Patent ID: 7355745

Claim:
A method for printing, comprising: obtaining color space requirements of a document to be printed, wherein the requirements define a boundary of a color space associated with the document; obtaining a rendering intent from an author; selecting a printer from among a plurality of printers based on a best fit as determined by the color space requirements of the document, the rendering intent of the author and gamuts of each of the plurality of printers, wherein each gamut defines a boundary of a device colors space indicating colors printable by the printer; and determining if color mapping is needed, and if so selecting a color map from a selection comprising: a first color map based on an absolute colorimetric rendering intent; and a second color map based on perceptual rendering intent; wherein selecting based on the best-fit comprises: comparing the color space requirements of the document with a device colors space of each of two or more printers; and comparing how well each printer would respond to an author's indicated preference for absolute colorimetric rendering intent or perceptual rendering intent.