Patent ID: 7466445

Claim:
A method for color balancing an image output device having an image output engine, comprising the steps of: receiving electronic document data encoded in a multidimensional component color space, the electronic document data defining an image comprising, a centralized image portion, including a plurality of color components and having colorization highly sensitive to variations to relative intensities of component values, a plurality of selectable color regions extending generally radially from the centralized image portion, wherein each color region corresponds to a bias color associated with the centralized image portion, and a plurality of selectable bias values associated with varying intensities associated with each color region, wherein bias values are reflected as being graduated relative to an associated color region and a radial distance from the centralized image portion; outputting a color image in accordance with the electronic document data; visually comparing the color image with a reference; receiving an adjustment parameter in accordance with at least one selected color region and associated bias value selected after the step of visually comparing; and adjusting image output engine colorization parameters based on the adjustment parameter.