Automated Color Harmony Recoloring System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for generating and applying color harmonies to artwork are time-consuming and inefficient, requiring users to repeatedly switch between color harmony generation tools and manual recoloring processes, especially when adjusting or switching between different color harmonies.
Innovation Solution
A system and process for automatically generating and applying color harmonies to images, utilizing a graphical user interface with buttons for defining, adjusting, and recoloring, which includes mapping rules such as Exact, Scale Tints, and Hue Shift to automatically update color mappings and re-color images in real-time, allowing users to quickly try different harmonies with immediate visual feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual recoloring is used to apply color harmonies to artwork, then color accuracy and control are improved, but user effort and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic recoloring where the computer automatically applies color harmony transformations to artwork based on selected harmonies and mapping rules, eliminating the need for manual color assignment while maintaining consistent and accurate color application across the entire image
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of color assignment with an automated computational system that uses color mapping algorithms and transformation rules to automatically recolor artwork, substituting human manual operation with automated image processing mechanisms
2Adaptability or versatility
If users switch between different color harmonies, then color variety and creativity are improved, but the recoloring process complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides a universal recoloring mechanism that works with multiple different color harmony types (analogous, complementary, triadic, etc.) through a single automated interface, allowing users to switch between harmonies without learning different manual recoloring processes for each type
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes color mapping rules and harmony transformations that are ready to be applied instantly when a user selects a harmony, eliminating the need for users to manually configure color mappings each time they switch harmonies
3Ease of operation
If manual color assignment is used, then precise control over each color is improved, but productivity and efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The automated recoloring system performs color assignment and adjustment operations automatically based on selected color harmonies and mapping rules, maintaining consistent color control across the entire artwork without requiring manual intervention for each color element
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables continuous recoloring operations where users can rapidly switch between different color harmonies and immediately see updated results, allowing for efficient exploration of multiple color schemes without the interruptions and time losses associated with manual recoloring
Data Source
AI summary
Obtaining an original set of two or more original colors associated with an artwork is disclosed. An input set of one or more user selected colors is received. For each original color in the original set, a mapping from the original color to one of a plurality of derived colors is determined. The plurality of derived colors is derived based at least in part on one or more user selected colors. The artwork is colored with at least two of the plurality of derived colors using the mapping.