Patent ID: 8451519

Claim:
An apparatus for controlling color in a multicolor marking platform, comprising: a marking engine, comprising: a storage device storing color standard data; at least one non-black color separation station and associated marking process stations to selectively mark at least one color test pattern on a target substrate, each color test pattern related to a color represented in the color standard data; and a color control logic in operative communication with the storage device and configured to dynamically control color characteristics of the marking engine by controlling one or more station of the at least one non-black color separation station and associated marking process stations in response to selection of a color control application from a plurality of color control applications; and a spectral sensor in operative communication with the marking engine to detect each color test pattern on the target substrate and provide corresponding color measurement data to the color control logic in conjunction with operation of the selected color control application; wherein the color control logic is configured to dynamically control one or more station of the at least one non-black color separation station and associated marking process stations in response to the color measurement data and the corresponding color standard data in conjunction with operation of the selected color control application.