WO02090646A3

A color management system

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method, apparatus, and system for color management by a retailer. The method, for example, includes comprising the steps of: choosing an engineered color standard (ECS); communicating the ECS to a product vendor; having a product produced using the ECS; and controlling the product's color quality by comparing the ECS to the produced product. The ECS preferably comprises reflectance data and a dye specification.

Term

No projected expiry on record.

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Citations
Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0484564A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	International search	1-7,9-12
US6014221A	Cites	United States of America	A	International search	1-7,9-12
US6190170B1	Cites	United States of America	A	International search	1-12
WO9926057A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	XA	International search	8

9 members in 8 offices

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Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
28997801	United States of America	P	2001-05-10
88364701	United States of America	A	2001-06-18
09883647	–	–	–
60289978	–	–	–
US20010289978P	–	–	–
US20010883647	–	–	–

Members9

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Document	Office	Kind
US2002169513A1	United States of America	A1	2002-11-14
WO02090646A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2002-11-14
AU2002258095A1	Australia	A1	2002-11-18
WO02090646A3This record	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2003-05-30
KR20030094393A	Republic of Korea	A	2003-12-11
EP1388002A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2004-02-11
TW577005B	Taiwan Province of China	B	2004-02-21
CN1507554A	China	A	2004-06-23
BR0209462A	Brazil	A	2004-07-06

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	Event	Code	Office
2006-04-18	Non-entry into the national phaseNENP	NENP	JP
2006-04-18	Wipo information: withdrawn in national officeWithdrawnWWW	WWW	WO
2005-10-07	Wipo information: withdrawn in national officeWithdrawnWWW	WWW	WO
2004-03-11	Procedure relating to pct application: ceased to have effect for deCeased8642	8642	DE
2004-02-11	Wipo information: published in national officeWWP	WWP	WO
2003-11-18	Wipo information: entry into national phaseWWE	WWE	WO
2003-11-10	Wipo information: entry into national phaseWWE	WWE	WO
2003-11-07	Wipo information: entry into national phaseWWE	WWE	WO
2003-10-30	Wipo information: entry into national phaseWWE	WWE	WO
2003-01-23	Request for preliminary examination filed prior to expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed before 20040101)DFPE	DFPE	WO
2003-01-08	Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application121	121	WO
2002-11-14	Designated statesAK	AK	WO
2002-11-14	Designated countries for regional patentsAL	AL	WO