Patent Document ID: 9406024
Application ID: 14618503
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A paint color recommendation system for multiple paint vendors, said system comprising: a memory storage device storing a program of instructions; a processor device receiving said program of instructions to configure said processor device to: receive input data representing an initial paint color or pigment selection from a user; receive further input data representing one or more of a user's perceptual/cognitive/environmental (P/C/E) context; train, using a machine learning technique, a sparse regression model to received input data from multiple user's including each user's initial color paint and color pigment selection data, received user profile data, a received user context data, and a received measures data to generate a sparse matrix; map, using the generated sparse matrix, said user's initial paint color or pigment selection and user context data to a pigments color space; determine, based on said map, a color pigment or pigment mixture from said pigments color space for recommendation to the user; and communicate data representing said color pigment or mixture recommendation to a device.