Patent ID: 6381343
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B41F,G06F,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
A virtual press proofing system for providing a color managed digital image of a press proof originating at a printer's site to a viewer's computer located at a remote site comprising:an image server having a computer readable medium and color calibrated video display; a network connection for allowing communications between said image server and a network; at least one processor contained within said image server in communication with said computer readable medium; a digitizing device in communication with said computer readable medium for creating digital image information representing the hard press proof; said digitizing device having color profile information specific to said digitizing device; a set of computer readable instructions contained within said computer readable medium, that when executed by said processor, said set of instructions causes said processor to perform the steps of receiving said color profile information from said digitizing device, receiving the digital information representing the hard press proof from said digitizing device, adjusting said digital information representing the hard press proof responsive to said color profile information, and displaying the digital information representing the hard press proof on said color calibrated video display, and transmitting said adjusted digital information representing the hard press proof responsive to a request from the viewer to view the virtual press proof at a remote location so that said digital information representing the hard press proof is viewable simultaneously at both the printer's site and viewer's site.