JP2002159908A - Coating method, coating material manufacturing system and color coating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to appoint the color of an article at the time of purchasing when the user purchases the article using a remote terminal and to perform the production and management of a coating material by using numeric data in a coating method, a coating material manufacturing system and a color coating system. SOLUTION: When the user purchases an automobile, the color preferable for the user is appointed using the remote terminal 10. The color information appointed by the user is transmitted to the coating material manufacturing system 20. In the coating material manufacturing system 20, the received appointed color information is converted to a color information by which the formulation of the coating material is fixed. The coating material manufacturing system 20 fixes the formulation based on the converted color information and transmits the formulation information to the color coating system 30. In the color coating system 30, the coating material is formed based on the received formulation information, colored to obtain the color appointed by the user and applied on the automobile. Thus, the automobile having the color appointed by the user is offered to the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coating method, a coating production system and a color coating system, and more particularly to a coating method which enables a customer to specify the color of a product to be purchased using a terminal at the time of purchase. The present invention relates to a paint production system and a color coating system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in automobiles and home electric appliances,
The colors of products that can be purchased by customers are limited to those attached to products manufactured in advance. For example, in the case of a car, a customer selects and purchases from colors determined by a car manufacturer.

[0003] In addition, a paint maker supplies a paint having a color specified by a maker, and the maker paints the product using the paint.

[0004] For example, in the case of automobiles, a paint maker has supplied a paint from an automobile maker to the automobile maker, which provides a paint color of a sample plate obtained by OK. Automakers have used this paint to paint automobiles.

[0005] In addition, the management of the paint is performed visually on site, and the final confirmation of the paint at the time of painting is performed by preparing a coated plate.

[0006]

However, there is an increasing number of customers who seek a color that matches their own personality, rather than just the color they are wearing.

Conventionally, the color of a product is determined in advance, and in order to make the color match the personality, for example, the owner of the car needs to paint with the color according to the personality after purchase. Was.

[0008] Therefore, there is a problem that a customer cannot obtain a product of a color that matches his / her personality at the time of purchase.

In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to increase the number of colors of the product and to distribute and store many types of paints in order to provide a product of a color that matches the personality of the customer. Problems arise.
In addition, since many of these various paints are used in a small amount, it is expected that the number of paints to be discarded is increased in the conventional production mode, which causes environmental problems.

[0010] Further, preparing a coated plate for checking the paint requires a lot of trouble and time for a paint manufacturer and a color painter.

Further, there is a problem that the visual management of the paint has individual differences, is ambiguous, and is difficult to cope with the temporal change of the paint.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and enables a customer to specify the color of a product to be purchased at a terminal at the time of purchase, thereby enabling the paint to be manufactured and managed by numerical data. It is intended to do so.

[0013]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs means for solving the problems having the following features.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the customer looks at the color displayed on the terminal, specifies the color to be applied to the product to be purchased on the terminal, and transmits the specified color information to the paint manufacturer. Color information transmission step to send to, the paint manufacturer, based on the color information specified by the customer, paint mix determination step to determine the paint mix of the color specified by the customer, the paint manufacturer, A paint composition transmitting step of transmitting the determined paint composition information;
A coating step in which the color painter mixes paint based on the paint mix information to perform coating.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a customer can specify a color on a terminal when purchasing a product, and can purchase a color product that matches his or her personality. Become.

[0016] Further, the paint manufacturer can provide color products that match the personality of the customer. As described above, even if many colors of products that match the personality of the customer are provided, there is no need to distribute and store the products. Therefore, even in the case of many diverse and low-consumption paints, the problem of paint disposal arises. Absent.

Further, the paint manufacturer determines the paint composition of the color specified by the customer based on the color information specified by the customer, transmits the information to the color painter, and the color painter obtains this information. Then, paint is blended and painted. As a result, the paint corresponding to the designated color can be determined without much trouble and time as in the case where the sample plate is used as a reference.

Further, it is possible to manufacture and manage the paint based on the numerical data. As a result, numerical control becomes possible, and it is possible to cope with aging of the paint.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the coating method according to the first aspect, the color displayed on the terminal is a color attached to a rotating three-dimensional product displayed on the terminal. It is characterized by being.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the rotating 3
By looking at the color attached to the three-dimensional product, the color of the paint using glittering color materials (metal flakes, pearl mica, etc.) differs depending on the viewing angle. Can be specified.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the coating method according to the first or second aspect, the paint maker determines a paint mix of the color designated by the customer with reference to a database on paint mixes. It is characterized by doing.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the paint composition can be automatically determined by referring to the database relating to the paint composition and determining the paint composition.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the coating method according to any one of the first to third aspects, the color information specified by the customer is R, G,
B is the color information consisting of B, and the paint manufacturer is the information converted from the color information consisting of the R, G, and B, and is specified by the customer according to the color information capable of determining the combination. It is characterized by determining the color paint composition.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the color information consisting of R, G, and B, which is the display information, cannot determine the combination. After the conversion, the paint composition is determined with reference to the database for the paint composition.

The color information for which the combination can be determined includes a method using spectral reflectance data, a method using tristimulus values, and the like.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the coating method of the fourth aspect, the paint manufacturer determines the R, G, and B according to the characteristics of the display device of the terminal used by the customer.
Or a correction step of correcting the color information.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the color information or the color information comprising R, G, and B is corrected based on the characteristics of the display device of the terminal, and then the paint is referenced with reference to the database relating to the paint composition. Since the combination is determined, the color specified by the customer can be accurately grasped and the desired color paint can be combined without depending on the type or characteristics of the terminal used by the customer.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the coating method according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the color painter has a liquid colorimetric monitoring step of monitoring the mixture by a liquid colorimetric method. It is characterized by the following.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the composition is monitored by the liquid color measurement method, so that it does not require much labor and time as in the case where the sample plate is used as a reference, so that the composition can be used. You can check the color.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the coating method of the sixth aspect, the color painter has a toning step of performing toning using a result of the liquid colorimetric monitoring step. It is characterized by.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, even if the color changes due to a change over time or the like, the liquid colorimetric monitor detects the change in the color, and then performs the toning to prevent the change over time. It is possible to respond to a color change based on this.

Further, by performing the toning directly based on the result of the liquid colorimetric monitor, the automatic toning can be performed.

[0033] The invention according to claim 8 is a color information receiving means for receiving color information designated by a customer on a terminal, and a color paint designated by the customer based on the color information designated by the customer. A paint manufacturing system comprising a paint mix determining means for determining a mix, and a paint mix information transmitting means for transmitting paint mix information to a color painter.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the paint producing system according to the eighth aspect, the paint composition of the color designated by the customer is determined with reference to a database relating to the paint composition.

The invention described in claim 10 is the eighth invention.
Or the color information specified by the customer is color information including R, G, and B as display information, and the paint manufacturer includes the R, G, and B. The paint composition of the color designated by the customer is determined based on the color information which is converted from the color information and can determine the composition.

The invention described in claim 11 is the first invention.
0. The paint manufacturing system according to item 0, further comprising a color information comprising R, G, and B or a correction unit that corrects the color information according to characteristics of a display device of a terminal used by the customer.

The inventions according to claims 8 to 11 define a paint production system suitable for the invention of the paint method according to claims 1 to 7.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a paint blending information receiving means for receiving paint blending information determined based on color information designated by a customer from a paint manufacturing system, and based on the paint blending information. And a coating means for performing coating by blending a paint.

The invention described in claim 13 is the first invention.
2. The color coating system according to item 2, further comprising monitoring means for monitoring the mixture by a liquid color measurement method.

The invention described in claim 14 is the first invention.
3. The color coating system according to claim 3, further comprising a toning unit that performs toning using the result of the liquid colorimetric monitoring unit.

The inventions described in claims 12 to 14 define a color coating system suitable for the invention of the coating method described in claims 1 to 7.

[0042]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The present invention is applied to products such as automobiles and home electric appliances, which the customer wants to have a color suitable for himself / herself (or a color desired by himself / herself). Here, a case of an automobile will be described as an example.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of the overall system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the system includes a dealer terminal 10, a paint manufacturing system 20, a color coating system 30, and a communication network 40. The communication network 40 includes a communication network such as the Internet, a mobile communication network, or a fixed communication network.

When the communication network is the Internet, the dealer terminal 10 and the color painting system 30
May be a client, and the paint production system 20 may be a server.

In this case, the dealer terminal 10 and the color painting system 30 have a browser, and the dealer terminal 10 and the color painting system 30 access the paint production system 20 which is a server, and Performs input / output, transmission, reception, and the like of data using the screen provided by. Specifically, the dealer terminal 10
An access is made to the paint production system 20, which is a server. The dealer terminal 10 includes a paint manufacturing system 20 serving as a server.
Receives the color specification screen provided by. Dealer terminal 1
0 designates the color of the car to be purchased using the color designation screen and transmits it to the paint production system.

The paint production system 20 receives the color information specified by the customer and determines the paint composition of the color specified by the customer.

On the other hand, the color coating system 30 accesses the paint production system 20 as a server, receives a paint composition information request screen provided by the paint production system 20 as a server, and uses the paint composition information request screen. And the customer etc. (Since it is unknown what to paint only with the color information, for example, the customer is identified by specifying the customer ID, order number, etc., and the paint object is identified.) Require paint production system.

The color coating system 30 requests the color paint blending information from the paint manufacturing system every time a customer specifies a color or at regular intervals.

In response to the request, the paint production system 20
The color coating system 30 transmits the color paint composition information specified by the customer.

It is to be noted that, even if a request is not received from the color coating system, the customer is designated and the color coating system 30 is designated.
Then, it is also possible to transmit the paint composition information of the color designated by the customer.

The processing flow of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, a case of a communication network not limited to the Internet will be described.

When purchasing a car, the customer uses the dealer terminal 10 to specify a preferred color of the customer (S1). The color information specified by the customer is transmitted to the paint manufacturing system 20. The paint manufacturing system 20 converts the received designated color information into color data (color information) that can determine the composition of the paint (S2). The paint manufacturing system 20 determines the combination based on the converted color information (S3), and transmits the combination information to the color coating system 30. The color coating system 30 mixes the paint based on the received mix information, and further adjusts the color to obtain the color specified by the customer (S4), and applies the paint to the automobile (S5). In this way, the customer is provided with a vehicle having the customer-specified color.

The conversion into the color data (color information) in step 2 may be performed by the dealer terminal 10 instead of by the paint manufacturing system 20.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of functional blocks of a dealer terminal arranged at a car dealer.

FIG. 3 shows a dealer terminal transmitting unit 101, a dealer terminal receiving unit 102, a display unit 103, and an input / selection unit 1.
04, color information conversion unit 105, display screen generation unit 106
And a dealer terminal control unit 107.

The dealer terminal transmitting unit 101 transmits, to the paint manufacturing system 20, customer information, an automobile code purchased by the customer, paint mix information of the color designated by the customer, color information obtained by converting the color information, and the like. To the color coating system 30, information on the paint composition of the color designated by the customer, customer information, the vehicle code purchased by the customer, and the like are transmitted.

The dealer terminal receiving unit 102 is information from the paint manufacturing system 20 that enables a customer to specify the color of a product purchased at the terminal at the time of purchase, and is necessary for implementing the present system. Receive information and the like.

The display unit 103 displays the screen generated by the display screen generation unit 106. It has a CRT monitor device, a liquid crystal display device, and the like.

The customer looks at the color displayed on the display unit 103 and specifies the color of the car to be purchased. Therefore, the customer's favorite color can be specified.

It is to be noted that the colors to be displayed are displayed as many as the functions of the display device permit, and the colors may be arbitrarily specified from the displayed colors.

In the case of a paint using a brilliant color material (metal flake, pearl mica, etc.), the color differs depending on the viewing angle. After confirming the change, the color of the car may be finally specified.

The input / selection unit 104 inputs or selects customer information, a vehicle code purchased by the customer, and color information. The customer information, the vehicle code, and the like may be imported from a computer system at the dealer.

The color information conversion unit 105 cannot determine the paint composition because the color information consisting of R, G, and B obtained from a CRT monitor device, a liquid crystal display device, or the like cannot determine the paint composition. Color information.

When the operation of converting the color displayed on the display unit 103 into color information using a luminance meter is performed, and when the color information conversion is performed by the paint manufacturing system 20 as described later, The dealer terminal 10 does not need to have the color information conversion unit 105.

The display screen generation unit 106 generates a display screen at the dealer terminal. In addition, you may make it display based on the screen created in the paint manufacturing system 20.

The dealer terminal control section 107 controls the entire dealer terminal 10 so that the dealer terminal 10 performs its original function.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of functional blocks and a database of the paint production system.

FIG. 4 shows a transmitting section 201 of the paint production system.
Paint production system receiving unit 202, paint mix determination unit 20
3. Color information conversion unit 204, data correction unit 205, paint production system control unit 206, paint mix database 2
11, a data correction database 212, a spectral reflectance database 213, and an RGB / tristimulus value conversion database 214.

The paint production system transmission unit 201 determines the combination based on the color information designated by the customer, and transmits the paint combination information to the color coating system 30 together with the customer information and the like.

The paint production system receiving section 202 receives the customer's color information or color information transmitted from the dealer terminal.

The paint mix determining unit 203 determines a color mix specified by the customer with reference to the paint mix database 211, the spectral reflectance database 213, and the like based on color information described later. The color information conversion unit 204 determines that the color information specified by the customer at the terminal is color information including R, G, and B as display information.
The blend cannot be determined with the color information consisting of B.

Therefore, the color information consisting of R, G, and B is converted into color information whose combination can be determined.

The color information for which the combination can be determined includes a method using spectral reflectance data, a method using tristimulus values, and the like.

The method using the spectral reflectance data uses the spectral reflectance database 213 to convert the data into color information. Further, from this color information, the paint formulation database 211
To determine the paint mix information of the color designated by the customer.

Also, by having the spectral reflectance data for each predetermined angle with respect to the brilliant coloring material, it is possible to display the color given to the rotating three-dimensional product. In the case of a paint using a brilliant coloring material (metal flake, pearl mica, etc.), the color differs depending on the viewing angle, but the change in the color can be confirmed and the color can be designated.

A method using tristimulus values is described in, for example, JP-A-11-269411 (Title of Invention: "Method of estimating paint composition from computer graphics image").
As described in the above, the tristimulus value information X _D , Y is referred to from the RGB / tristimulus value conversion database 214 from the R, G, B information which is the color information specified by the customer at the terminal.
_D, converted to Z _D, further, with reference to the paint formulation database 211 from this tristimulus value information to determine the formulation of the color by the customer specified. The data correction unit 205 corrects the color information or the color information including R, G, and B with reference to the data correction database 212 according to the characteristics of the display device of the terminal used by the customer. This is because the R, G, B information, which is the color information specified by the customer at the terminal, is the type of the terminal,
Depending on the characteristics, the displayed colors are different even for the same R, G, B information. Since the customer specifies the color by looking at the actually displayed color, the customer can accurately grasp the color specified by the customer and paint the desired color without depending on the type or characteristics of the terminal. This is because it is necessary to mix them.

The paint production system control section 206 controls the entire paint production system 20 so that the paint production system 20 performs its original function.

The paint composition database 211 is a database from which color paint compositions can be determined from color information.

The data correction database 212 stores R,
G and B are color information or a database for correcting color information.

The spectral reflectance database 213 holds pigment-specific wavelength and reflectance data.
Data that can determine the mixing ratio of the pigment is stored, and also has spectral reflectance data for each predetermined angle with respect to the glittering color material. Further, various coated plates were measured with a luminance meter, and R,
Spectral reflectance data correlated with color information of G and B is stored. Here, the blending information of the paint used to obtain the coated plate is stored in the paint blending database 211.
Data.

As a result, it is possible to correct the color information consisting of R, G, and B into color information, and to display the color given to the rotating three-dimensional product.

The RGB / tristimulus value conversion database 214
Is a database for converting color information consisting of R, G, and B, which is display information, into tristimulus value information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of functional blocks and a database of the color coating system.

FIG. 5 shows a color coating system transmitting unit 30.
1. Color coating system receiving unit 302, liquid color measuring unit 30
3, an automatic toning unit 304, a coating unit 305, a color coating system control unit 306, and an automatic toning database 311.

The color coating system transmitting unit 301 makes an inquiry about the combination of colors specified by the customer who made the purchase reservation.

The color coating system receiving section 302 receives, from the paint manufacturing system 20, the mixing information of the color paint specified by the customer.

The liquid colorimeter 303 measures the hue of the blended paint in a liquid state, as described later.

As will be described later, the automatic toning unit 304 adjusts the blend so as to obtain a predetermined color based on the data measured by the liquid measuring unit 303.

The coating unit 305 performs coating using the compounded paint, as described later.

The color coating system control unit 306 controls the entire color coating system 30 so that the color coating system 30 performs its original function.

The automatic toning database 311 is a database for automatically adjusting the color so as to have a predetermined hue based on the data measured by the liquid colorimeter 303.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of color selection and combination calculation at the dealer terminal.

The customer selects a color in S11.
Color is specified by texture and hue. In the figure, textures are shown from A to D. For example, when the texture D is clicked and selected in blue, a hue screen is displayed. In the figure, the blue hues are blue D-00, blue D-01, and blue D-0.
2,. . . Blue D-10, Blue D-11, Blue D-1
2,. . . Is displayed.

In the figure, blue D-12 is clicked and selected. The blue D-12 code information (paint color code) is transmitted to the paint manufacturing system 20.

In the paint manufacturing system 20, if the blending is a known palette color (S13), the blending database 21
With reference to No. 1, the composition of the paint is determined (S14).

On the other hand, when the composition is not known, (S1
5) Interpolation or the like (S16) is performed based on the known information to determine the composition of the paint (S17).

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of the coating system.

The tank is composed of paint constituent tanks 41 to 46, valves 51 to 57, pumps 61 to 68, a preparation tank 71, a viscometer 72, a liquid colorimeter 73, a filter 74 and a coating gun 75. Here, the tank of the paint component is
For example, the tanks 41 to 43 for the primary color components, the tanks 44 and 45 for the brilliant material component, and the dilution tank 46.

On the basis of the blending information from the paint production system, the valves 51 to 55 and the pumps 61 to 65 of the tanks 41 to 43 for the primary color components and the tanks 44 and 45 for the brilliant material components
, And the paint is put into the preparation tank 71.

A predetermined amount of paint is put into the preparation tank 71, and the viscosity is adjusted by controlling the valve 56 and the pump 66 of the dilution tank 46 while externally circulating while referring to the viscometer 72.

Further, the color is measured by a liquid colorimeter 73. At this time, if there is a large deviation from the target hue, automatic toning described later is performed.

If the composition is good, painting is performed using a painting gun 75.

The mixing and dilution may be performed continuously in a line using an in-line mixer or the like without using the adjustment tank.

After the color is adjusted in the adjusting tank 71, a predetermined amount may be charged into the cartridge and set in a coating machine to perform the coating.

Further, a paint component composed of a primary color component, a brilliant material component, and the like may be mixed in the coating gun 75 or at the tip thereof for coating.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of automatic toning.

In the colorimetry with the liquid colorimeter 73, if there is a large deviation from the target hue, automatic toning is performed.

First, the primary color amount is instructed (S21), and then, as described with reference to FIG. 7, the ejection amount is controlled (S21).
22) Mixing and viscosity adjustment are performed (S23), and color measurement is performed (S24).

At this time, if there is a large deviation from the target hue, the CCM (computer color matching) controls the discharge amount (S22) and performs automatic color matching.

Painting is performed using the toned paint (S2
6).

[0112]

According to the present invention as described above, the following various effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a customer can specify a color on a terminal when purchasing a product, and can purchase a product of a color that matches his / her personality. Become.

Further, a paint manufacturer can provide a product of a color that matches the personality of a customer. As described above, even if many colors of products that match the personality of the customer are provided, there is no need to distribute and store the products. Therefore, even in the case of many diversified and low-consumption paints, the problem of paint disposal occurs. Absent.

Further, the paint manufacturer determines the paint composition of the color specified by the customer based on the color information specified by the customer, transmits the information to the color painter, and the color painter obtains this information. Because paint is blended and painted, the production and management of paint using numerical data
Management can be automated. As a result, the paint corresponding to the designated color can be determined without much trouble and time as in the case where the sample plate is used as a reference.

Further, it is possible to manufacture and manage the paint based on the data. As a result, numerical control becomes possible, and it is possible to cope with aging of the paint.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the rotating 3
By looking at the color attached to the three-dimensional product, the color of the paint using glittering color materials (metal flakes, pearl mica, etc.) differs depending on the viewing angle. Can be specified.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the paint composition can be automatically determined by determining the paint composition with reference to the database relating to the paint composition.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, R, G, B
Since it is not possible to determine the combination with the color information consisting of, the composition can be determined by referring to a database relating to the composition of the paint after converting the color information into color information capable of determining the combination.

The color information for which the combination can be determined includes a method using spectral reflectance data, a method using tristimulus values, and the like.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the color information or the color information comprising R, G, and B is corrected based on the characteristics of the display device of the terminal, and then the paint is referenced with reference to the database relating to the paint composition. Since the combination is determined, the color specified by the customer can be accurately grasped and the desired color paint can be combined without depending on the type or characteristics of the terminal used by the customer.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the composition is monitored by the liquid colorimetry, so that the compounded paint can be prepared without much trouble and time as in the case of using the sample plate as a reference. You can check the color.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, even if the color changes due to aging, the liquid colorimetric monitor detects the change in color, and then performs toning to change the color based on the aging. Can be handled.

In addition, automatic toning can be performed by directly performing toning based on the result of the liquid colorimetric monitor.

The inventions described in claims 8 to 11 can provide a paint production system suitable for the inventions of the paint methods described in claims 1 to 7.

According to the inventions described in claims 12 to 14, it is possible to provide a color coating system suitable for the invention of the coating method described in claims 1 to 7.

[0127]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of an overall system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a processing flow of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of a dealer terminal.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block and a database of the paint manufacturing system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block and a database of the color coating system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for describing an example of color selection and blend calculation at a dealer terminal.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a coating system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of automatic toning.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 dealer terminal 20 paint production system 30 color painting system 40 communication network 101 dealer terminal transmission unit 102 dealer terminal reception unit 103 display unit 104 input / selection unit 105 color information conversion unit 106 display screen generation unit 107 dealer terminal control unit 201 paint production System transmission unit 202 Paint production system reception unit 203 Paint mixture determination unit 204 Color information conversion unit 205 Data correction unit 206 Paint production system control unit 211 Paint mixture database 212 Data modification database 213 Spectral reflectance database 214 RGB / tristimulus value conversion database 301 Color coating system transmission unit 302 Color coating system reception unit 303 Liquid color measurement unit 304 Automatic color adjustment unit 305 Painting unit 306 Color coating system control unit 311 Automatic adjustment Color database

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. The customer looks at the color displayed on the terminal, designates the color to be painted on the purchased product on the terminal,
A color information transmitting step of transmitting the designated color information to a paint manufacturer; and the paint manufacturer determining a paint mixture of the color designated by the customer based on the color information designated by the customer. Step, the paint manufacturer, paint mix transmission step of transmitting the determined paint mix information, and the color painter, based on the paint mix information, a paint step of blending paint and painting. A coating method comprising: 2. The coating method according to claim 1, wherein the color displayed on the terminal is a color attached to a rotating three-dimensional product displayed on the terminal. Method. 3. The coating method according to claim 1, wherein the paint manufacturer refers to a database relating to the paint composition to determine the paint composition of the color designated by the customer. . 4. The coating method according to claim 1, wherein the color information specified by the customer is color information including R, G, and B, which are display information. The trader determines the paint composition of the color designated by the customer, based on the information converted from the color information consisting of the R, G, and B, and the color information capable of determining the composition. How to paint. 5. The coating method according to claim 4, wherein the paint manufacturer modifies the color information including R, G, and B or the color information according to characteristics of a display device of a terminal used by a customer. A coating method, comprising a correcting step of: 6. The coating method according to claim 1, wherein the color painter has a liquid colorimetric monitoring step of monitoring the mixture by a liquid colorimetric method. 7. The coating method according to claim 6, wherein the color painter has a toning step of performing toning using the result of the liquid color measurement monitoring step. 8. A color information receiving means for receiving color information designated by a customer on a terminal, and a paint composition determining means for deciding a paint composition of a color designated by the customer based on the color information designated by the customer. And a paint blending information transmitting means for transmitting paint blending information to a color painter. 9. The paint production system according to claim 8, wherein the paint composition of the color designated by the customer is determined with reference to a database relating to the paint composition. 10. The paint manufacturing system according to claim 8, wherein the color information specified by the customer is color information including R, G, and B, which are display information. A paint composition of a color designated by the customer is determined based on color information which is converted from the color information consisting of R, G, and B and is capable of determining a composition. system. 11. The paint production system according to claim 10, wherein the color information comprising R, G, and B or the correction means for correcting the color information is provided according to characteristics of a display device of a terminal used by the customer. A paint production system characterized by having: 12. A paint blending information receiving means for receiving paint blending information determined based on color information designated by a customer from a paint manufacturing system, and blending a paint based on the paint blending information to perform coating. And a coating means for performing the coating. 13. The color coating system according to claim 12, further comprising monitoring means for monitoring the mixture by a liquid color measurement method. 14. The color coating system according to claim 13, further comprising a toning unit that performs toning using a result of the liquid colorimetric monitoring unit.