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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1999
Michael W. Barry, Duluth, GA (US);
Jack N. Bartholmae, Duluth, GA (US);
Francis A. Rowe, Duluth, GA (US);
E. Neal Tompkins, Atlanta, GA (US);
Peter A. Zuber, Norcross, GA (US);
Michael W. Barry, Duluth, GA (US);
Jack N. Bartholmae, Duluth, GA (US);
Francis A. Rowe, Duluth, GA (US);
E. Neal Tompkins, Atlanta, GA (US);
Peter A. Zuber, Norcross, GA (US);
Electronics For Imaging, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for color balancing page data, from a variety of input sources having non-consistent device color profiles, among a plurality of individually accessible print engines arranged in a system for color printing multiple copies of multiple page documents. Input page data is converted to a common color space, rasterized and routed to a selected print engine. Page data routed to each marking engine is color balanced to the selected marking engine where at least a portion of the color balancing occurs following the rasterizing of the page data.