Digital display of color and appearance and the use thereof
AssigneeE.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsAllan Blase Joseph Rodrigues, Gerard T. Brosmer, Daniel A. Benton, Larry Eugene Steenhoek, Robert Vincent Canning, Jr., Marko Strukelj
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for digital displaying images of various colors and appearances of an article and the use thereof. The invention is particularly directed to a method for displaying one or more images to select one or more matching formulas to match color and appearance of an article. The invention is even further directed to a method for displaying one or more images to select one or more matching formulas to match color and appearance of a target coating of a vehicle.
Claims41
A method for displaying one or more images to select one or more matching formulas to match color and appearance of an article, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) retrieving one or more preliminary matching formulas from a database, said database comprising interrelated repair formulas, color characteristics, and optionally appearance characteristics;
- (b) generating individual matching images having R,G,B values based on the color characteristics, and optionally the appearance characteristics, interrelated to each of the preliminary matching formulas;
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- (c) displaying the individual matching images having said R,G,B values on a display device.
A method for displaying one or more images to select one or more matching formulas to match color and appearance of an article, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining identification information of the article;
- (b) retrieving one or more preliminary matching formulas from a database that match the identification information, said database comprising interrelated repair formulas, identification information of articles, color characteristics, and optionally appearance characteristics;
- (c) generating individual matching images having R,G,B values based on the color characteristics, and optionally the appearance characteristics, interrelated to each of the preliminary matching formulas;
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- (d) displaying the individual matching images having said R,G,B values on a display device.
A method for displaying one or more coating images to select one or more matching formulas to match color and appearance of a target coating of an article, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) retrieving one or more preliminary matching formulas from a database, said database comprising interrelated repair formulas, color characteristics, and optionally appearance characteristics;
- (b) generating individual matching images having R,G,B values based on the color characteristics, and optionally the appearance characteristics interrelated to each of the preliminary matching formulas;
- (c) displaying the individual matching images having said R,G,B values on a display device.
A method for displaying one or more coating images to select one or more matching formulas to match color and appearance of a target coating of an article, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining identification information of the article;
- (b) retrieving one or more preliminary matching formulas from a database that match the identification information, said database comprising interrelated repair formulas, identification information of articles, color characteristics, and optionally appearance characteristics;
- (c) generating individual matching images having R,G,B values based on the color characteristics, and optionally the appearance characteristics, interrelated to each of the preliminary matching formulas;
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- (d) displaying the individual matching images having said R,G,B values on a display device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.