Program and information processing apparatus

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer for providing a color palette which is provided as a plug-in for content creation software as a user interface to cause the computer to sequentially implement the steps of:

• allowing a user to specify one color out of a selectable color group;
• specifying color differences and brightness differences of other colors with respect to the specified color specified by the user using a table for the non- handicapped, a table for the color vision handicapped and a table for the elderly respectively, in which tables, with respect to each of a plurality of colors provided in a plurality of color parts that constitute the color palette, color differences and brightness differences of the other colors are associated therewith respectively;
• determining color difference identifiability with respect to the specified color through threshold processing on the specified color difference for each of the other colors for each of the non-handicapped, the color vision handicapped and the elderly;
• determining the brightness difference identifiability with respect to the specified color for each of the other colors for each of the non-handicapped, the color vision handicapped and the elderly, through threshold processing on the specified brightness difference;
• identifying a color group for which the non-handicapped are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability with respect to the specified color, a color group for which the color vision handicapped are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability with respect to the specified color and a color group for which the elderly are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability with respect to the specified color based on the color difference identifiability and the brightness difference identifiability respectively;
• integrating the color group for which the non-handicapped are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability, the color group for which the color vision handicapped are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability and the color group for which the elderly are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability, by logical AND, so as to extract an integrated color group of color parts on the color palette, wherein each of the color parts is associated with a color code;
• and
• switching a display mode of each of the color parts that constitute the color palette between a user specifiable active mode and a user unspecifiable inactive mode according to the integrated color group,
• wherein, the integrated color group is displayed on the color palette in the user specifiable active mode, so as to be selectable by the user;
• wherein, a color group other than the integrated color group is displayed on the color palette in the user unspecifiable inactive mode, so as to be unselectable by the user;
• and
• wherein:
• the sequentially implemented steps is repeated, such that the color palette in the user specifiable active mode in the sequentially implemented steps is employed as the selectable color group in a next sequence of the steps;
• and
• by repeating the sequentially implemented steps, while continuing to narrow down the color palette in the user specifiable active mode, the computer aggregates the colors specified by the user so as to construct a user's color palette, in which all color parts are identifiable by the non-handicapped, the color vision handicapped, and the elderly, with respect to color differences and brightness differences.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer program for providing a color palette which is provided as a plug-in for content creation software as a user interface to cause the computer to sequentially implement the steps of:

• allowing a user to specify one color out of a selectable color group;
• calculating color differences of other colors with respect to the specified color specified by the user using a table for the non-handicapped and a table for the elderly respectively, in which tables combinations of an L* value, an a* value and a b* value are associated with a plurality of colors provided in a plurality of color parts that constitute the color palette, respectively according to the L* value, the a* value and the b* value;
• determining color difference identifiability with respect to the specified color through threshold processing on the calculated color differences for each of the non-handicapped and the elderly for each of the other colors;
• calculating brightness differences of other colors with respect to the specified color using the table for the non-handicapped and the table for the elderly respectively according to the L* value;
• determining brightness difference identifiability with respect to the specified color through threshold processing on the calculated brightness difference for each of the non-handicapped and the elderly for each of the other colors;
• identifying a color group for which the non-handicapped are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability with respect to the specified color and a color group for which the elderly are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability with respect to the specified color based on the color difference identifiability and the brightness difference identifiability respectively;
• integrating the color group for which the non-handicapped are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability and the color group for which the elderly are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability, by logical AND, so as to extract an integrated color group of color parts on the color palette, wherein each of the color parts is associated with a color code;
• and
• switching a display mode of each of the color parts that constitute the color palette between a user specifiable active mode and a user unspecifiable inactive mode according to the integrated color group,
• wherein the integrated color group is displayed on the color palette in the user specifiable active mode, so as to be selectable by the user;
• wherein a color group other than the integrated color group is displayed on the color palette in the user unspecifiable inactive mode, so as to be unselectable by the user;
• and
• wherein:
• the sequentially implemented steps is repeated, such that the color palette in the user specifiable active mode in the sequentially implemented steps is employed as the selectable color group in a next sequence of the steps;
• and
• by repeating the sequentially implemented steps, while continuing to narrow down the color palette in the user specifiable active mode, the computer aggregates the colors specified by the user so as to construct a user's color palette, in which all color parts are identifiable by the non-handicapped, the color vision handicapped, and the elderly, with respect to color differences and brightness differences.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer for providing a color palette which is provided as a plug-in for content creation software as a user interface to cause the computer to sequentially implement the steps of:

• allowing a user to specify one color out of a selectable color group;
• specifying color differences and brightness differences of other colors with respect to the specified color specified by the user using a table for the non-handicapped and a table for the elderly respectively in which tables, with respect to each of a plurality of colors provided in a plurality of color parts that constitute the color palette, color differences and brightness differences of the other colors are associated therewith respectively;
• determining color difference identifiability with respect to the specified color through threshold processing on the specified color difference for each of the non-handicapped and the elderly for each of the other colors;
• determining the brightness difference identifiability with respect to the specified color through threshold processing on the specified brightness difference for each of the non-handicapped and the elderly for each of the other colors;
• identifying a color group for which the non-handicapped are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability with respect to the specified color and a color group for which the elderly are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability with respect to the specified color based on the color difference identifiability and the brightness difference identifiability respectively;
• integrating the color group for which the non-handicapped are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability and the color group for which the elderly are provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability, by logical AND, so as to extract an integrated color group of color parts on the color palette, wherein each of the color parts is associated with a color code;
• and
• switching a display mode of each of the color parts that constitute the color palette between a user specifiable active mode and a user unspecifiable inactive mode according to the integrated color group,
• wherein the integrated color group is displayed on the color palette in the user specifiable active mode, so as to be selectable by the user;
• wherein a color group other than the integrated color group is displayed on the color palette in the user unspecifiable inactive mode, so as to be unselectable by the user;
• and
• wherein:
• the sequentially implemented steps is repeated, such that the color palette in the user specifiable active mode in the sequentially implemented steps is employed as the selectable color group in a next sequence of the steps;
• and
• by repeating the sequentially implemented steps, while continuing to narrow down the color palette in the user specifiable active mode, the computer aggregates the colors specified by the user so as to construct a user's color palette, in which all color parts are identifiable by the non-handicapped, the color vision handicapped, and the elderly, with respect to color differences and brightness differences.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer for providing a color palette which is provided as a plug-in for content creation software as a user interface to cause the computer to sequentially implement the steps of:

• allowing a user to specify one color out of a selectable color group;
• determining color difference identifiability of other colors with respect to the specified color specified by the user among a plurality of colors provided in a plurality of color parts that constitute the color palette for each of the non-handicapped, the color vision handicapped and the elderly;
• determining brightness difference identifiability of other colors with respect to the specified color among the plurality of colors for each of the non-handicapped, the color vision handicapped and the elderly;
• identifying a color group of color parts for which the non-handicapped, the color vision handicapped and the elderly are commonly provided with color difference identifiability and brightness difference identifiability based on the color difference identifiability and the brightness difference identifiability, wherein each of the color parts is associated with a color code;
• and
• switching a display mode of each of the color parts that constitute the color palette between a user specifiable active mode and a user unspecifiable inactive mode according to the identified color group,
• wherein the identified color group is displayed on the color palette in the user specifiable active mode, so as to be selectable by the user;
• wherein a color group other than the indentified color group is displayed on the color palette in the user unspecifiable inactive mode, so as to be unselectable by the user;
• and
• wherein:
• the sequentially implemented steps is repeated, such that the color palette in the user specifiable active mode in the sequentially implemented steps is employed as the selectable color group in a next sequence of the steps;
• and
• by repeating the sequentially implemented steps, while continuing to narrow down the color palette in the user specifiable active mode, the computer aggregates the colors specified by the user so as to construct a user's color palette, in which all color parts are identifiable by the non-handicapped, the color vision handicapped, and the elderly, with respect to color differences and brightness differences.