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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2014
Zazzle.com, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Young Harvill, El Granada, CA (US);
ZAZZLE.COM, INC., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
Data processing methods provide automated screen printing techniques. A request associated with screen printing an image is obtained. The request includes a source image and a key color value indicating a number of ink colors for use in the screen printing. A set of key colors equal in size to the key color value is computationally determined by filtering the image so that a plurality of contiguous color areas that are close in color space are preserved, determining a plurality of candidate colors for the plurality of contiguous color areas, and grouping the plurality of contiguous color areas into a number of groups equal in size to the key color value based on the plurality of candidate colors. The source image is transformed to at least one destination image that is usable in screen printing of a product using ink colors based on the set of key colors.