Color conversion device, image output device, and color conversion method

A method converting an image signal in a first color space into an image signal in a second color space corresponding to an image output unit, comprising:

• a first color conversion step in a first color conversion unit which converts the image signal in the first color space into an image signal in a third color space, with one-to-one correspondence, having a color range containing a color range of the second color space;
• a second color conversion step in a second color conversion unit which converts the image signal in the third color space into the image signal in the second color space based on the color conversion data stored in the color conversion table used to convert the image signal in a third color space corresponding to a plurality of lattice points into the image signal in the second color space, wherein:
• the first color conversion step converts an image signal corresponding to a reference color in the first color space into an image signal corresponding to the lattice points in the third color space,
• the image signal in the first color space is only received by the first color conversion unit prior to performing color conversion on the image signal in the first color space,
• the image signals not positioned at the lattice points are color-converted based on the color conversion data calculated by interpolation using color conversion data provided at the nearby lattice points, and
• the image signal in the first color space is converted into the image signal in the third color space by matrix calculation using a color conversion matrix;
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• a color conversion matrix producing step in a color conversion matrix producing unit which produces the color conversion matrix, wherein:
• the image signal corresponding to the reference color in the first color space which is stored in the color conversion table is selected, and the color conversion matrix is produced such that the color range of the third color space of the selected image signal contains the color range of the second color space, and
• selection of the image signal corresponding to the reference color stored in the color conversion table is repeated and production of the color conversion matrix is repeated until the color range of the third color space of the selected image signal contains the color range of the second color space.

A color conversion device that converts an image signal in a first color space into an image signal in a second color space corresponding to an image output unit, the color conversion device comprising:

• a first color conversion unit that converts the image signal in the first color space into an image signal in a third color space, with one-to-one correspondence, the image signal in the third color space having a color range containing a color range of the second color space;
• a second color conversion unit that converts the image signal corresponding to a reference color in the first color space, the second color conversion unit converts the image signal in the third color space into the image signal in the second color space after the first color conversion unit converts the image signal in the first color space into the image signal in the third color space, wherein:
• the image signal in the first color space is only received by the first color conversion unit prior to performing color conversion on the image signal in the first color space,
• the image signals not positioned at the lattice points are color-converted based on the color conversion data calculated by interpolation using color conversion data provided at the nearby lattice points, and
• the first color conversion unit converts the image signal in the first color space into the image signal in the third color space by matrix calculation using a color conversion matrix;
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• a color conversion matrix producing unit which produces the color conversion matrix, wherein:
• the color conversion matrix producing unit selects the image signal corresponding to the reference color in the first color space which is stored in the color conversion table, and produces the color conversion matrix such that the color range of the third color space of the selected image signal contains the color range of the second color space, and
• the color conversion matrix producing unit repeats selection of the image signal corresponding to the reference color stored in the color conversion table and production of the color conversion matrix until the color range of the third color space of the selected image signal contains the color range of the second color space.

A method of converting an image signal in a first color space into an image signal in a second color space corresponding to an image output unit, the method comprising:

• converting the image signal in the first color space into an image signal in a third color space with one-to-one correspondence with a first color conversion unit, the image signal in the third color space having a color range containing a color range of the second color space;
• converting the image signal in the third color space with a second color conversion unit, into the image signal in the second color space corresponding to a reference color in the first color space after the converting of the image signal in the first color space into the image signal in the third color space, wherein:
• the image signal in the first color space is only received by the first color conversion unit prior to performing color conversion on the image signal in the first color space,
• the image signals not positioned at the lattice points are color-converted based on the color conversion data calculated by interpolation using color conversion data provided at the nearby lattice points, and
• the image signal in the first color space is converted into the image signal in the third color space by matrix calculation using a color conversion matrix;
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• producing the color conversion matrix in a color conversion matrix producing unit, wherein:
• the image signal corresponding to the reference color in the first color space which is stored in the color conversion table is selected, and the color conversion matrix is produced such that the color range of the third color space of the selected image signal contains the color range of the second color space, and
• selection of the image signal corresponding to the reference color stored in the color conversion table is repeated and production of the color conversion matrix is repeated until the color range of the third color space of the selected image signal contains the color range of the second color space.