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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189011 | System and method for controlling lighting systems A light panel (115, 215, 403, 503, 513, 603, 605) having a predetermined number of emitted color options and a processor (113, 213) operably coupled to the light panel (115, 215, 403, 503, 513, 603, 605). The processor (113, 213) responds... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8154561 | Dynamic display of a harmony rule list 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... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8139080 | User interface color scheme customization systems and methods In certain exemplary embodiments, data representative of a color scheme including a plurality of colors is maintained, a parameter for each of the colors is shifted by a same offset to generate another color scheme, and the other color scheme is associated with a gr... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8115777 | Enhancing contact center interactions for people having impaired senses A method and apparatus is provided for emulating an impairment of a person. The method comprises determining a type of sensory impairment of a person communicating with an agent endpoint device and applying a configuration filter corresponding to the determined type... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8098259 | Image display device An image display device having an image generation unit for generating an image according to an instruction, a display unit able to display in color the image generated at the image generation unit, a user interface unit including a color designation part enabling s... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8089492 | On-screen colour selection A method of displaying colors for selection by a user in which a range of first color attributes (e.g. hue) is displayed in a first linear selection bar. The first color attributes varying along the length of the first selection bar. The method further comprising di... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8081193 | Color management method and apparatus thereof Disclosed are a color management method, an apparatus thereof and a color management computer program for executing the method that enable a user to conveniently and easily select and/or change colors desired by the user in diverse ways. The color management method ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077186 | Terminal device having correction function for natural color and method thereof A terminal device having a correction function for natural color and a method thereof are provided for creating an image closest in color to the natural color. A priority storing unit stores at a reference color data area a range of natural colors which are colors o... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8040356 | Color management user interface Various embodiments described above provide a user interface system that can expose end users and others to color management information in an easy-to-understand manner. In one or more embodiments, the user interface system can provide information that allows the us... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031202 | Color transfer between images through color palette adaptation An image adjustment includes adapting a universal palette to generate (i) an input image palette statistically representative of pixels of an input image and (ii) a reference image palette statistically representative of pixels of a reference image, and adjusting at... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8022964 | 3D histogram and other user interface elements for color correcting images The disclosed implementations relate generally to 3D histograms and other user interface elements for color correcting digital images. A color correction method includes: generating a user interface for display on a display device, the user interface including a dis... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013871 | Apparatus and methods for selective color editing of color profiles Apparatus and methods are provided for editing color profiles. In particular, an output color including a first hue, a first lightness and a first chroma is received, and a first range of lightness values and a first range of chroma values for all output color value... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7999825 | Color selection and coordination system A distributed color selection and coordination system including a remote computer communicatively coupled to a server. The remote computer configured to select a starting color and access a database in the server to find one or more complementary colors. The colors ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7920146 | User interface providing device A user interface providing device provides a user interface that handles correction of a pixel value of each pixels forming image data. The user interface includes a hue setting unit for selecting a pixel by designating a hue. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7737991 | Method of visualizing a color deviation A method of visualizing a color deviation of an actual color on a vehicle panel being painted utilizing a computer. A reference color image is displayed on a monitor to confirm that the reference color image is the appropriate color image relating to the actual colo... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7701464 | Group color mixer and color organizer A computer implemented image editing tool and method for using the tool for color-selective editing of a digital image including multiple shapes with different color fills displayed on a display. The image editing tool includes a modified group color mixer which has... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7671871 | Graphical user interface for color correction using curves To make an intuitive interface for curves for color correction, a particular color is selected, such as gray, and the effect of each curve on pixels of that color may be displayed as a background image for the curve. A background image also may indicate a color to w... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7643036 | Representing color gamuts in color charts Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for presenting color samples in a color chart. The color chart includes an arrangement of multiple color samples that include colored areas representing colors in a color space. Color samples in the arrange... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7598964 | Apparatus and methods for editing hue and saturation in color profiles Apparatus and methods are provided for editing color profiles. In particular, apparatus and methods in accordance with this invention receive an output color including a first hue, identify from the color profile a plurality of output color values that have a hue su... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7586499 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the color of a digital image One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for making a color adjustment to a digital image. The system displays a digital image in a user interface. Upon receiving an adjustment to a gain control, the system adjusts a magnitude of a color adjustment ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7551179 | Image display apparatus and image adjusting method An image display apparatus includes: an image signal processing unit which adjusts an input grayscale values included in an input image signal according to a predetermined grayscale characteristic; a display unit which displays an image based on an image signal incl... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7519905 | Automatic formatting and validating of text for a markup language graphical user interface A system and method for automatically performing validation and/or formatting procedures for a graphical user interface (GUI) described in a markup language file. The GUI markup language description may comprise descriptions of various types of GUI elements for whic... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7505044 | Universal ultra-high definition color, light, and object rendering, advising, and coordinating system A universal, ultra-high definition, accurate color, light, and object rendering, advising, and coordinating system for displaying colors, objects, and light and enabling an accurate rendering of a color, room, building, object, person, or landscape. The system inclu... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7502034 | Light system manager Methods and systems are provided for lighting control, including a lighting system manager, a light show composer, a light system engine, and related facilities for the convenient authoring and execution of lighting shows using semiconductor-based illumination units... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7495671 | Light system manager Methods and systems are provided for lighting control, including a lighting system manager, a light show composer, a light system engine, and related facilities for the convenient authoring and execution of lighting shows using semiconductor-based illumination units... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7483038 | Content reproduction apparatus and method for displaying a GUI screen thereof Provided is a content reproduction apparatus and a method for displaying a GUI screen thereof. The content reproduction apparatus of the present invention comprises a nonvolatile memory unit for storing lookup tables which are used for generating a GUI screen to be ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7433812 | Block diagram modeling A modeling process includes providing blocks, each of the blocks representing functional entities that operate on input signal values, output signal values from the blocks, grouping the output signal values as an ordered set in a multiplexer as a first composite sig... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425965 | Colour calibration A method of color calibration, the method comprising for a user's display device: a. displaying a set of color regions each region having a sligtly different color; b. receiving an input from a user, the input indicating which color region is considered by the user ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7410475 | Graphical user interface for automated dialysis system A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a dialysis system is provided. The dialysis system includes a display device and a web browser and web server embedded in the dialysis system. The browser and the s... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408673 | Mixed color groups Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implemented for creating and manipulating groups of color swatches that represent the results obtained by mixing multiple inks, such as multiple spot inks or spot inks and process inks. A mixed color group ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405723 | Apparatus for testing display device and method for testing the same An apparatus for testing a display device includes a display device to display test patterns, a graphic process unit to supply analog mode signals and digital mode signals to the display device, and a control unit to allow test patterns of an analog testing mode and... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405715 | LED light apparatus with instantly adjustable color intensity An instantly controllable LED light apparatus provides an LED array (34) formed of red, green and blue LEDs in a regular arrangement. The apparatus also provides a unitary power supply/controller (4) disposed within a unitary housing (20) that i... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405737 | Method for specifying paint color from computer graphics picture A paint color is specified from a computer graphics picture by displaying a computer graphics picture suitable for the impression of a desired paint color on a display unit, obtaining color information on displayed colors in two or more designated regions on the dis... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403206 | Picking TV safe colors Validating a color that is selected in an authoring environment for display in a destination media environment includes selecting a color for an application, converting the values of the color to those in a fundamental color space, and converting the values from the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7394469 | Picking TV safe colors Validating a color that is selected in an authoring environment for display in a destination media environment includes selecting a color for an application, converting the values of the color to those in a fundamental color space, and converting the values from the... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7379586 | Color vision characteristic detection apparatus A color vision characteristic detection apparatus has a storage section, a generation section, and a presenting section. The storage section stores a basic color chart containing portions colored in colors different from each other. The generation section performs a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372470 | System and method for transmitting and displaying messages in a mobile terminal A method and system for transmitting and displaying messages in a mobile terminal using short messaging service (SMS) is disclosed. An SMS message having a primary format information is encoded with a secondary format information, wherein the primary and secondary f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367885 | 3-D text in a gaming machine Methods and apparatus on a gaming machine for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine are described. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two-... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358961 | User interface for controlling light emitting diodes A LED lighting system (100) employing a LED light source (115), a user interface (124, 128, 134, 138), and a controller (112). The LED light source (115) includes a plurality of colored LEDs emitting one of a plurality of spectral ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355611 | Method and arrangement for improving image quality on a display of an imaging device In the method and arrangement, a value of at least one image parameter of a liveview scene that is displayed on an imaging device display is determined. Based on the determined image parameter value, compensation value for the image parameter is determined, and the ... | 04/08/2008 |
