Method and apparatus for providing a color-balanced multiple print engine
First Claim
1. In a color electrophotographic printing system having a plurality of individually accessible print engines each having a unique profile, a method for color balancing color information in input page data from a variety of input sources having non-consistent device profiles, comprising:
- converting color information in input page data to a common color space;
rasterizing the converted page data in the common color space;
routing the rasterized page data to a selected print engine; and
color balancing the rasterized routed page data in the rasterized space to match the device profile of the selected print engine where at least a portion of the balancing step occurs after the rasterizing step.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for color balancing page data, from a variety of input sources having non-consistent device color profiles, among a plurality of individually accessible print engines arranged in a system for color printing multiple copies of multiple page documents. Input page data is converted to a common color space, rasterized and routed to a selected print engine. Page data routed to each marking engine is color balanced to the selected marking engine where at least a portion of the color balancing occurs following the rasterizing of the page data.
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13 Claims
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1. In a color electrophotographic printing system having a plurality of individually accessible print engines each having a unique profile, a method for color balancing color information in input page data from a variety of input sources having non-consistent device profiles, comprising:
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converting color information in input page data to a common color space; rasterizing the converted page data in the common color space; routing the rasterized page data to a selected print engine; and color balancing the rasterized routed page data in the rasterized space to match the device profile of the selected print engine where at least a portion of the balancing step occurs after the rasterizing step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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