System and method for color management of multiple color devices and color spaces
View Patent ↗A color management user interface controller is provided for use in a color management system for assisting users to manage color settings of multiple colour entities, such as color devices and color spaces. The user interface controller has a representation controller and a relation indicator controller. The representation controller presents representation of each color entity. The relation indicator controller presents one or more relation indicators indicating color relation between the color entities represented by the representations.
1. A colour management user interface controller for use in a colour management system for assisting users to manage colour settings of multiple colour entities, the user interface controller comprising:
a representation controller for presenting to a user representations, each representing each of the multiple colour entities; and
a relation indicator controller for presenting to the user one or more relation indicators indicating colour relation between the multiple colour entities represented by the representations so as to assist the user to manage colour settings of the multiple colour entities,
wherein the relation indicator controller presents the relation indicators as arrow buttons, each arrow button representing a direction of use of colour settings of a corresponding colour entity.
2. The user interface controller as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the relation indicator controller has a function to allow the user to select a relation indicator to manage the colour relation between colour entities that correspond to the relation indicator.
3. The user interface controller as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the relation indicator controller has a function to change the appearance of a relation indicator when the relation indicator is selected by the user.
4. The user interface controller as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the relation indicator controller presents colour relation indicators which are available for user's selection.
5. The user interface controller as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the relation indicator controller has a function to generate, in accordance with the relation indicator selected by the user, colour matching data indicating a colour entity whose colour settings is used for colour matching.
6. The user interface controller as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the representation controller has a function to associate each representation of each of the multiple colour entities with a colour profile of the colour entity.
7. The user interface controller as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the colour management system has a colour profile storage storing colour profiles of the multiple colour entities, and the representation controller has a function to obtain the colour profile of each of the multiple colour entities from the colour profile storage.
8. The user interface controller as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the representation controller has a function to present to the user the colour profile of the multiple colour entities.
9. The user interface controller as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the representation controller presents to the user a representation of a colour entity in multiple levels such that standard settings are presented in a main level and detailed settings are presented in a secondary level.
10. A colour management system for assisting users to manage colour settings of multiple colour entities, the colour management system comprising:
a user interface controller for presenting to a user colour relation between the multiple colour entities in accordance with colour relation setting input by the user, the user interface controller comprising:
a representation controller for presenting to the user representations, each representing each of the multiple colour entities; and
a relation indicator controller for presenting to the user one or more relation indicators indicating the colour relation between the multiple colour entities represented by the representations,
wherein the relation indicator controller presents the relation indicators as arrow buttons, each arrow button representing a direction of use of colour settings of a corresponding colour entity; and
a colour settings manager for controlling colour settings of the multiple colour entities in accordance with the colour relation setting input by the user so as to assist the user to manage colour settings of the multiple colour entities.
11. A method for assisting colour management of multiple colour entities, the method comprising the steps of:
presenting to the user representations, each representing each of the multiple colour entities; and
presenting to the user one or more relation indicators indicating colour relation between the multiple colour entities represented by the representations so as to assist the user to manage colour settings of the multiple colour entities,
wherein the step of presenting one or more relation indicators comprises the step of presenting to the user the relation indicators as arrow buttons to represent directions of use of colour settings of the multiple colour entities.
12. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a step of:
receiving user input to select a relation indicator to manage the colour relation between colour entities that correspond to the relation indicator.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12 further comprising a step of:
changing the appearance of a relation indicator when the relation indicator is selected by the user.
14. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the step of presenting one or more relation indicators comprises a step of presenting to the user colour relation indicators which are available for user's selection.
15. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the step of presenting one or more relation indicators comprises the steps of:
generating, in accordance with the relation indicator selected by the user, colour matching data indicating a colour entity whose colour settings is used for colour matching; and
sending the colour matching data to a colour settings manager for changing the colour settings for colour matching of a relevant colour entity based on the colour settings indicated in the colour matching data.
16. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising the steps of:
associating each representation of each of the multiple colour entities with a colour profile of the colour entity; and
presenting to the user the colour profile to allow access thereto by the user.
17. The method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the associating step comprises a step of using a colour profile storage to obtain colour profiles of the multiple colour entities.
18. The method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the step of presenting the colour profiles comprises a step of presenting to the user the colour profile as a secondary level which is accessible from a main level where standard settings are presented.
19. A computer program product for use in a colour management system for assisting colour management of multiple colour entities, the computer program product having computer program code embodied in a machine readable medium, said computer program product comprising:
a module for presenting to the user representations, each representing each of the multiple colour entities; and
a module for presenting to the user one or more relation indicators indicating colour relation between the multiple colour entities represented by the representations so as to assist the user to manage colour settings of the multiple colour entities,
wherein the module for presenting one or more relation indicators presents to the user the relation indicators as arrow buttons, each arrow button representing a direction of use of colour settings of a corresponding colour entity.
20. The computer program product as claimed in claim 19 further comprising:
a module for allowing a user to select a relation indicator to manage the colour relation between colour entities that correspond to the relation indicator.
21. The computer program product as claimed in claim 20 further comprising:
a module for changing the appearance of a relation indicator when the relation indicator is selected by the user.
22. The computer program product as claimed in claim 19 further comprising:
a module for associating each representation of each of the multiple colour entities with a colour profile of the colour entity; and
a module for presenting to the user the colour profile to allow access thereto by the user.
23. The computer program product as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the module for presenting the colour profiles comprises a module for presenting the colour profile as a secondary level which is accessible from a main level where standard settings are presented.
24. A computer readable memory medium having computer readable program code storing instructions or statements for use, in the execution in a computer, of a method for assisting colour management of multiple colour entities, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
presenting to the user representations, each representing each of the multiple colour entities; and
presenting to the user one or more relation indicators indicating colour relation between the multiple colour entities represented by the representations so as to assist the user to manage colour settings of the multiple colour entities, and
wherein the step of presenting one or more relation indicators comprises the step of presenting to the user the relation indicators as arrow buttons to represent directions of use of colour settings of the multiple colour entities.
25. The computer readable memory element as claimed in claim 24 , wherein the method further comprises a step of:
receiving user input to select a relation indicator to manage the colour relation between colour entities that correspond to the relation indicator.
26. The computer readable memory element as claimed in claim 25 , wherein the method further comprises a step of:
changing the appearance of a relation indicator when the relation indicator is selected by the user.
27. The computer readable memory element as claimed in claim 24 , wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
associating each representation of each of the multiple colour entities with a colour profile of the colour entity; and
presenting to the user the colour profile to allow access thereto by the user.
28. The computer readable memory element as claimed in claim 27 , wherein the step of presenting the colour profiles comprises a step of presenting the colour profile as a secondary level which is accessible from a main level where standard settings are presented.