Patent ID: 7450133

Claim:
A system for color correction comprising: means adapted for receiving image data inclusive of a first color signal, which first color signal includes primary color data inclusive of data associated with of each of plurality of primary colors encoded in component values defined within a color space inclusive of cyan, magenta, and yellow values; means adapted for receiving a at least one component threshold value corresponding to a color space conversion; means adapted for testing of a first component value of received image data against at least one received component threshold value to determine whether the first component value is less than the at least one threshold value; means adapted for terminating a color correction if the value of the first component value of received image data is not equal or less than the at least one threshold value; means adapted for determining which of a second component value of received image data and a third component value of received image data is a lesser value; means adapted for generating a selection value in accordance with a determination as to which one of the second component value and the third component value are of lesser value; means adapted for receiving preselected color adjustment data defining a preselected component reduction level; means adapted for generating, in accordance with the color adjustment data, a color correction signal as a function of the one of the second component value and the third component value identified by the selection value, and the first component value; and means adapted for generating corrected image data in accordance with a generated color correction signal.