Seiko Epson Corporation

Atsushi Hatta

Nobuhisa Takabayashi

Masaru Hoshino

Provided is photo retouching software which is easy for photo studio personnel to use. Upon opening photo image(s), special photo retoucher converts photo image data thereof to working color space image data. At such time(s), if working ICC profile(s) is/are set which is/are different from ICC profile(s) previously embedded in such photo image file(s), color perceptual matching is carried out on the photo image data thereof based on such embedded ICC profile(s) and working ICC profile(s) when such photo image file(s) is/are opened. Furthermore, when such photo image(s) is/are displayed at monitor(s), such image data is converted to monitor color space image data through color matching using working ICC profile(s) and monitor ICC profile(s).

Image retouching program

Provided is photo retouching software which is easy for photo studio personnel to use. Upon opening photo image(s), special photo retoucherconverts photo image data thereof to working color space image data. At such time(s), if working ICC profile(s) is/are set which is/are different from ICC profile(s) previously embedded in such photo image file(s), color perceptual matching is carried out on the photo image data thereof based on such embedded ICC profile(s) and working ICC profile(s) when such photo image file(s) is/are opened. Furthermore, when such photo image(s) is/are displayed at monitor(s), such image data is converted to monitor color space image data through color matching using working ICC profile(s) and monitor ICC profile(s).

Disclosed is a printing system suitable for use at photo studio(s) and permitting printing of color photograph(s) as desired by user(s). Client machine(s)A,B may acquire photo image(s) from digital camera(s)and may carry out editing (retouching and/or print layout/design editing) of photo image(s). At the start of editing, working color profile(s) may be set for photo image(s) editing operations, and color matching may be carried out on photo image(s) using color profile(s) for digital camera(s)and working color profile(s). During editing, such photo image(s) may be displayed at monitor(s), at which time color matching may be carried out on such photo image(s) using monitor color profile(s) and color profile(s) for such photo image(s). After editing is completed, edited photo image(s) and working color profile(s) for same may be sent to print server machine(s). Print server machine(s)may carry out color matching using printer color profile(s) for output printer(s) and working color profile(s) for such photo image(s), may create print image(s) for such photo image(s), and may send such print image(s) to output printer(s)A and/orB.

Printing system and printing method

Disclosed is/are printing system(s) suitable for photo studio(s) and having capabilities permitting proper management of print job execution history or histories, printer status(es), and/or the like. Photo studio(s)has print server machine(s)and plurality of client machinesA,B connected via LAN(s). Client machine(s)A,B create print job data which is received by print server machine(s), the print job(s) being assigned to plurality of printersA,B where it or they is or are executed. Print server machine(s)manage print job execution history, printer status, and/or other such print information. User(s) may employ WWW browser(s) of client machine(s)A,B to access print information at print server machine(s). Furthermore, print server machine(s)automatically inform client machine(s)A,B upon completion of execution of print job(s) and/or upon occurrence of printer error(s). From a multiplicity of photo studio(s), center server machine(s)gather, by way of the Internet, print information of respective photo studio(s), create web page(s) indicating status(es) of operations at respective studio(s), and make same available to respective studio(s) and/or dealer(s). Occurrence of error(s) at respective studio(s) may be communicated in real time from center server machine(s)to user(s) of respective studio(s) via electronic mail.

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Nagano-ken, Japan

Atsushi Hatta