sending the starting paint color to the server and receiving the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color from the server.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the remote computing device is a personal computer.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the web site application is further configured to enable the remote computing device to display on the display device product information for the at least one selected paint color for use by a consumer when purchasing paint, the product information including at least one of a color name, a number, and a code for the at least one selected paint color.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the consumer purchases paint corresponding to the at least one selected paint color.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the remote computing device is accessible to the consumer while the consumer is at a store for purchasing paint.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein the server stores a database including the plurality of paint colors.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the plurality of paint colors stored in the database are each in a predetermined relationship with other paint colors in the database, the predetermined relationship between paint colors being based on color theory.

17. A system comprising:

a remote computing device having a display device and an input device; and

a server communicatively coupled to the remote computing device over the Internet, the server having a database including a plurality of paint colors;

wherein the remote computing device is configured to receive a starting paint color selected from the plurality of paint colors via the input device, to receive a selection of a type of interior room of a house, to display a plurality of preformatted interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each preformatted interior room template having a plurality of predetermined separate elements for selection including at least one of a wall, a trim, a door, a floor, and a ceiling, to receive a selection of a preformatted interior room template from the plurality of preformatted interior room templates, to receive a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of predetermined separate elements associated with the selected preformatted interior room template, and to display on the display device a simulated environment showing the selected preformatted interior room template with the starting paint color on a surface of the selected predetermined separate element of the selected preformatted interior room template.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the remote computing device is further configured to display on the display device a color palette including the starting paint color and a plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the remote computing device is further configured to determine the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color by sending the starting paint color to the server and receiving the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color from the server.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein the input device of the remote computing device is a touch screen.

21. The system of claim 17 wherein the remote computing device is a personal computer.

22. The system of claim 17 wherein the remote computing device is further configured to display on the display device product information for the starting paint color for use by a consumer when purchasing paint, the product information including at least one of a color name, a number, and a code for the starting paint color.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the remote computing device is accessible to the consumer while the consumer is at a store for purchasing paint.

24. A method comprising:

receiving, with an input device of a remote computing device, a starting paint color selected from a plurality of paint colors, the remote computing device being communicatively coupled to a server over the Internet, the server having a database including the plurality of paint colors;

receiving, with the input device of the remote computing device, a selection of a type of interior room of a house;

displaying, with a display device of the remote computing device, a plurality of preformatted interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each preformatted interior room template having a plurality of predetermined separate elements for selection including at least one of a wall, a trim, a door, a floor, and a ceiling;

receiving, with the input device of the remote computing device, a selection of a preformatted interior room template from the plurality of preformatted interior room templates;

receiving, with the input device of the remote computing device, a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of separate elements associated with the selected preformatted interior room template; and

displaying, with the display device of the remote computing device, a simulated environment showing the selected preformatted interior room template with the starting paint color on a surface of the selected predetermined separate element of the selected preformatted interior room template.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising displaying, with the display device of the remote computing device, a color palette including the starting paint color and a plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color.

26. The method of claim 25 further comprising:

sending, with the remote computing device, the starting paint color to the server; and

receiving, with the remote computing device, the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color from the server.

27. The method of claim 24 wherein the input device of the remote computing device is a touch screen.

28. The method of claim 24 wherein the remote computing device is a personal computer.

29. The method of claim 24 further comprising displaying, with the display device of the remote computing device, product information for the starting paint color for use by a consumer when purchasing paint, the product information including at least one of a color name, a number, and a code for the starting paint color.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein the remote computing device is accessible to the consumer while the consumer is at a store for purchasing paint.