Systems and methods for illuminating paint color chip locations within a display assembly
Systems and methods include a display assembly that displays paint color chips at paint color chip locations that each have a divider tab. A light-emitting diode (LED) control circuit is in communication with each LED of an LED array and in communication with a computing device that determines a particular paint color chip based on received input, determines a particular paint color chip location of the particular paint color chip, identifies a particular LED associated with the particular paint color chip location, and transmits an activation signal to the LED control circuit. The LED control circuit receives the activation signal and activates the particular LED to illuminate the divider tab located at the particular paint color chip location within the display assembly.
1. A system comprising:
a display assembly configured to display a plurality of paint color chips at a plurality of paint color chip locations, each paint color chip location having a divider tab;
at least one light-emitting diode (LED) array having a plurality of LEDs, wherein each LED of the plurality of LEDs is associated with a respective paint color chip location of the plurality of paint color chip locations and configured to illuminate the divider tab at the respective paint color chip location; and
an LED control circuit in communication with each LED of the plurality of LEDs and in communication with a computing device configured to determine a particular paint color chip of the plurality of paint color chips based on received input, determine a particular paint color chip location within the display assembly associated with the particular paint color chip, identify a particular LED of the plurality of LEDs associated with the particular paint color chip location, and transmit an activation signal to the LED control circuit;
wherein the LED control circuit is configured to receive the activation signal from the computing device and activate the particular LED to illuminate the divider tab located at the particular paint color chip location within the display assembly.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is included in a kiosk included in the display assembly.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is one of a PC, a laptop, a tablet device, and a smartphone.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the received input indicates a particular paint color and wherein the computing device is further configured to determine the particular paint color chip based on the particular paint color chip having a paint chip color that at least one of matches the particular paint color and coordinates with the particular paint color.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the received input indicates a particular paint color and wherein the computing device is further configured to:
determine the particular paint color chip based on the particular paint color chip having a paint chip color that matches the particular paint color;
determine at least one additional paint color chip location within the display assembly based on the particular paint color chip, the at least one additional paint color chip location corresponding to a location of a coordinating paint color chip having a coordinating paint chip color that coordinates with the paint chip color of the particular paint color chip;
identify at least one additional LED of the plurality of LEDs, the at least one additional LED being associated with the at least one additional paint color chip location; and
transmit an additional activation signal to the LED control circuit to activate the at least one additional LED;
wherein the LED control circuit is configured to receive the additional activation signal from the computing device and activate the at least one additional LED to illuminate the divider tab located at the additional paint color chip location within the display assembly.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the received input is generated by a paint color chip reader that is configured to obtain identifying indicia associated with the particular paint color chip.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the received input indicates a particular paint color and the particular paint color chip has a paint chip color that matches the particular paint color;
the divider tab located at the particular paint color chip location is illuminated by the particular LED with a first LED color; and
the computing device is further configured to transmit an additional activation signal to the LED control circuit to activate an additional LED and illuminate an additional divider tab located at an additional paint color chip location with a second LED color, the additional paint color chip location being associated with an additional paint color chip that has an additional paint chip color that coordinates with the paint chip color of the particular paint color chip;
wherein the LED control circuit is configured to receive the additional activation signal from the computing device and activate the additional LED to illuminate the additional divider tab located at the additional paint color chip location with the second LED color.
8. A method comprising:
receiving, with a light-emitting diode (LED) control circuit, an activation signal from a computing device, the LED control circuit being in communication with each LED of a plurality of LEDs of at least one LED array, each LED of the plurality of LEDs being associated with a respective paint color chip location of a plurality of paint color chip locations of a display assembly configured to display a plurality of paint color chips at the plurality of paint color chip locations, each paint color chip location having a divider tab, and each LED of the plurality of LEDs being configured to illuminate the divider tab at the respective paint color chip location, the computing device being configured to determine a particular paint color chip of the plurality of paint color chips based on received input, determine a particular paint color chip location within the display assembly associated with the particular paint color chip, identify a particular LED of the plurality of LEDs associated with the particular paint color chip location, and transmit an activation signal to the LED control circuit; and
activating, with the LED control circuit, the particular LED to illuminate the divider tab located at the particular paint color chip location within the display assembly.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the computing device is included in a kiosk included in the display assembly.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the computing device is one of a PC, a laptop, a tablet device, and a smartphone.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the received input indicates a particular paint color and wherein the computing device is further configured to determine the particular paint color chip based on the particular paint color chip having a paint chip color that at least one of matches the particular paint color and coordinates with the particular paint color.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
the received input indicates a particular paint color;
the computing device is further configured to:
determine the particular paint color chip based on the particular paint color chip having a paint chip color that matches the particular paint color;
determine at least one additional paint color chip location within the display assembly based on the particular paint color chip, the at least one additional paint color chip location corresponding to a location of a coordinating paint color chip having a coordinating paint chip color that coordinates with the paint chip color of the particular paint color chip;
identify at least one additional LED of the plurality of LEDs, the at least one additional LED being associated with the at least one additional paint color chip location; and
transmit an additional activation signal to the LED control circuit to activate the at least one additional LED; and
the method further comprises:
receiving, with the LED control circuit, the additional activation signal from the computing device; and
activating, with the LED control circuit, the at least one additional LED to illuminate the divider tab located at the additional paint color chip location within the display assembly.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the received input is generated by a paint color chip reader that is configured to obtain identifying indicia associated with the particular paint color chip.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
the received input indicates a particular paint color and the particular paint color chip has a paint chip color that matches the particular paint color;
the divider tab located at the particular paint color chip location is illuminated by the particular LED with a first LED color;
the computing device is further configured to transmit an additional activation signal to the LED control circuit to activate an additional LED and illuminate an additional divider tab located at an additional paint color chip location with a second LED color, the additional paint color chip location being associated with an additional paint color chip that has an additional paint chip color that coordinates with the paint chip color of the particular paint color chip; and
the method further comprises:
receiving, with the LED control circuit, the additional activation signal from the computing device; and
activating, with the LED control circuit, the additional LED to illuminate the additional divider tab located at the additional paint color chip location with the second LED color.
15. A system comprising:
a computing device in communication with a light-emitting diode (LED) control circuit, the LED control circuit being in communication with each LED of a plurality of LEDs of at least one LED array, each LED of the plurality of LEDs being associated with a respective paint color chip location of a plurality of paint color chip locations of a display assembly configured to display a plurality of paint color chips at the plurality of paint color chip locations, each paint color chip location having a divider tab, and each LED of the plurality of LEDs being configured to illuminate the divider tab at the respective paint color chip location,
the computing device being configured to:
determine a particular paint color chip of the plurality of paint color chips based on received input;
determine a particular paint color chip location within the display assembly associated with the particular paint color chip;
identify a particular LED of the plurality of LEDs associated with the particular paint color chip location; and
transmit an activation signal to the LED control circuit;
wherein the LED control circuit is configured to receive the activation signal from the computing device and activate the particular LED to illuminate the divider tab located at the particular paint color chip location within the display assembly.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the computing device is included in a kiosk included in the display assembly.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the computing device is one of a PC, a laptop, a tablet device, and a smartphone.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the received input indicates a particular paint color and wherein the computing device is further configured to determine the particular paint color chip based on the particular paint color chip having a paint chip color that at least one of matches the particular paint color and coordinates with the particular paint color.
19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the received input indicates a particular paint color and wherein the computing device is further configured to:
determine the particular paint color chip based on the particular paint color chip having a paint chip color that matches the particular paint color;
determine at least one additional paint color chip location within the display assembly based on the particular paint color chip, the at least one additional paint color chip location corresponding to a location of a coordinating paint color chip having a coordinating paint chip color that coordinates with the paint chip color of the particular paint color chip;
identify at least one additional LED of the plurality of LEDs, the at least one additional LED being associated with the at least one additional paint color chip location; and
transmit an additional activation signal to the LED control circuit to activate the at least one additional LED;
wherein the LED control circuit is configured to receive the additional activation signal from the computing device and activate the at least one additional LED to illuminate the divider tab located at the additional paint color chip location within the display assembly.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the received input is generated by a paint color chip reader that is configured to obtain identifying indicia associated with the particular paint color chip.
21. The system of claim 15 , wherein:
the received input indicates a particular paint color and the particular paint color chip has a paint chip color that matches the particular paint color;
the divider tab located at the particular paint color chip location is illuminated by the particular LED with a first LED color; and
the computing device is further configured to transmit an additional activation signal to the LED control circuit to activate an additional LED and illuminate an additional divider tab located at an additional paint color chip location with a second LED color, the additional paint color chip location being associated with an additional paint color chip that has an additional paint chip color that coordinates with the paint chip color of the particular paint color chip;
wherein the LED control circuit is configured to receive the additional activation signal from the computing device and activate the additional LED to illuminate the additional divider tab located at the additional paint color chip location with the second LED color.
22. A method comprising:
determining, with a computing device, a particular paint color chip of a plurality of paint color chips based on received input, the computing device being in communication with a light-emitting diode (LED) control circuit, the LED control circuit being in communication with each LED of a plurality of LEDs of at least one LED array, each LED of the plurality of LEDs being associated with a respective paint color chip location of a plurality of paint color chip locations of a display assembly configured to display the plurality of paint color chips at the plurality of paint color chip locations, each paint color chip location having a divider tab, and each LED of the plurality of LEDs being configured to illuminate the divider tab at the respective paint color chip location,
determining, with the computing device, a particular paint color chip location within the display assembly associated with the particular paint color chip;
identifying, with the computing device, a particular LED of the plurality of LEDs associated with the particular paint color chip location; and
transmitting, with the computing device, an activation signal to the LED control circuit;
wherein the LED control circuit is configured to receive the activation signal from the computing device and activate the particular LED to illuminate the divider tab located at the particular paint color chip location within the display assembly.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the computing device is included in a kiosk included in the display assembly.
24. The method of claim 22 , wherein the computing device is one of a PC, a laptop, a tablet device, and a smartphone.
25. The method of claim 22 , wherein the received input indicates a particular paint color, the method further comprising:
determining, with the computing device, the particular paint color chip based on the particular paint color chip having a paint chip color that at least one of matches the particular paint color and coordinates with the particular paint color.
26. The method of claim 22 , wherein the received input indicates a particular paint color, the method further comprising:
determining, with the computing device, the particular paint color chip based on the particular paint color chip having a paint chip color that matches the particular paint color;
determining, with the computing device, at least one additional paint color chip location within the display assembly based on the particular paint color chip, the at least one additional paint color chip location corresponding to a location of a coordinating paint color chip having a coordinating paint chip color that coordinates with the paint chip color of the particular paint color chip;
identifying, with the computing device, at least one additional LED of the plurality of LEDs, the at least one additional LED being associated with the at least one additional paint color chip location; and
transmitting, with the computing device, an additional activation signal to the LED control circuit to activate the at least one additional LED;
wherein the LED control circuit is configured to receive the additional activation signal from the computing device and activate the at least one additional LED to illuminate the divider tab located at the additional paint color chip location within the display assembly.
27. The method of claim 22 , wherein the received input is generated by a paint color chip reader that is configured to obtain identifying indicia associated with the particular paint color chip.
28. The method of claim 22 , wherein:
the received input indicates a particular paint color and the particular paint color chip has a paint chip color that matches the particular paint color;
the divider tab located at the particular paint color chip location is illuminated by the particular LED with a first LED color; and
the method further comprises transmitting, with the computing device, an additional activation signal to the LED control circuit to activate an additional LED and illuminate an additional divider tab located at an additional paint color chip location with a second LED color, the additional paint color chip location being associated with an additional paint color chip that has an additional paint chip color that coordinates with the paint chip color of the particular paint color chip;
wherein the LED control circuit is configured to receive the additional activation signal from the computing device and activate the additional LED to illuminate the additional divider tab located at the additional paint color chip location with the second LED color.