Color processing method of image forming device and apparatus using the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorMan-chan Kim
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Abstract
A color processing method of an image forming device, and an apparatus using the same. In the image forming device, which prints data in a plurality of colors, the color processing method may include storing a plurality of color tables, each color table containing a reference factor used with color processing of image data of an original document, selecting one of the plurality of color tables, processing a color of the image data of the original document with reference to the selected color table, and converting and outputting the color-processed image data of the original document into a data format readable by the image forming device. Accordingly, a user can change the color representation of the printed image according to a predetermined mode.
Claims22
A color processing method of an image forming apparatus which prints data in a plurality of colors, the color processing method comprising:
- storing a plurality of color tables, each color table containing a reference factor used with color processing of image data of an original document, the reference factor having a factor used with color space conversion and a factor used with color gamut matching;
- selecting one among the plurality of color tables;
- processing a color of the image data of the original document with reference to the selected color table;
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- converting and outputting the color-processed image data of the original document into a data format readable by the image forming apparatus.
A computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program to implement a color processing method used with an image forming device that prints color images, the method comprising:
- determining if color changes need to be performed on color image data;
- selectively providing one of several color processing menus on a display of the image forming device, each of the color processing menus relating to color processing if it is determined in the determining operation that color changes are needed;
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- performing color processing according to color processing menu selected,
- wherein the menus indicate file names of respective color tables, each color table containing reference factors used in color space conversion, or color gamut matching, or color space conversion and color gamut matching of the color image to be printed.
A color processing apparatus used with an image forming apparatus which prints data in a plurality of colors, the color processing apparatus comprising:
- a database part to contain a plurality of color tables, each color table containing a reference factor used with color processing of image data of an original document, the reference factor having a factor used with color space conversion and a factor used with color gamut matching;
- an interface part to provide a menu through which at least one of the color tables is selected;
- a color processing part to process a color of the image data of the original document with reference to the color table selected through the menu;
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- an output part to convert and output the data processed at the color processing part into a data format readable by the image forming apparatus.
A color processing method used with an image forming device that prints color images, comprising:
- determining if color changes need to be performed on color image data;
- selectively providing one of several color processing menus on a display of the image forming device, each of the color processing menus relating to color processing if it is determined in the determining operation that color changes are needed;
- and
- performing color processing according to color processing menu selected,
- wherein the menus indicate file names of respective color tables, each color table containing reference factors used in color space conversion, or color gamut matching, or color space conversion and color gamut matching of the color image to be printed.
A computer-readable recording medium which provides commands in connection with the execution of a color processing operation of an image forming apparatus to a computer, the color processing operation comprising:
- storing a plurality of color tables, each color table containing a reference factor for color processing of image data of an original document, the reference factor having a factor used with color space conversion and a factor used with color gamut matching;
- selecting one of the color tables;
- processing a color of the image data of the original document with reference to the selected color table;
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- converting and outputting the color-processed image data of the original document into a data format readable by the image forming apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.