[Electronics-Talk] Color Identification Technology

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks.  The pattern tone does sound handy.
Tracy

> Hello Tracy.
> The ColorTest Ii does not announce patterns. However, one of its features
> can help the user identify patterns him/herself. The button used for color
> identification announces the color under the eye when this button is
> pressed and released. When one holds this button down, the ColorTest II
> emits a continuous tone. This tone changes if this button is held when the
> device is analyzing a different color. So basically, since I have some
> shirts that are plain, some that are striped, and some that are plaid, I
> will hold down the announce button and run my ColorTest II horizontally
> across an area of the shirt, and then vertically. If the tone stays more
> or less the same for both movements, I will assume it is a plain shirt. If
> it changes with a recognizeable pattern when I move it either horizontally
> or vertically, then I assume it is striped, and based on this feedback, I
> can determine if the stripes are horizontal or vertical. If the device
> changes its tones to indicate a pattern o
>  f color change both for the horizontal and the vertical movement, then my
> shirt may be plaid or checkered. I can then stop moving the ColorTest II
> over the shirt when I hear it making a particular tone. I stop holding
> the button down, and then press it once quickly. It announces the color
> under the eye. Then I hold the button down again and move the device
> until it makes a tone that is different from the previous one. Then I
> stop holding the button down and press it again quickly to get the color
> under the eye at that location. I do this theoretically the same number
> of times as the number of different tones I heard when holding the
> announce button and running the device over the shirt. So it is up to me
> to decide the pattern. I can ask others any questions I have to fine-tune
> my understanding even more, but this device definitely fills a gap for
> me. It helps me get results quickly and spontaneously. It also allows me
> to use Tap Tap See less often, allowing me to buy smaller
>   or less frequent picture packs. Also, with apps like Tap Tap See, I have
> often had trouble optimizing the light conditions. This is not nearly as
> much of a challenge if one has a dedicated color identifier that is
> conceptually like mine.
> Ben
>
>
>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:47 AM, Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ben.
>> Did you say the Color Test2 can identify patterns?  Can it say something
>> is striped blue and white, for instance?
>> I can move my color tester from one place on a garment to another, and
>> it
>> will report different colors, but it can't say "stripes".  What does the
>> Color Test do for patterns?
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>> I know it has been several weeks. But I want to thank everyone who
>>> provided feedback on this topic. I decided to buy a dedicated color
>>> identifier. It is the ColorTest II, sold through APH. This was
>>> definitely
>>> a substantial investment, but it is helping me to coordinate clothing
>>> more
>>> spontaneously and independently than I ever could before. And all of
>>> the
>>> outfits I have picked out so far have been good according to feedback
>>> from
>>> my wife and some of my coworkers. So I now believe that color
>>> identification technology can be a great help. However, the most
>>> beneficial tool depends on the individual. Additionally, one can use
>>> low-tech or no-tech solutions, if preferred.
>>> Thank you for all of the feedback.
>>> Ben
>>>
>>>
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