Patent ID: 7813000

Claim:
A computer storage medium encoded with a color characterization profile format comprising: a color management measurement data portion; and a container configured to: (1) store a plurality of color profiles associated with a plurality of devices, wherein each of the plurality of color profiles are editable by a generic text editor that is not specifically designed to edit color profiles specific to the container, (2) receive and store one or more independent data extensions, wherein the one or more independent data extensions comprise additional extensions of color space information that are specific to an electronic device, (3) provide a user operating the generic text editor access to a gamut mapping associated with the additional extensions of color space information, (4) add an XML-based signature from a purveyor of the electronic device to the additional extensions of color space information, (5) use the XML-based signature to deny the user the ability to edit the additional extensions of color space information, and (6) permit incorporation of executable code.