METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING THE APPEARANCE OF A PARTICULAR OBJECT, FOR PREDICTING THE APPEARANCE OF AN OBJECT, AND FOR MANUFACTURING AN OBJECT HAVING A PREDETERMINED APPEARANCE WHICH HAS OPTIONALLY BEEN DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF A REFERENCE OBJECT

摘要

The surface contribution to appearance of an object is characterized using a plurality of viewing and illumination angles. The color determining and surface contribution are determined to aid in the predicting of the appearance of an object as well as matching an object to another object.