Claims
- 1. A system for evaluating one or more color scales comprising:
an input interface that receives one or more color scales, and one or more test patterns; one or more color output devices; and an evaluation process that applies the color scales to the test pattern to determine which of the color scales can be used to create color-coded images on the color output device without violating the condition of perceptual ordering by more than a tolerance.
- 2. A system, as in claim 1, where the evaluation process warns the user when a color scale can not be used to create color-coded images on the color output device without violating the condition of perceptual ordering by more than a tolerance.
- 3. A system, as in claim 1, further comprising a rating process used to evaluate the colors scales as determined by a perceptual ordering of the test pattern by the user where the respective color scale is used to render the test pattern to the user.
- 4. A system, as in claim 1, where the color output device includes any one or more of the following: a user computer interface, a graphical user interface, an electronic color display, a color printer, a television monitor, and a medical equipment interface
- 5. A system, as in claim 1, where one or more color reproduction characteristics of the color output device are unknown.
- 6. A system, as in claim 1, where an ambient illumination environment of the color output device is unknown.
- 7. A system, as in claim 1, where a quality of the user's color vision is unknown.
- 8. A method for evaluating one or more color scales comprising the steps of:
receiving one or more color scales, and one or more test patterns; and applying the color scales to the test pattern to determine which of the color scales can be used to create color-coded images on the color output device without violating the condition of perceptual ordering by more than a tolerance.
- 9. A computer program product having a stored computer program comprising the steps of:
receiving one or more color scales, and one or more test patterns; and applying the color scales to the test pattern to determine which of the color scales can be used to create color-coded images on the color output device without violating the condition of perceptual ordering by more than a tolerance.
- 10. A system for evaluating one or more color scales comprising:
means for receiving one or more color scales, and one or more test patterns; and means for applying the color scales to the test pattern to determine which of the color scales can be used to create color-coded images on the color output device without violating the condition of perceptual ordering by more than a tolerance.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This disclosure claims priority and incorporates by reference in its entirety the U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 06/263,738 filed on Jan. 24, 2001 to A. Kalvin, entitled “System and method for visual analysis and evaluation of color scales in uncontrolled display.”
Provisional Applications (1)
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60263738 |
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