Patent ID: 8358453

Claim:
A method of color management for an image marking device, the method comprising: scheduling a first gain for each of a plurality of color nodes of a sampled color space, each gain computed based on a model of the image marking device; for each node of the plurality of color nodes for which a convergence error exceeds a threshold, scheduling a second gain, the scheduling a second gain comprising: initializing operational parameters, the operational parameters including a desired performance criteria to be minimized through selection of at least one of a plurality of gain matrices to identify a plurality of new CMYK values; and performing an iterative procedure comprising, for each iteration: computing the plurality of gain matrices over a defined projection horizon; evaluating a cost function, having constants to control a color difference value and a control energy for a plurality of actuators used to track the color difference value, for each of the plurality of gain matrices, wherein the cost function assesses at least one member selected from a group consisting of the color difference value, the control energy of the actuators used to track the color difference value, or a balance between the color difference value and the control energy of the actuators; scheduling a new gain based on selecting a gain matrix from the plurality of gain matrices that results in a minimum value of the cost function; and computing the new CMYK values based on the new gain; and storing in a memory, a multidimensional LUT based on the scheduled gain matrices; and generating a hardcopy output image based on the stored multidimensional LUT.