Data-driven color coordinator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9911153-B2
Application number	US-201414491793-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2014
Priority date	Nov 6, 2003
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a computing device having a display device and an input device, the computing device having access to a database including a plurality of paint colors;
wherein the computing device is configured to receive a starting paint color selected from the plurality of paint colors via the input device, 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, to receive a selection of a type of interior room of a house from a plurality of interior room types including at least one of a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a bedroom, to display a plurality of interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each interior room template being preformatted to include 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 an interior room template from the plurality of interior room templates, to receive a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of predetermined separate elements associated with the selected interior room template, to display on the display device a first simulated environment showing the selected 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 interior room template, to display a tutorial option that includes a plurality of video demonstrations, each video demonstration including how-to instructions for a painting project, and to receive a selection for a video demonstration from the plurality of video demonstrations.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of paint colors in the database are in a predetermined relationship with other paint colors in the database, the predetermined relationship between paint colors being based on color theory.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the computing device is configured to receive a second paint color selected from the plurality of paint colors via the input device and to display a second simulated environment showing an exterior of a house with the selected second paint color on a surface of the exterior of the house.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the computing device is configured to identify the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color based on data received from the database by sending the starting paint color to a server and receiving the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color from the server and wherein the server is configured to receive the starting paint color from the computing device, to determine the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color using the database, and to transmit the plurality of coordinating paint colors to the computing device.

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

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the computing device is configured 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.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the computing device is configured to display inspirational content including at least one inspirational color palette with a plurality of coordinating paint colors from the plurality of paint colors and to receive a selection from the plurality of coordinating paint colors.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the computing device is configured to receive a picture of a project including at least one of a living room and a dining room uploaded to the remote computing device by a user of the remote computing device, and to display on the display device a second simulated environment showing the project from the picture with a paint color selected from the plurality of paint colors on at least one surface of at least one of the living room and a dining room, the at least one surface including at least one of a wall surface, a trim surface, a door surface, a floor surface, and a ceiling surface.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the computing device is configured to store at least one of the first simulated environment and the second simulated environment on a server.

10. A method comprising:
receiving, with an input device of a computing device, a selection for a starting paint color from a plurality of paint colors, the computing device having access to a database including the plurality of paint colors;
displaying, with a display device of the computing device, a color palette including the starting paint color and a plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color;
receiving, with the input device of the computing device, a selection of a type of interior room of a house from a plurality of interior room types including at least one of a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a bedroom;
displaying, with the display device of the computing device, a plurality of interior room templates corresponding to the selected type of interior room, each interior room template being preformatted to include 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 computing device, a selection of an interior room template from the plurality of interior room templates;
receiving, with the input device of the computing device, a selection of a predetermined separate element from the plurality of predetermined separate elements associated with the selected interior room template;
displaying, on the display device of the computing device, a first simulated environment showing the selected interior room 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 interior room template;
displaying, on the display device of the computing device, a tutorial option that includes a plurality of video demonstrations, each video demonstration including how-to instructions for a painting project; and
receiving, with the input device of the computing device, a selection for a video demonstration from the plurality of video demonstrations.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein each of the plurality of paint colors in the database are in a predetermined relationship with other paint colors in the database, the predetermined relationship between paint colors being based on color theory.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising receiving, with the input device of the computing device, a second paint color selected from the plurality of paint colors and displaying, on the display device of the computing device, a second simulated environment showing an exterior of a house with the second paint color on a surface of the exterior of the house.

13. The method of claim 10 further comprising:
identifying, with the computing device, the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color based on data received from the database by sending, with the computing device, the starting paint color to a server and receiving, with the computing device, the plurality of coordinating paint colors for the starting paint color from the server;
receiving, with the server, the starting paint color fr

Assignees

• Behr Process Corp

Inventors

• Rice Mary Rose
• Reynolds Damien
• Webb Marc

Classifications

• G06T11/10

  Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) · CPC title

• G06F16/532

  Query formulation, e.g. graphical querying · CPC title

• G06F16/2455

  Query execution · CPC title

• G06Q30/0643 Primary

  graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation · CPC title

• G06Q30/0631

  Recommending goods or services · CPC title