Patent ID: 6081253
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: G06T,G09G

Abstract:
An automated method of creating a color palette including two selected colors and a plurality of other colors visually compatible with the two selected colors, comprising the steps of:providing a computing system;defining in said computing system a three-dimensional coordinate mapping system which maps colors;receiving a user input in the computing system defining the two selected colors and storing coordinates of said two selected colors according to said coordinate mapping system;using said computing system, deriving an equation for at least one plane in the coordinate mapping system containing said coordinates of said two selected colors;automatically selecting a plurality of spaced points on said plane, each said point defining a color, to form a color palette of points in said plane; andgenerating an output providing information defining said planar color palette;wherein said computing system automatically derives equations for a plurality of said planes containing the coordinates of said two selected colors, creates color palettes from said planes, and generates a plurality of outputs providing information defining said color palettes.