Patent ID: 8233189

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) providing a plurality of colors and a plurality of criteria in a computer to a first user; (b) providing a plurality of color ink formulas in a computer to a second user, 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) making a color selection from the plurality of colors with the computer; (d) making a selection of at least one criteria from the plurality of criteria; (e) determining by the computer whether the selected color and the at least one selected criteria match; (f) notifying a user, if the selected color and the at least one selected criteria do not match; and (g) selecting at least one color ink formula that is suitable to produce the color.