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Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 15, 2014
Applicant:

Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Inventors:

Kiyoshi Takagi, Hachioji, JP;

Kenichirou Hiramoto, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/2103 (2013.01);
Abstract

A color-processing device includes a storage section which stores reference data including reference values set for respective representative color values selected within the range of a predetermined number of gradations of a predetermined color for each of representative output parts selected from a predetermined number of output parts, a first specifying section which specifies an output part corresponding to the input value, a second specifying section which specifies a representative output part corresponding to the specified output part, a third specifying section which specifies a representative color value corresponding to a color value indicated by the input value, an obtaining section which obtains reference values corresponding to combinations of the specified representative output part and representative color value, and a calculating section which calculates an output value corresponding to the input value by interpolation using the obtained reference values.


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