Patent ID: 7417764

Claim:
A method for providing a selection of at least one color ink formula that is suitable to produce a color for a colored print, wherein producing the color is based on at least one criteria, the method comprising: (a) electronically providing a plurality of colors and a plurality of criteria; (b) electronically providing a plurality of color ink formulas, each of the plurality of color ink formulas capable of defining a color ink suitable for producing at least one color for at least one colored print and based on the at least one criteria; (c) electronically making a color selection from the plurality of colors; (d) electronically making a selection of at least one criteria from the plurality of criteria; and (e) electronically matching the selected color and the at least one selected criteria wherein the method is halted and a user notified if the method is incapable of electronically matching the selected color and the at least one selected criteria, thereby allowing for the electronic selection of the at least one color ink formula that is suitable to produce the color.