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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013

Filed:

Aug. 13, 2012
Applicants:

Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Waterloo, CA;

Shaul S. Wisebourt, Waterloo, CA;

Lawrence Edward Kuhl, Waterloo, CA;

Inventors:

Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Waterloo, CA;

Shaul S. Wisebourt, Waterloo, CA;

Lawrence Edward Kuhl, Waterloo, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

There is provided a method of changing a theme for a user interface of a computer system comprising receiving an identification of an image with which to define a color palette of a theme for rendering elements of a user interface on a color display of the computer system; analyzing the image to determine at least one predominant color; and defining the color palette in response to the analysis. The image may comprise a background image selected by a user for display by the computer system. Dynamic generation of the color palette matches the user interface to colors to provide flexible and appealing themes. A computer readable memory having recorded thereon instructions to carry out this method is also provided, as well as a device comprising such memory.


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