Patent ID: 7999825

Claim:
A computerized method for assisting a user with color selection via selection operations performed on a computer controlled display comprising the steps of: presenting the user with a first display screen, said first display screen providing a first display of a plurality of color ranges; responding to a user selection operation selecting a first color range of said plurality of color ranges, said operation being performed on said first display screen, by providing the user with a second display screen, said second display screen replacing said first display with a display of a plurality of colors in a first selected sub-range within said first range, said second display screen further providing: (a) a first link enabling the user to display a sub-range of colors within a second of said plurality of color ranges, (b) a second link enabling the user to cause generation of a third display comprising a plurality of shades of white associated with said first color range, and (c) a third link to a third display screen enabling fine tuning of one of the colors in a said sub-range after selection of that one color by the user; responding to selection of said second link by the user to present the user with said third display of a plurality of shades of white, each shade of white appearing in a respective one of a plurality of display regions, each of said display regions comprising a link for selecting the particular shade of white associated with said region; and responding to user selection of said third link by presenting the user with said third display screen on which the user may activate at least one fine tune operation with respect to said one color.