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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2012
Michael J. Henry, Hinckley, OH (US);
Beth C. Ramsey, Strongsville, OH (US);
John E. Beran, Allison Park, PA (US);
Francis J. Groves, Finleyville, PA (US);
Michael J. Henry, Hinckley, OH (US);
Beth C. Ramsey, Strongsville, OH (US);
John E. Beran, Allison Park, PA (US);
Francis J. Groves, Finleyville, PA (US);
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a database having a plurality of digital color images and a neutral gray background value for each of the images; a processor configured to receive search criteria and to identify one or more of the digital color images meeting the search criteria; and a display configured to display at least one of the identified digital color images on a neutral gray background, wherein the brightness of the neutral gray background is determined by the neutral gray background value for the image being displayed. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.