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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kathleen H. Fenton, Penn Valley, CA (US);
James H. Holbrook, III, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Chris Foret, Shawnee Mission, KS (US);
Assignee:
Carpet Co-op of America Association, Earth City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/48 ;
Abstract
An improved color selection process for assisting customers when shopping for floor, wall, or window coverings is disclosed. The color selection process includes: (a) the creation of a digital and graphic computer database that classifies a store's or other entity's entire product inventory according to internally harmonious color families, and (b) a visualization experience, using this database, computer graphics and a specially designed color room to give customers a more realistic preview of product(s) being considered.