Color Selection Platform Using Multi-Dimensional Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers face difficulties in selecting harmonious colors for products due to the lack of coherence in color selection processes across different retailers and the inability of existing systems to account for nuanced aspects like hue, chroma, and saturation, leading to a cumbersome decision-making process and reduced sales for retailers.
Innovation Solution
A color selection system that divides color space into harmonious groups based on hue, chroma, and saturation, allowing users to upload images for color analysis, and provides a platform for creating and sharing styleboards, enabling users to find coordinating colors and products through a comprehensive database and search facility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional color theory is used to select coordinating colors, then a finite subset of locked color variations is provided, but subtle nuances of color such as hue, chroma, and saturation are not taken into account
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms color selection from traditional discrete color wheel categories to a continuous multi-dimensional color space defined by hue, chroma, and saturation parameters. This allows precise measurement and manipulation of color nuances by treating color as a set of adjustable parameters rather than fixed categories, enabling both high adaptability in color variations and precision in color nuance representation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends the traditional two-dimensional color wheel into a three-dimensional color space by adding chroma and saturation as additional dimensions. This dimensional expansion allows users to navigate and select colors along multiple independent axes (hue angle, chroma radius, saturation intensity), providing both extensive color variation options and precise control over subtle color nuances simultaneously
2Adaptability or versatility
If each retailer uses unique color selection tools, then retailer-specific color databases are maintained, but the decision-making process becomes cumbersome and average sale decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal color selection platform that can serve multiple retailers simultaneously while maintaining each retailer's unique color database and branding. The system functions as a multi-functional tool that adapts to different retailers' needs through configuration, allowing customers to access their preferred retailer's color options without requiring separate tools for each retailer, thus reducing selection time while preserving retailer-specific versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a neutral color selection intermediary platform that sits between customers and multiple retailers. This intermediary translates and harmonizes different retailers' color databases into a unified selection interface, allowing customers to efficiently browse and compare colors across retailers while each retailer maintains their unique color offerings through the mediating platform
3Ease of operation
If users must identify main colors from complex items like couches, then color identification accuracy depends on user skill, but unskilled users cannot effectively coordinate colors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables automated color extraction from product images, allowing the system to perform color identification independently without relying on user skill. The system automatically analyzes uploaded images, extracts dominant colors with their precise hue, chroma, and saturation values, and uses these as starting points for generating coordinating color palettes, making the process both easy to operate and accurate
4Adaptability or versatility
If color selection is done without shared knowledge, then individual user preferences are maintained, but users cannot leverage others' successful color combinations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where users can view and interact with color palettes created by other users. The system provides feedback loops that allow users to discover successful color combinations from others, save them to their profiles, and use them as starting points for their own projects, thereby accumulating and sharing color knowledge across the user community while maintaining individual preference customization
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AI summary
A color selection system is described herein that provides a facility for customers to receive color selection assistance for color-related buying decisions. The system divides color space into harmonious groups based on hue, chroma, and saturation whereby every major hue family is represented in each color group. This ensures that complete harmonious palettes can be created to align with every user's color and product preferences, across all brands and product classes. The system also provides software for uploading digital images to profile particular products for color information. This assigns a harmonious color palette to each image. The system also enables product images to be profiled into the system so that users can find products that match their color preferences. The system provides a search facility that enables users to find colors, products, and styleboards that match their design concept, or dynamically build their design concept through their search queries.