Patent ID: 7593959
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A method for supporting a request from a component performed by one or more computers of a color management system, the method comprising: (a) receiving the request, wherein the request is associated with a color management operation and is compliant with a legacy version of the request, the request identifying a set of objects; (b) if the set of objects is characterized by mixed formats, converting at least one object of the set of objects in accordance with a format override indicator, wherein all objects are associated with a same format, and wherein the format override indicator corresponds to one of a plurality of mode selections that are supported by a policy; (c) if the same format corresponds to a legacy format, invoking a legacy processing module to process the request; (d) if the same format corresponds to an advanced format, invoking an advanced processing module to process the request; and (e) returning a result to the component, the result being associated with the color management operation, wherein an object of the set of objects corresponds to a profile and the request instructs that a requested element of the profile be accessed, and wherein (e) comprises: (i) if the requested element is compatible with a format of the profile, returning a result of the color management operation performed upon the requested element; and (ii) if the requested element is not compatible with the format of the profile,