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Method for deriving consistent color measurements

US7840065B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2007
Grant dateNov 23, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/6055
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for measuring a color value such as brightness or intensity of a sample which comprises: measuring color values for a plurality of color standards using a reference color measurement device to obtain a matrix Y that contains the measurements of the color standards as measured by the reference color measurement device; measuring the same plurality of color standards with a field color measurement device to obtain a matrix X that contains the measurements of the color standards as measured by the field color measurement device; calculating a color correction matrix B based upon the equation Y=BX, measuring the color value for the sample with the field color measurement device, and applying the color correction matrix B to the reading of the sample color to obtain a sample color value that approximates that sample color value that would be obtained using the reference measurement device.

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