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True-color computer monitor preview of a color print

  • US 7,525,685 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2004
  • Issued: 04/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A color printing system comprising:

  • a color monitor having a first color gamut;

    a color printer having a second color gamut different from the first color gamut;

    a light source for projecting light upon a color chart printed by the color printer;

    a color sensor for detecting light reflected from the printed color chart and generating therefrom, a set of sensor color values; and

    a processor for;

    computing a sensor matrix from the set of sensor color values received from the color sensor;

    computing a monitor matrix from a set of monitor color chart values that are used for generating a reference image of the color chart on the color monitor;

    calculating a print-preview matrix from the monitor matrix and the sensor matrix; and

    using the print-preview matrix for generating a print-preview image on the color monitor whereby a viewer compares the print-preview image against the reference image and adjusts the print-preview image in accordance with a format characterized as a what-you-see-on-the-monitor is what-you-get-from-the-printer.

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