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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Carolus E. P. Gerrits, Velden, NL;
Océ-Technologies B.V., Venlo, NL;
Abstract
A method and apparatus of converting a first color value as determined by first color co-ordinates in a color space defined by color parameters the first color co-ordinates being situated outside a boundary of a predetermined color range situated in the color space, to a second color value determined by second color co-ordinates in the color space, the second color co-ordinates being situated on said boundary of the color range. To this end, the method includes determining, in dependence on the distance of the first color co-ordinates from the boundary, an extended part of the boundary of the color range and establishing the second color co-ordinates on the basis of said extended part of the boundary. In one embodiment, the extended part of the boundary is determined by the boundary part situated between a first and second distance range from the first color co-ordinates and the second color co-ordinates are determined by the average of the color co-ordinates situated in that part of the boundary.