公开(公告)号：WO2014071302A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-08

申请号：PCT/US2013/068305

申请日：2013-11-04

Applicant: VARIABLE, INC.

Inventor： TEMPLE, Andrew Richard ,  YU, George Yang ,  GASIOR, Wade

IPC: G01J3/46

CPC classification number: H04N9/07 ,  G01J3/0262 ,  G01J3/0264 ,  G01J3/027 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01J3/0275 ,  G01J3/0286 ,  G01J3/0291 ,  G01J3/513 ,  G01J3/524 ,  H04N5/2252 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/23293

Abstract: A modular device (12) includes base (14) and color sensing (16) portions. The color sensing portion has a face, a controlled light source offset from the face to define an interior, the face configured to engage a target surface about a perimeter of the device housing wherein ambient light is restricted from entering. A color sensor receives light reflected from the target surface and generates output signals representative of a surface color. The base portion communicates with the color sensor and a user device (18) having a hosted program (20) which generates a user interface enabling users to provide control input for the color sensor and receives the output signals from the color sensing device and displays a first image of the detected color, and a second image of a user-selected color beside the first image. Color data values are displayed corresponding to the difference between displayed colors.

Abstract translation: 模块化设备（12）包括基座（14）和颜色感测（16）部分。 颜色感测部分具有面部，受限的光源偏离面部以限定内部，所述面部被配置成围绕设备壳体的周边接合目标表面，其中环境光被限制进入。 颜色传感器接收从目标表面反射的光并产生表示表面颜色的输出信号。 基座部分与彩色传感器和用户装置（18）进行通信，该用户装置（18）具有产生用户接口的托管程序（20），使用户可以为颜色传感器提供控制输入并从彩色感测装置接收输出信号，并显示 检测到的颜色的第一图像和第一图像旁边的用户选择的颜色的第二图像。 显示颜色数据值，与显示的颜色之间的差异相对应。

公开(公告)号：WO2020092537A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-07

申请号：PCT/US2019/058830

申请日：2019-10-30

Applicant: VARIABLE, INC.

Inventor： YU, George Yang

IPC: G01J3/50 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J1/02

Abstract: An optical detector (110) is provided with multiple light sources (Lx) having distinct spectral characteristics, which are controlled on/off across a range of lighting intensity combinations. A measurement sensor (213) receives radiated light that is reflected from a target surface via confined optical channels, and generates representative output signals. A local controller (205) or a remote computing device (130) receives the output signals or corresponding messages from the optical detector, and generates a low resolution spectral data set based on the signals for each of the lighting intensity combinations. The low resolution spectral data set is interpolated based on machine learning algorithms trained with high resolution data from a reference device to generate a high resolution spectral data set associated with the target surface.

公开(公告)号：WO2016178653A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-10

申请号：PCT/US2015/028861

申请日：2015-05-01

Applicant: VARIABLE, INC.

Inventor： YU, George Yang ,  TEMPLE, Andrew Richard ,  MCGEHEE, Jeff

IPC: G01J3/46

CPC classification number: G01J3/462 ,  G01J3/0264 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01J3/465 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01J3/524 ,  G01J2003/467 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: A computer-implemented intelligent alignment method for a color sensing device (12) which initially obtains a raw sense value measured by the color sensing device and converts the raw sense value to a tristimulus value (S401). The color sensing device may be calibrated using a known set of colors (S402). Raw readings received from the color sensing device may be mapped to known tristimulus values (S403), and mapped values may be converted to a standard reference illuminant color space (S404). A client-server system may be provided in which a color sensing device and one or more servers collectively execute operations according to the present disclosure.

Abstract translation: 一种用于颜色感测装置（12）的计算机实现的智能对准方法，其最初获得由所述颜色感测装置测量的原始感测值，并将原始感测值转换为三刺激值（S401）。 颜色感测装置可以使用已知的一组颜色进行校准（S402）。 从颜色感测装置接收到的原始读数可以被映射到已知的三刺激值（S403），并且映射的值可以被转换为标准参考光源颜色空间（S404）。 可以提供客户端 - 服务器系统，其中彩色感测设备和一个或多个服务器共同地执行根据本公开的操作。

公开(公告)号：EP3874244A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-08

申请号：EP19880035.1

申请日：2019-10-30

Applicant: Variable Inc.

Inventor： YU, George Yang

IPC: G01J3/50 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J1/02

公开(公告)号：EP3289322A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-07

申请号：EP15891344.2

申请日：2015-05-01

Applicant: Variable Inc.

Inventor： YU, George Yang ,  TEMPLE, Andrew Richard ,  MCGEHEE, Jeff

IPC: G01J3/46

CPC classification number: G01J3/462 ,  G01J3/0264 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01J3/465 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01J3/524 ,  G01J2003/467 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: A computer-implemented intelligent alignment method for a color sensing device (12) which initially obtains a raw sense value measured by the color sensing device and converts the raw sense value to a tristimulus value (S401). The color sensing device may be calibrated using a known set of colors (S402). Raw readings received from the color sensing device may be mapped to known tristimulus values (S403), and mapped values may be converted to a standard reference illuminant color space (S404). A client-server system may be provided in which a color sensing device and one or more servers collectively execute operations according to the present disclosure.

公开(公告)号：EP2914942A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-09

申请号：EP13850063.2

申请日：2013-11-04

Applicant: Variable Inc.

Inventor： TEMPLE, Andrew Richard ,  YU, George Yang ,  GASIOR, Wade

IPC: G01J3/46

CPC classification number: H04N9/07 ,  G01J3/0262 ,  G01J3/0264 ,  G01J3/027 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01J3/0275 ,  G01J3/0286 ,  G01J3/0291 ,  G01J3/513 ,  G01J3/524 ,  H04N5/2252 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/23293

Abstract: A modular device includes base and color sensing portions. The color sensing portion has a face, a controlled light source offset from the face to define an interior, the face configured to engage a target surface about a perimeter of the device housing wherein ambient light is restricted from entering the interior. A color sensor receives light reflected from the target surface and generates output signals representative of a surface color. The base portion communicates with the color sensor and a user device having a hosted program which generates a user interface enabling users to provide control input for the color sensor. The program further receives the output signals from the color sensing device and displays a first image of the detected color, and displays a second image of a user-selected color beside the first image. Color data values are further displayed corresponding to the difference between displayed colors.