Patent ID: 7023570

Claim:
A system for processing input data and providing equivalent colorant-limited input data for use by a digital printer having a first output response and a second output response, the system comprising: a converter adapted to receive an input data value, first output response data, and second output response data, and adapted to determine a second output response value corresponding to the input data value and to provide a converted input data value that has a corresponding first output response value that substantially equals the second output response value; a colorant limiter adapted to receive the converted input data and adapted to provide colorant-limited input data; and a de-converter adapted to receive the colorant-limited input data, first output response data, and second output response data, and adapted to determine a first output response value corresponding to a colorant-limited input data value and to provide an equivalent colorant-limited input data value that has a corresponding second output response that substantially equals the first output response value.