Patent ID: 7920292

Claim:
A database system, comprising: a database having at least two objects, wherein one of said objects is a color identifier and another of said objects is a multi-dimensional color vector; an interface communicatively coupled to an image processor configured to receive an image data file containing a color definition and generate halftone color data corresponding to said color definition; and a print engine incorporating a raster output scanner, an imaging member and a plurality of colorants, said print engine being configured to: receive said halftone color data, and deposit a plurality of said colorants onto said imaging member as prescribed by said halftone color data, with said image processor being further configured to: identify a color reference embedded in said image data file color definition, retrieve a color vector associated with said color reference from said spot color dictionary, select an emulation color space based upon a color vector dimension, transform said color vector to a color value in said selected emulation color space based upon an attribute associated with said multidimensional color vector; and incorporate said selected emulation color space color value into said halftone color data.