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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hitomi Hanyu, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/39 ; G03F 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/39 ; G03F 3/08 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for printing a color image includes a printer driver which processes input image data to generate printable image data, and further includes one or more color profiles which are used by the printer driver to perform color matching on the input image data in a normal mode, wherein the printer driver uses one or more toner-saving-purpose profiles to perform color matching on the input image data in a toner saving mode, the one or more toner-saving-purpose profiles being specifically designed to reduce a toner amount on a printed color image.