System and method for adjustment of color presentation in networked media

• US 6,309,117 B1
• Filed: 08/17/2000
• Issued: 10/30/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: RPX Clearinghouse LLC (RPX Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited (Nortel Networks Corporation)
• Inventors: Watson, Dan, Bunce, Thomas M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hilten, John S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nolan, Jr., Charles H.
• Application Number:
  US09/640,009
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• Field of Search: 400/61, 351/237, 351/239
• US Class Current: 400/61
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/032 Devices for presenting test symbols or characters, e.g. test chart projectors A61B3/036 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/066 for testing colour vision
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/60 Colour correction or control H04N1/54 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/6088 by viewing conditions, i.e. conditions at picture output

Abstract

A system for adjusting the RGB or other color scheme of a Web page or other network media first tests a user for color compromise in their vision, for instance to determine if a user has a green or red color deficiency or other compromise. The system generates a translation between a Web page'"'"'s existing color scheme and an adjusted scheme which is tailored to that individual'"'"'s vision characteristics. The color translation profile may be stored as a cookie, digital certificate or other data object for retrieval and use on an existing or newly visited Web page, or may be dynamically adjusted with each new use.

Claims

1. A system for the adjustment of a color scheme in a networked media, comprising:

a vision test module at a first location, the vision test module interrogating a user via a user interface to generate a vision characteristic profile for the user; and

a color translation engine at a second location comprising a second storage for storing the vision characteristic profile, the color translation engine communicating with the vision test module and generating a mapping from a first color scheme in a first site at a third location in a networked media to a second color scheme according to the vision characteristic profile, where the first location, the second location and the third location are remote from one another.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the vision test module comprises a plurality of color test templates.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the vision characteristic profile comprises color sensitivity information.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the color translation engine generates the mapping based at least on the color sensitivity information.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the mapping comprises at least a reduction in deficient hues for the user indicated by the color sensitivity information.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the vision test module interrogates the user upon activation of a screen element by the user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the vision characteristic profile is stored at least in a second storage in a client operated by the user.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the color characteristic profile is stored in a transmissable data object.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the transmissable data object is operable to automatically activate the mapping at a second network site in the networked media.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the networked media comprises the Internet.

11. A method for the adjustment of a color scheme in a networked media, comprising:

interrogating a user with a vision test via a user interface at a first location to generate a vision characteristic profile for the user, wherein the vision characteristic profile is stored at least in a storage at a second location; and

generating a mapping from a first color scheme in a first site at a third location in a networked media to a second color scheme according to the vision characteristic profile, where the first location, the second location and the third location are remote from one another.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step (a) of interrogating the user with a vision test comprises a step of c) presenting a plurality of color test templates to the user.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the vision characteristic profile comprises color sensitivity information.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the color translation engine generates the mapping based at least on the color sensitivity information.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the step (b) of generating a mapping comprises a step of d) at least reducing deficient hues for the user indicated by the color sensitivity information.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the step a) of interrogating the user with a vision test comprises a step of e) interrogating the user upon activation of a screen element by the user.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the vision characteristic profile is stored at least in a second storage in a client operated by the user.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the color characteristic profile is stored in a transmissable data object.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the transmissable data object is operable to automatically activate the mapping at a second network site in the networked media.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the networked media comprises the Internet.

21. A computer readable vision characteristic profile for the adjustment of a color scheme in a networked media, comprising:

a vision characteristic profile, generated by interrogating a user via a user interface at a first location, the vision characteristic profile being readable by a color translation engine at a second location to generate a mapping from a first color scheme in a first site at a third location in a networked media to a second color scheme according to the vision characteristic profile, where the first location, the second location and the third location are remote from one other.

22. A system for processing a vision characteristic profile to adjust a color scheme in a networked media, comprising:

an input module to receive a vision characteristic profile for a user at a first location; and

an interface to a color translation engine at a second location, communicating with the input module, the color translation engine generating a mapping from a first color scheme in a first site at a third location in a networked media to a second color scheme according to the vision characteristic profile, where the first location, the second location and the third location are remote from one other.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the input module comprises at least one of a plug-in for a Web browser and a linkable element on the first site.

24. A method for processing a vision characteristic profile to adjust a color scheme in a networked media, comprising:

a) receiving a vision characteristic profile for a user at a first location; and

b) generating at a second location a mapping from a first color scheme in a first site at a third location in a networked media to a second color scheme according to the vision characteristic profile, where the first location, the second location and the third location are remote from one another.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the step (a) of receiving comprises a step c) of accessing at least one of a plug-in for a Web browser and a linkable element on the first site.

26. A system for generating a vision characteristic profile to adjust a color scheme in a networked media, comprising:

an interrogation module at a first location to interrogate a user for color response information via a user interface; and

a generator module at a second location, communicating with the interrogation module, the generator module processing the color response information to generate a color characteristic profile for use at a third location for the user, where the first location, the second location and the third location are remote from one another.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the user interface comprises a Web-enabled query sequence.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the interrogation module comprises a sequence of color test templates.

29. A method of generating a vision characteristic profile to adjust a color scheme in a networked media, comprising:

a) interrogating a user at a first location for color response information via a user interface; and

b) processing the color response information at a second location to generate a color characteristic profile for use at a third location for the user, where the first location, the second location and the third location are remote from one another.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the step (a) of interrogating comprises a step (c) of presenting a Web-enabled query sequence.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein the step (a) of interrogating comprises a step (d) of presenting a sequence of color test templates.