Method and system for improved internet color
First Claim
1. An image server to provide images to a client computer over a computer network, comprisingan image request server to receive a request from the client computer for data including an image;
- a database checker to determine an unavailability of image display characteristics for the client computer;
a database of image display characteristics to adjust the requested image in accordance with a set of default image display characteristics for display on the client computer, the set of default image display characteristics being unrelated to the image display characteristics of the client; and
the image server to adjust the requested image in accordance with the set of default image display characteristics.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a technique for providing color corrected images to a user over a network. In particular, the present invention allows multiple image providers to provide color corrected images to a user when the user'"'"'s computer and its associated devices are not calibrated and/or characterized, or the calibration and/or characterization data is not available over the network to the image providers. This abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the rules requiring an abstract to allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure contained herein. This abstract is submitted with the express understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
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19 Claims
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1. An image server to provide images to a client computer over a computer network, comprising
an image request server to receive a request from the client computer for data including an image; -
a database checker to determine an unavailability of image display characteristics for the client computer; a database of image display characteristics to adjust the requested image in accordance with a set of default image display characteristics for display on the client computer, the set of default image display characteristics being unrelated to the image display characteristics of the client; and the image server to adjust the requested image in accordance with the set of default image display characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of adjusting an image comprising:
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receiving by an image request server, a request for data including the image from a requesting system; determining by a database checker, that no image display characteristics are available for the requesting system; and adjusting the image in accordance with a set of default image display characteristics for display on the requesting system, the set of default image display characteristics being unrelated to the image display characteristics of the requesting system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of adjusting an image comprising:
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receiving by an image request server, an image request from an uncharacterized device; determining by a database checker, that no image display characteristics are available for the uncharacterized device; adjusting the image in accordance with a set of default image display characteristics, the default image display characteristics based on an average image display characteristic of a plurality of systems having known image display characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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