JP2004233640A - Color scheme simulation system for article - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system in which the database of color materials used for color scheme includes information about price, delivery, and stock in addition to color information and also quality information such as light resistance and weather resistance, in the system for displaying color scheme of an article on a display by simulation to support work to examine the color scheme of the article. <P>SOLUTION: The color scheme simulation system for article of this invention comprises a color material database holding the information about the color material to be used for color scheme, and a display means for displaying the color scheme of the article by using the color materials selected from the color material database, and the color material database includes the information about at least any of the price, delivery, stock, or quality of the color material in addition to the color information of the color material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system for simulating and displaying the color scheme of an article on a display or the like in order to support the work of determining the color and color scheme of the article.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the design of packaging materials such as containers, boxes, bags, and the like for goods, and the design of articles such as interior and exterior of buildings, a color sample book, a paint sample board, and the like are used to examine the color and color scheme. For interior design, a sample book of curtains and carpets, a sample book of wallpaper, and the like are also used.
[0003]
In order to examine the color of the article, a system for simulating various colors and combinations thereof on a display using a computer system having a graphic function is used.
[0004]
Color sample books and paint sample books are bulky and inconvenient when trying to have a wide variety of types. In addition, color materials vary in price, availability, light resistance, etc. depending on the raw materials and composition, and it is essential to consider the above information on price, quality, etc. in addition to color when examining the actual color scheme. is there.
[0005]
To simulate color schemes on a computer display, computer systems with high graphics capabilities are required, and these systems are not easy to carry around, and stores where products are arranged, It is difficult to carry and use it at the site where the building whose exterior is being studied is located.
[0006]
Patent Literature 1 discloses a sample book showing an indoor scenery in various color arrangement patterns in order to facilitate selection of interior materials and equipment constituting an interior according to customer preferences.
[0007]
Patent Literature 2 discloses that a person's face is projected with a color sample superimposed on the front of a mirror, a color image suitable for the person is selected, and the interior or exterior of a building is color-coordinated based on the color image. Has been described.
[0008]
Patent Literature 3 discloses searching and selecting images of members constituting an interior from a color file, displaying an entire image of the interior, creating a color coordination plan, and assigning price information to the image of each member. It describes that after displaying the entire image of the interior, the price can be accumulated.
[0009]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 07-128427 A [Patent Document 2]
JP 10-274938 A [Patent Document 3]
JP 2001-265849 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In a system that simulates and displays the color scheme of an article on a display to support the work of examining the color scheme of the article, the database of the color materials used uses the price, delivery date, inventory, and light resistance in addition to the color information. Provide a system that also holds quality information such as weather resistance.
[0011]
In addition, the present invention provides a system that simulates a color scheme at a site where an article is used or exists, and can view a result at the site.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The article coloration simulation system according to the present invention includes a color material database that holds information on color materials used for coloring, and display means that displays the color scheme of the article using a color material selected from the color material database. The color material database has at least one of color material price, delivery date, stock, and quality information in addition to the color material color information.
[0013]
The color material database has data on coloring materials such as inks and paints. Further, data on a material (substrate) to which the coloring material is applied or applied can be provided. The material to be painted or applied (substrate) is a material such as paper, film, cloth, metal plate, or wood to which ink or paint is applied. Even if the same color material is used for a different base material, the color development, gloss, appearance, etc. will be different, so if you can select the combination of the color material and the base material to which it is applied, it will be possible to perform color simulation more accurately and faithfully Can be.
[0014]
For example, if the article is a beverage can, when examining the color scheme of the design on the surface of the can, display the can on which the original design of characters and pictures was drawn on the display, and When a color material to be used for the designated portion is assigned from the color material database after designating the area or the like, the area that is painted with the color material is displayed. Then, quality information such as light resistance and heat resistance of the color can be referred to according to data held in the database. It is also possible to select a plating finish, a white paint finish, an aluminum or iron fabric or the like as a base material of the can to which the color material is applied, and display the state where the color material is applied for comparison.
[0015]
Further, as an embodiment of the present invention, the means for simulating and displaying the color arrangement is constituted by a portable computer, and the function of generating a color material database and a color-arranged image is provided to a host computer at a remote place, and the portable computer is provided with a portable computer. The computer and the host computer can be connected by a communication line such as the Internet. In this way, a portable computer can be brought to a store where beverage cans are arranged or a building whose interior is being studied, and a color scheme simulation can be performed on the spot.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
(1)
The color material database can have quality information such as price, light resistance, weather resistance, and printability of the color material in addition to the color information. In the case of a material for a house, information on matters that affect the living environment such as the content of formalin may be provided. In the case of industrial use, price information is particularly important because it is particularly important, and information such as light fastness, weather fastness, printability, and the effect on health can also be provided.
The color information can be held in the form of spectral reflectance or various chromaticity values. If a common color sample book has the same color, the number or the like may be held for reference. In cooperation with the color material supplier, information such as the delivery date and stock of the color material can be provided, or the use results of the color material of the user who is studying the color arrangement can be provided. The information on the color of the color material may include the unevenness and texture of the surface of the color material. These pieces of information can be effectively used when the image is enlarged and displayed.
[0017]
A computer having a color display can be used as the display means. To consider the color scheme of an article, display the article on a color display, specify or select a certain area of the article, and assign a color material to that area, so that an image in which the area is painted with the color material is obtained. Is displayed.
[0018]
(2)
When an article is composed of a plurality of articles, members, parts, or the like, it may not be easy to display the entirety and designate or select a specific part or area from among them. For example, when examining the color scheme of the interior, if the entire image of the room where the furniture is placed is used, even if an attempt is made to specify the entire floor surface, a simple shadow due to furniture etc. is reflected on the floor surface. In image processing, it may be difficult to specify the entire floor.
[0019]
Therefore, a component image database is prepared, and this database divides, for example, the shape divided into the area and the colored surface (the surface to which the coloring material is applied) so that the region can be easily specified when considering the color arrangement. If a part image is provided, the above-described problem in the area designation can be solved. In the case of the whole image of the room, the parts image database has information on the shape, the colored surface, etc. of the floor, wall, ceiling, window frame, etc., and the whole image is displayed as a combination of these. In a state where the entire image is formed, image processing such as light rays and shadows by illumination can be further performed by known means.
[0020]
In the entire image thus created, it is easy to specify the area of the floor or wall even if furniture and the like are placed in a complicated manner. Also, the direction of the line of sight can be changed by known means. Parts such as furniture can also be replaced.
[0021]
(3)
The color simulation system for articles according to the present invention can be constituted by an integrated computer having a color display.
[0022]
When the amount of information in the color material database or the parts image database is large, or when the whole image is created by combining the parts etc. taken from the parts image database, a high-performance computer If it is suitable for use, a display part for inputting the color scheme instruction and displaying the simulation result and a computer having a database and an image processing function as another device and a system connecting these with a communication line You can also. The Internet or the like can be used as the communication line.
[0023]
With such a configuration, the database and image processing functions can be centralized in the host computer, and data maintenance and processing function improvement can be performed efficiently. In addition, since the display portion mainly has the function of a color display, the display portion may be in a portable form. As the color display, a high-quality display having a calibration function is preferably used. Here, the calibration function is a control that actually measures the color displayed on the display, processes the measured value by a computer, corrects the signal sent from the computer to the display, and makes the display color appropriate Refers to mechanisms. As a specific example, there is a method of performing color measurement and calibration using CPD-G520 manufactured by Sony Corporation as a display and CRT COLOR ANALYZER CA-100 manufactured by Minolta Co., Ltd. as a colorimeter.
A simple personal computer color display can be used for simple display and confirmation. At the time of display, it is preferable to use a cover or a shielding plate as appropriate so that ambient external light or illumination light is less reflected or reflected on the display screen.
[0024]
(4)
As described above, the component data registered in the component image database may be in a format that allows easy specification of an area when examining a color scheme. It is sometimes difficult to specify a region or the like with an image captured by a digital camera or the like of a general article (commodity, indoor or outdoor of a building). There is also a method of capturing images for each item in a studio or the like, processing the images, reconstructing them into data on the shape and coloring surface, etc., and registering them in the parts image database. The method is not applicable. Image processing may require advanced computer processing.
[0025]
Therefore, the image of the article was captured at the site, and the image and data were processed so that the data could be easily used as a part when examining the color scheme. The processed image was registered in the part image database and registered. By using a system capable of displaying a component image on a display means placed at the site, the color arrangement of an article first encountered at the site can be examined at the site.
[0026]
Such a system can be composed of an integrated computer.However, converting an image captured as described above to an image registered in the component image database requires advanced image processing. is there.
[0027]
Therefore, only a means for capturing images and a means for displaying component images are provided at the site, and the captured images are sent to a host computer via a communication line or the like to perform image processing and are registered in a component image database. If a system that can be used in display means placed on the site (called a remote color combination simulation system) is used, it is only necessary to place an image capturing means and a display means on the site, so the equipment at the site becomes compact and agile. Can be used for
[0028]
In addition, the remote color scheme simulation system can be easily brought into a product manufacturing factory, a store where the product is placed, a model room of a building, and the like. For example, a product can be photographed at a store, image-processed by a host computer, and the product can be displayed at the store to perform a color scheme simulation. In this way, the color scheme can be examined while considering the atmosphere of the site where the product is actually placed.
[0029]
Unlike a printed sample book, etc., when displayed on a color display or the like, it is easy to enlarge or reduce the size. Therefore, if the size is displayed close to the actual size, the accuracy of the simulation can be improved.
[0030]
In the case of a model room, furniture or the like can be selected from a registered component image database and displayed in a state where the furniture is placed in the model room. If the user considers the color scheme and the like and likes it, a system for obtaining information on the price and delivery date of the furniture from a furniture maker online can be provided.
[0031]
【Example】
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a remote color combination simulation system. Reference numeral 1 denotes a portable computer having a color display, such as a notebook computer. Reference numeral 2 denotes a digital camera for capturing an image, which is connected to a portable computer.
[0032]
Bring the portable computer to the place where the goods are located (such as a store where products are displayed or a model room of a building). For example, if a pet food in a bag is considered as a product, a display shelf where pet food is currently arranged and its surroundings are photographed by a digital camera, and the image is sent to a host computer via a communication line.
[0033]
The host computer reconstructs the image of the pet food by dividing it into the shape of the bag and the surface of the bag, and registers it in the part image data. The display shelf image is also registered as a part. In-store images and the like other than the target product are collectively registered as a background. The host computer naturally has a color material database.
[0034]
When the registration processing of the part image data is completed, the data is called at the site, displayed on a color display, and the coloration simulation can be performed by assigning a color material by designating the area of the surface of the bag. It is also possible to call a design created in advance by a designer, paste it on a bag, and further examine its color scheme.
[0035]
Utilizing the quality information of the color material database, the light resistance of the color material is examined, and the fading due to lighting in the store, sunlight or the like can be considered.
[0036]
By enlarging or reducing the display on the color display, it is possible to confirm the condition close to the original size of the bag, or to confirm the impression when the display is viewed away from the display shelf.
[0037]
As described above, the color display may be simply displayed using a portable computer, or a high-definition display may be displayed more faithfully by connecting it to the portable computer.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
The article color simulation system of the present invention simulates and displays the color scheme of the article on a display, and displays color information in a database of coloring materials to be used and quality such as price, delivery date, stock, and light resistance and weather resistance. Information can be used.
[0039]
In addition, a color scheme can be simulated at a site where an article is used or existing, and the result can be viewed on the spot.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an example of an embodiment of a color scheme simulation system according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Portable computer 2 Image capturing means (digital camera)
3 Host computer 4 Communication line

Claims (4)

A color material database that holds information on color materials used for coloring the articles,
Display means for displaying the color scheme of the article using the color material selected from the color material database,
The above-mentioned color material database has at least one of color material price, delivery date, stock, and quality information in addition to color material color information. Where the article comprises a plurality of articles, members and / or parts,
The plurality of articles, members and / or components are held in a component image database as image data,
The article color combination simulation according to claim 1, wherein the display means for displaying the article color scheme displays the article color scheme using color materials selected from a color material database for the articles combined with the image data. system. Display means for displaying the color scheme of the article;
A color material database that holds information on color materials used for the color scheme,
The system for simulating coloration of an article according to claim 1, wherein the system is connected by communication means. Means for acquiring image data of the entire article or articles, members and / or parts constituting the article by means for capturing an image of the article at a site where the article is currently displayed, installed or used;
Means for image-processing the image data into a data format that can be used by means for displaying the color scheme of the article;
A part image database for registering the image-processed part image,
The article color combination simulation system according to claim 2, comprising means for displaying a combination of the parts in the part image database at the site.

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