Systems and methods for establishing the colors of a customized stamp
AssigneePSI Systems, Inc.
InventorHarry Whitehouse
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Abstract
The field of the invention relates to online postage systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for establishing the colors of a customized stamp purchased through an online postage system. In one embodiment, a method is employed for customizing the colors of a customized stamp having a panel and an image. The method includes the steps of enabling a user to select a region of the image, retrieving a color value corresponding to the region of the image, and applying the retrieved color value to a visual feature of the panel, such as the background and text of the panel. The method also maintains a minimum amount of contrast in brightness and color between the background and the text of the panel.
Claims32
For an online postage system that enables a user to create a customize postage stamp having an image and a panel, a computer product having a computer-usable medium communicatively coupled to the online postage system, having a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process including the steps of:
- enabling a user to select a region of the image;
- retrieving a color value corresponding to the region of the image;
- and
- applying the retrieved color value to a visual feature of the panel.
A method for creating a customize postage stamp having an image and a panel comprising the steps of:
- enabling a user to select a region of the image;
- retrieving a color value corresponding to the region of the image;
- and
- applying the retrieved color value to a visual feature of the panel.
An online postage system that enables a user to create a customize postage stamp having an image and a panel, comprising:
- a user interface configured to enable a user to select a region of the image;
- a software module coupled to the user interface and configured to retrieve a color value corresponding to the region of the image, wherein the software module is further configured to apply the retrieved color value to a visual feature of the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.