Patent ID: 8159715

Claim:
A method for generating a printer profile for a printing device comprising: a) receiving color signals defining a plurality of nodes in a device independent color space; b) selecting a GCR (Gray Component Replacement) profile from a plurality of GCR profiles based on one or more predetermined criteria; c) generating a set of device dependent color space values from the received color signals and selected GCR profile; d) running a process to generate the printer profile for the printing device, the printer profile mapping the received color signals to the device dependent color space values, wherein the device dependent color space values include the selected GCR profile; and e) performing one of storing the printer profile, further processing the printer profile and communicating the printer profile to a data receiving device, wherein step c) comprises generating an initial set of device dependent color space values from the received color signals and selected GCR profile, and step d) comprises running the process for one or more iterations to generate the printer profile, the process generating respective device dependent color space values associated with the received color signals which are based on a printer model or a printer, and each iteration of the process reduces the error associated with the device dependent color space values relative to the received color signals.