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Color correction system employing reference pictures

CA 2043180 C · Owner: Bar, Abraham A. · Inventors: Schreiber, William F.; Bar, Abraham A.; Arazi, Efraim

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The color correction system will enhance an operator's ability to edit and correct the appearance of a color image. This system is particularly useful in desk-top publishing applications. A reference image with an overall desired visual impression is displayed on a screen. This reference image is known to print in an acceptable fashion and give a desired visual impression. When the image to be corrected is modified in order to approximate the visual impression of a reference picture, then the picture to be corrected should print acceptably.

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  • Filed May 24, 1991 and granted July 31, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 24, 2011.
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FiledMay 24, 1991
GrantedJuly 31, 2001
Term endedMay 24, 2011
Patent numberCA 2043180 C
Classification (IPC)H04N1/46 +1 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedMay 24, 1991Patent grantedJuly 31, 2001Term endedMay 24, 2011

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