Image forming apparatus and method of color revising

US8995034B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8995034-B2
Application numberUS-201213524233-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 15, 2012
Priority dateJun 20, 2011
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit to store a color conversion table, a user interface unit to receive a color revision initiation command, an image forming unit to print a color chart generated based on the color conversion table if the color revision initiation command is received, the color chart having a plurality of CMYK mixed colors having at least one of brightness and chroma changed, a scan unit to scan the printed color chart, and a change unit to revise the color conversion table using the scanned color chart.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a storage unit to store a color conversion table including conversion values to transform colors of an RGB color space to colors of a CMYK color space; a user interface unit to receive a color revision initiation command; an image forming unit to print a color chart generated based on the color conversion table if the color revision initiation command is received, the color chart including a plurality of CMYK mixed…

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What does patent US8995034B2 cover?
An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit to store a color conversion table, a user interface unit to receive a color revision initiation command, an image forming unit to print a color chart generated based on the color conversion table if the color revision initiation command is received, the color chart having a plurality of CMYK mixed colors having at least one of brightness and ch…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Park In-Ho, Kim Kyeong-Man, Oh Hyun-Soo, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N1/6033. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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