Patent ID: 8982416
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a system having a processor, measurement data measured by a measurement device of colors printed by a printing system; generating, by the system, a data structure mapping a set of spot colors to a corresponding set of color values based on the measurement data, wherein the colors printed by the printing system are based on the spot colors provided to the printing system; providing, by the system, the data structure for use in generating a proof of a printable item by a proofing device, wherein the printable item includes plural spot colors of the set of spot colors; and converting, by accessing the data structure, the plural spot colors in the printable item to respective proofing device dependent color values, the converting comprising accessing the data structure to retrieve respective device-independent color values corresponding to the plural spot colors, and converting the device-independent color values to the respective proofing device dependent color values.