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US 7,345,763 · App. 11/119,867 · Granted Mar 18, 2008

Method for operating a color measurement system

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Patent No.
US 7,345,763
App. No.
11/119,867
Granted
Mar 18, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A color measurement system includes a hand held color measurement instrument, which may be provided with a wireless interface to a computer. The color measurement system includes a scanning guide for holding the hand held color measurement instrument in proper alignment with a color target. The scanning guide includes a calibration reference to allow convenient calibration of the hand-held color measurement instrument. The hand-held color instrument includes an illumination ring to provide visual feedback to the user. The color of the illumination ring changes in order to display a color similar to that being read by the hand-held color measurement instrument. Color management profiling of the hand held color measurement instrument illumination ring improves the color rendition capability of the illumination ring.

Claims (13)

1. A method of operating a color measurement instrument comprising:

measuring color data;

detecting whether the color measurement instrument moved;

if motion was not detected, then processing the color data as a color spot; and

if motion was detected, then processing the color data as a color strip.

2. The method of operating a color measurement instrument of claim 1 further comprising storing the color data.

3. The method of operating a color measurement instrument of claim 2 further comprising if motion was detected, then determining the distance moved by the color measurement instrument.

4. The method of operating a color measurement instrument of claim 3 further comprising measuring spectral data.

5. The method of operating a color measurement instrument of claim 4 where the step of processing the color data as a color strip comprises determining where the strip contains encoded data.

6. The method of operating a color measurement instrument of claim 5 further comprising storing the encoded data.

7. The method of operating a color measurement instrument of claim 6 further comprising performing individual patch recognition from the color strip.

8. The method of operating a color measurement instrument of claim 7 where the step of measuring the color data comprises processing color signals from a detector.

9. The method of operating a color measurement instrument of claim 8 further comprising storing the color data.

Assignments (16)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED ON REEL 026082 FRAME 0713 Recorded May 16, 2012
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: X-RITE, INC.
Reel/Frame 028218/0671 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2011
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS AGENT
To: X-RITE, INCORPORATED; OTP, INCORPORATED; MONACO ACQUISITION COMPANY; X-RITE GLOBAL, INCORPORATED; X-RITE HOLDINGS, INC.; GRETAGMACBETH, LLC; PANTONE, INC.
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PATENT RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT Recorded Apr 14, 2011
From: FIFTH THIRD BANK, AN OHIO BANKING CORPORATION, AND SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIFTH THIRD BANK, A MICHIGAN BANKING CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: X-RITE, INCORPORATED; GRETAGMACBETH LLC
Reel/Frame 026126/0539 →
PATENT RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT Recorded Apr 14, 2011
From: FIFTH THIRD BANK, AN OHIO BANKING CORPORATION, AND SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIFTH THIRD BANK, A MICHIGAN BANKING CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: X-RITE, INCORPORATED; OTP, INCORPORATED; MONACO ACQUISITION COMPANY; X-RITE GLOBAL, INCORPORATED; X-RITE HOLDINGS, INC.; GRETAGMACBETH LLC; PANTONE, INC.
Reel/Frame 026126/0496 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2011
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS AGENT
To: X-RITE, INCORPORATED; GRETAGMACBETH, LLC
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NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Apr 6, 2011
From: X-RITE, INCORPORATED
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 026082/0713 →
AFTER-ACQUIRED PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (FIRST LIEN)- FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL FILING Recorded Oct 28, 2008
From: X-RITE, INCORPORATED
To: FIFTH THIRD BANK, A MICHIGAN BANKING CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 021744/0267 →
AFTER-ACQUIRED PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (SECOND LIEN) Recorded Oct 28, 2008
From: X-RITE, INCORPORATED
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK)
Reel/Frame 021744/0582 →
PATENT RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT FOR THE PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT ORIGINALLY RECORDED AT REEL 017097, FRAME 0263 AND ASSIGNED AT REEL 018171, FRAME 0167 Recorded Jun 3, 2008
From: FIFTH THIRD BANK; GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.
To: X-RITE, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 021029/0554 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2008
From: GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: X-RITE INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 020845/0285 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (SECOND LIEN) Recorded Nov 8, 2007
From: X-RITE, INCORPORATED
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 020156/0569 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 5, 2007
From: X-RITE, INCORPORATED; OTP, INCORPORATED; MONACO ACQUISITION COMPANY; X-RITE GLOBAL, INCORPORATED; X-RITE HOLDINGS, INC.; GRETAGMACBETH LLC; PANTONE, INC.
To: FIFTH THIRD BANK, A MICHIGAN BANKING CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 020064/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 4, 2006
From: GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P.
To: FIFTH THIRD BANK
Reel/Frame 018171/0167 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Jan 31, 2006
From: X-RITE, INCORPORATED
To: GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.
Reel/Frame 017097/0263 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (SECOND LIEN) Recorded Jan 31, 2006
From: X-RITE, INCORPORATED
To: GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.
Reel/Frame 017097/0337 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2005
From: BAKER, DOUGLAS V.; CARGILL, MARK A.; BERG, BERNARD J.; RANKIN, STEPHEN B.; MOUREY, JAMES L.; WINCHESTER, ROBERT L.
To: X-RITE, INCORPORATED
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