Patent ID: 8154778

Claim:
A computer operable method for color correction in generating a digital image copy of scanned document image, the method comprising: logically dividing the scanned document image into a plurality of segments wherein each segment comprises a subset of pixels of the scanned document image wherein the subset of pixels that comprise each segment have a common type attribute value in the scanned document image and wherein each segment comprises a subset of pixels that is smaller than the entire scanned document image; obtaining a color correction profile for an identified user wherein the color correction profile indicates problematic colors to be altered in an alternate presentation of a digital image copy of the scanned document image based on the identified user's visual preferences and wherein the color correction profile includes a plurality of color correction parameters each parameter defining a problematic color and a manner in which to alter the problematic color wherein the plurality of color correction parameters collectively define the alternate presentation and wherein each of the plurality of color correction parameters is associated with a corresponding segment of the plurality of segments; generating the digital image copy of the scanned document image using an alternate presentation in accordance with the color correction profile wherein the step of generating further comprises altering problematic colors in the subset of pixels of a segment of the scanned document image in accordance with corresponding color parameters in the color correction profile; and outputting the generated digital image copy for use by the identified user, wherein the color correction profile specifies color correction parameters for an alternate presentation of the problematic colors to correct for colorblindness of the identified user.