Patent ID: 7054035
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A color management system comprising: an image device configured to present an initial-formatted color image defined in a presentation color space; a print processor configured to receive the initial-formatted color image from the image device, to convert the initial-formatted color image from the presentation color space to a destination color space using a device-specific profile to produce a device-formatted color image, to convert the initial-formatted color image from the presentation color space to the destination color space using a default profile to produce a default-formatted color image the default profile being adapted to preserve primary colors of the presentation color space, to produce a resultant color image in the destination color space with primary colors derived using the default profile and non-primary colors derived using the device-specific prolile by weighted combination of the device-formatted color image with the default-formatted color image, to convert the resultant color image from the destination color space to the presentation color space to produce a color-preserved color image in the presentation color space, and to convert the color-preserved color image from the presentation color space to a printing color space; and a print engine configured to pint the color-preserved color image in the printing color space.