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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:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2008
Thomas Henry Barnes, Austin, TX (US);
John W. Dunsmoir, Round Rock, TX (US);
Sheryl S. Kinstler, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Mei Yang Selvage, Pocatello, ID (US);
Abigail Alice Tittizer, Austin, TX (US);
Carol Sue Robertson Walton, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas Henry Barnes, Austin, TX (US);
John W. Dunsmoir, Round Rock, TX (US);
Sheryl S. Kinstler, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Mei Yang Selvage, Pocatello, ID (US);
Abigail Alice Tittizer, Austin, TX (US);
Carol Sue Robertson Walton, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and implementing computer system are provided for enabling a user to paint a surface a desired final color while using a paint, the color of which appears in raw form different from the desired final color for the painted surface. In an exemplary embodiment, a tile painting application is illustrated and includes a camera arranged to take an image of a bisque tile. When a user applies a glaze to the tile, the camera-computer system analyzes the glaze color among other factors affecting the painting process and an image showing a final color of the tile after firing is presented on the display of the computer system such that by looking at the computer screen, the user is able to see the actual final color of the tile after firing while applying the initial glaze to the bisque tile before firing.