Patent ID: 7133156
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A color management apparatus on a transmitting side of a color management system that captures and sends images to a color management apparatus on a receiving side of the color management system, the transmitting side color management apparatus comprising: a transmitting side controller that provides instructions for capturing an image to be displayed at the receiving side color management apparatus; that determines a target by selecting from a plurality of color reproduction targets by selecting one of transmitting side visual environment information and receiving side visual environment information and one of a transmitting side color matching function and a receiving side color matching function; that transmits at least one of a device characteristic, a selected transmitting side visual environment information and a selected transmitting side color matching function to the receiving side according to a task assignment of color reproduction of the transmitting side and the receiving side for the target; and that sets transmitting side color control parameters; and a transmit image processor that converts the captured image to an image signal using the transmitting side color control parameters and that sends the image signal to the receiving side.