Patent ID: 7221477

Claim:
A method for adapting primary colors printed by a second printing system to target primary colors printed by a first printing system, comprising the steps of: a) determining color data of the printed target primary colors of the first printing system; b) setting primary colors of the second printing system; c) printing out the primary colors by the second printing system; d) measuring color data of the printed primary colors of the second printing system; e) making a determination as to whether the color data of the printed target primary colors of the first printing system coincide with the color data of the printed primary colors of the second printing system; f) given deviation of the color data of individual ones of the printed primary colors of the second printing system from the color data of the printed target primary colors of the first printing system, modifying to respective mixed primary colors respective primary colors of the second printing system corresponding to the respective individual ones of the printed primary colors deviating from the printed primary target colors of the first printing system; and g) implementing steps b)–f) until the one or more deviations meet a prescribed criterion.