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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2004
Xuan-chao Huang, Lexington, KY (US);
Brant Dennis Nystrom, Lexington, KY (US);
Richard Lee Reel, Georgetown, KY (US);
Jamee Casteel Holiway, Shelbyville, KY (US);
Xuan-Chao Huang, Lexington, KY (US);
Brant Dennis Nystrom, Lexington, KY (US);
Richard Lee Reel, Georgetown, KY (US);
Jamee Casteel Holiway, Shelbyville, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A method of selecting inks for use in imaging with an imaging apparatus includes determining a maximum usage of a diluted ink for use in conjunction with a saturated ink based on visual perception characteristics relating to a combination of the diluted ink and the saturated ink; generating an initial colorant space based on the maximum usage of the diluted ink, the initial colorant space expressing an initial usage of the diluted ink and an initial usage of the saturated ink at each point in the initial colorant space; optimizing the initial usage of the diluted ink and the initial usage of the saturated ink in the initial colorant space to generate a final usage of the diluted ink and a final usage of the saturated ink in a final colorant space; and generating a color conversion lookup table based on the final colorant space.