Method and system for selecting a color value using a hexagonal

Details Method and system for selecting a color value using a hexagonal Method and system for selecting a color value using a hexagonal

1996-01-30

1999-05-11

Lao, Lun-Yi

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

345146, 345352, 345431, G09G5/04

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059032553

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for selecting a color for display in a computer system. The present invention provides a color picker that displays the available colors in a honeycomb with an overall shape of a hexagon ("hexagonal honeycomb"). The color picker fills each cell of the honeycomb with a distinct color. The color picker fills each cell at a corner of the hexagonal honeycomb with certain colors and the center cell of the hexagonal honeycomb with a gray scale color. The other cells are filled with colors that are based approximately on their distance from the corner cells. The color picker also displays a second honeycomb that contains gray scale colors. A user then uses a mouse to select a cell of either honeycomb that contains the desired color.

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