Printer cartridges and memory devices containing compressed multi-dimensional color tables

A cartridge set comprising a plurality of printer cartridges, comprising:

• multiple printer cartridges, each cartridge comprising:
• a memory device including a number of compressed multi-dimensional color tables to be used with a printer to convert an input color model into an output color model, wherein:
• different compressed multi-dimensional color tables of the number of compressed multi-dimensional color tables correspond to different media types;
• and
• each compressed multi-dimensional color table comprises:
• a first number of nodes along a low dimensional portion of each multi-dimensional color table having a number of dimensions that is less than the number of dimensions of the multi-dimensional color table, the first number of nodes including color transformation information at a first resolution;
• a second number of nodes along a number of remaining portions of each multi-dimensional color table which are those portions which are not defined by the at least one low dimensional portion, the second number of nodes storing color transformation information at a second resolution;
• and
• a third number of nodes along an intermediate portion of each multi-dimensional color table including color transformation information at a third resolution, in which the remaining portions comprise those portions not comprising the low dimensional portion and the intermediate portion;
• in which the low dimensional portion and the number of remaining portions are to be interpolated to generate a high resolution uncompressed multi-dimensional color table, the high resolution being at least as great as the first resolution;
• wherein:
• the multiple cartridges comprises each of a black ink cartridge, a cyan ink cartridge, a magenta ink cartridge, and a yellow ink cartridge;
• and
• the memory devices of each of the multiple cartridges contains compressed color tables corresponding to the ink color in the cartridge.

A memory device comprising:

• a number of compressed multi-dimensional color tables to be used with a printer to convert an input color model into an output color model, wherein:
• different compressed multi-dimensional color tables of the number of compressed multi-dimensional color tables correspond to different media types;
• and
• each compressed multi-dimensional color table comprises:
• at least one low dimensional portion of each multi-dimensional color table having a number of dimensions that is less than the number of dimensions of the multi-dimensional color table, the at least one low dimensional portion including color transformation information at a first resolution;
• and
• a number of remaining portions of each multi-dimensional color table which are those portions which are not defined by the at least one low dimensional portion, the remaining portions including color transformation information at a second resolution;
• in which the low dimensional portion and the number of remaining portions are to be interpolated to generate a high resolution uncompressed multi-dimensional color table, the high resolution being at least as great as the first resolution;
• wherein the memory device contains compressed color tables corresponding to an ink color in a cartridge in which the memory device is disposed.