Color reproduction services

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for a color reproduction service arc provided.

1 .- 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A method comprising:
 accessing an image of a first material;   accessing an image of a second material;   accessing an image of a subject;   identifying a color of the first material using the accessed image of the first material;   identifying a color of the second material using the accessed image of the second material;   identifying a color of the subject using the accessed image of the subject; and   calculating, using the identified color of each one of the first material, the second material, and the subject, a mixture comprising a first amount of the first material and a second amount of the second material such that a color of the calculated mixture recreates the identified color of the subject.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 accessing an image of a third material; and   identifying a color of the third material using the accessed image of the third material, wherein:
 the calculating comprises calculating the mixture using the identified color of each one of the first material, the second material, the third material, and the subject; and 
 the mixture comprises the first amount of the first material and the second amount of the second material and a third amount of the third material such that the color of the calculated mixture recreates the identified color of the subject. 
   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 after calculating the mixture, generating a combination of the first amount of the first material and the second amount of the second material; and   providing the generated combination to a user.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein:
 the first material is a first liquid makeup foundation material;   the second material is a second liquid makeup foundation material; and   the subject is a portion of a user's skin.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein:
 the identified color of the second material is different than the identified color of the first material;   the identified color of the subject is different than the identified color of the first material; and   the identified color of the subject is different than the identified color of the second material.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 prior to accessing the image of the first material, capturing the image of the first material using a first image capturing subsystem with first image capturing settings while the first material is illuminated within a first space by a first light emitting subsystem with a first lighting setup;   prior to accessing the image of the second material, capturing the image of the second material using a second image capturing subsystem with second image capturing settings while the second material is illuminated within a second space by a second light emitting subsystem with a second lighting setup; and   prior to accessing the image of the subject, capturing the image of the subject using a third image capturing subsystem with third image capturing settings while the subject is illuminated within a third space by a third light emitting subsystem with a third lighting setup.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein:
 the identified color of the second material is different than the identified color of the first material;   the identified color of the subject is different than the identified color of the first material; and   the identified color of the subject is different than the identified color of the second material.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the first image capturing subsystem and the second image capturing subsystem are the same image capturing subsystem. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the first image capturing settings and the second image capturing settings are the same image capturing settings. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the first space and the second space are the same space. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the first light emitting subsystem and the second light emitting subsystem are the same light emitting subsystem. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the first lighting setup and the second lighting setup are the same lighting setup. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein:
 the first lighting setup comprises light of a first color temperature and a first intensity;   the second lighting setup comprises light of a second color temperature and a second intensity;   the second color temperature is the same as the first color temperature; and   the second intensity is the same as the first intensity.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein:
 the first space is isolated from any ambient light during the capturing of the image of the first material;   the second space is isolated from any ambient light during the capturing of the image of the second material; and   the third space is isolated from any ambient light during the capturing of the image of the subject.   
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the first image capturing settings and the second image capturing settings share at least one type of the following types of image capturing settings:
 aperture;   shutter speed;   white balance; and   image sensor sensitivity.   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein:
 the first image capturing subsystem and the second image capturing subsystem are the same image capturing subsystem;   the first image capturing settings and the second image capturing settings are the same image capturing settings;   the first space and the second space are the same space;   the first light emitting subsystem and the second light emitting subsystem are the same light emitting subsystem; and   the first lighting setup and the second lighting setup are the same lighting setup.   
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein:
 the first space and the third space are not the same space; and   the first light emitting subsystem and the third light emitting subsystem are not the same light emitting subsystem.   
     
     
         38 . A color reproduction service (“CRS”) subsystem for use with at least one environment subsystem, wherein each environment subsystem of the at least one environment subsystem comprising an image capturing (“IC”) subsystem and a light emitting (“LE”) subsystem and a light meter (“LM”) subsystem, the CRS subsystem comprising:
 a communications component operative to:
 receive first data indicative of at least one image of a first base material captured by the IC subsystem of any environment subsystem of the at least one environment subsystem; and 
 receive second data indicative of at least one image of a second base material captured by the IC subsystem of any environment subsystem of the at least one environment subsystem; and 
 receive third data indicative of at least one image of a subject captured by the IC subsystem of any environment subsystem of the at least one environment subsystem; and 
 
 a processor coupled to the communications component and operative to:
 identify a color of the first base material based on the received first data; 
 identify a color of the second base material based on the received second data; 
 identify a color of the subject based on the received third data; and 
 determine, using the identified color of the first base material and the identified color of the second base material and the identified color of the subject, a combination comprising a first amount of the first base material and a second amount of the second base material, wherein the determined combination recreates the identified color of the subject. 
 
 
     
     
         39 . The CRS subsystem of  claim 38 , wherein:
 the first data is indicative of the at least one image of the first base material captured by the IC subsystem of any environment subsystem of the at least one environment subsystem with first image capturing settings when determined by the LM subsystem of that environment subsystem to be illuminated by the LE subsystem of that environment subsystem with a first lighting setup; and   the processor is operative to identify the color of the first base material based on the first image capturing settings and the first lighting setup.   
     
     
         40 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, the at least one program comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
 access an image of a first material;   access an image of a second material;   access an image of a subject;   identify a color of the first material based on the accessed image of the first material;   identify a color of the second material based on the accessed image of the second material;   identify a color of the subject based on the accessed image of the subject; and   determine, based on the identified color of the first material and the identified color of the second material and the identified color of the subject, a combination comprising a first amount of the first material and a second amount of the second material, wherein the determined combination recreates the identified color of the subject.