Color correction device, color correction method, medium having recorded thereon a color correction program, color printing device, image printing system, printing device, image processing device, discriminating method of a printing device in an image processing device, and a medium having recorded thereon a discriminating program of a printing device in an image processing device

A color correction method for an image output device which outputs the color image by performing an image output every element color based upon color image data in which a color image is separated into every predetermined elemernt color at the same time the strength and weakness thereof is shown, said color correction method comprising a step of receiving a deviation of output characteristics every element color in the image output device and a step of correcting the color image data by performing a color conversion so as to eliminate the received deviation of output characteristics.

A medium having recorded thereon a program f or per forming a color correction by a computer for an image output device which outputs the color image by performing an image output every element color based upon color image data in which a color image is separated into every predetermined elemernt color at the same time the strength and weakness thereof is shown, said medium having recorded thereon a color correction program receiving a deviation of output characteristics every element color in the image output device and correcting the color image data by performing a color conversion so as to eliminate the received deviation of output characteristics.

A color printing device which outputs the color image by adhering recording material of every element color onto a medium based upon color image data in which a color image is separated into every predetermined elemernt color at the same time the strength and weakness thereof is shown, said color printing device having a construction of possessing data corresponding to a deviation in used amount of the recording material of every element color.

An image printing system comprising a printing device and an image processing device which outputs to this printing device print data which is subject to a predetermined image processing in accordance with inherent characteristics of said printing device, said printing device being provided with performance data possessing means which possesses performance data showing performance relating to the inherent characteristics of its own and is capable of outputting to said image processing device, said image processing device being provided with discriminating means which can receive said performance data and can discriminate said printing device based upon said performance data.

A printing device connected to an image processing device for receiving print data from said image processing device to print, said printing device comprising performance data possessing means which possesses performance data related to inherent characteristics of its own and can output to said image processing device.

An image processing device for outputting to a printing device connected thereto print data which is subject to predetermined image processing corresponding to inherent characteristics of said printing device, said image processing device comprising discriminating means which is capable of receiving from said printing device performance data showing performance related to the inherent characteristics of said printing device and which discriminates said printing device based upon said performance data.

A medium having recorded thereon a discriminating program for a printing device in an image processing device wherein said printing device is connected to said image processing device from which print data that is subject to a predetermined image processing based upon inherent characteristics of said printing device is outputted to said printing device, said medium discriminating said printing device based upon performance data showing performance related to inherent characteristics of said printing device outputted from said printing device upon receiving said performance data for outputting print data which is subject to an image processing corresponding to said performance data.