Dynamic Color Harmony Rule Visualization Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current interfaces for selecting color harmony rules in design and graphics applications are limited in allowing users to visualize derived colors, particularly for geometry-based and custom rules, as they rely on text lists and icons that do not effectively represent complex color relationships.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface that includes a pull-down menu and a color wheel, allowing users to dynamically select and preview derived colors for various color harmony rules, enabling side-by-side comparison and simplifying the selection process by displaying derived colors alongside rule names.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If text lists and icons are used to display harmony rule choices, then the interface is simple and easy to implement, but users cannot effectively visualize the actual derived colors for each color harmony rule
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional text lists and two-dimensional icons to a dynamic visual display that shows actual derived colors on a color wheel. This dimensional enhancement allows users to see the real color relationships and derived colors for each harmony rule, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and visualizability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates visual copies of the actual derived colors for each harmony rule by applying the selected base color through the harmony rule algorithm and displaying the resulting color palette. This allows users to see realistic color representations rather than abstract geometric icons, making it easier to understand and select appropriate harmony rules.
2Area of stationary object
If geometry-based color wheel icons are used to represent harmony rules, then the interface remains compact, but users find it difficult to visualize color in terms of geometry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms static geometric icons into dynamic visual displays that actively show the derived colors for each harmony rule. When a user hovers over or selects a harmony rule, the system dynamically generates and displays the actual color palette, making color relationships immediately visible while maintaining space efficiency through on-demand display.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color visualization to represent harmony rules by displaying actual derived colors instead of geometric abstractions. The color wheel shows colors in their natural visual form, allowing users to intuitively understand color relationships without needing to interpret geometric representations, thus resolving the difficulty of visualizing color in terms of geometry.
3Adaptability or versatility
If custom or user-designed harmony rules are used, then users have greater flexibility in color selection, but users may not remember the custom harmony rule or may not be the creator of the custom harmony rule, making it even more difficult to visualize the derived colors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables self-service visualization by automatically displaying the derived colors for any selected harmony rule, whether standard or custom. The system performs the visualization work automatically based on the selected rule and base color, eliminating the need for users to manually remember or recreate custom rules, thus maintaining flexibility while improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements immediate visual feedback by displaying the derived colors for custom harmony rules as users interact with the interface. This feedback mechanism allows users to see the actual color relationships and understand custom rules in action, making it easier to identify and work with custom harmony rules without needing to remember their geometric or numerical definitions.
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AI summary
Display of a harmony rule list is disclosed, including obtaining at least one base color and two or more color harmony rules; for each color harmony rule, computing a derived set of colors based on the at least one base color and the color harmony rule, resulting in two or more derived sets of colors; and simultaneously displaying the derived sets of colors for the two or more color harmony rules.