Patent ID: 9473675
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G01J,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A color conversion processing and printing apparatus for converting input image signals, which include image signals of process color plates and an image signal of a spot color plate, into output image signals of process color plates for printing an image, said apparatus comprising: a spot color information acquirer configured to acquire spot color information, which is capable of defining a spot color with device-dependent color values; a profile acquirer configured to acquire a reference profile representing a device link profile at a reference time at which the spot color is defined, and an updated profile, which is defined by the reference profile updated after the reference time; a first color converter configured to convert the image signal of the spot color plate into a first image signal of a process color plate, using the spot color information acquired by the spot color information acquirer; a second color converter configured to convert the first image signal, which has been converted by the first color converter, into a second image signal of a process color plate, by having the reference profile and the updated profile, which are acquired by the profile acquirer, act successively thereon; and a printer configured to output a color print using an amount of ink applied to an output medium, the amount of ink being based on the second image signal.