Color management user interface

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

ascertaining color management status of multiple sources of color management information associated with a computing device, the color management status based, at least in part, on a determination of whether at least one source of the multiple sources is designed to meet or exceed a color management standard associated with a particular company;

aggregating color management statuses of the multiple sources;

presenting one or more user interfaces that:

describe whether one or more sources are color managed;

enable a user to access links that provide additional information and diagnostic help in an event a color management issue is identified; and

enable one or more sources to be added and removed from color management analysis.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the user interfaces include color coding states to indicate the color management statuses.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said one or more user interfaces comprise a collection of hierarchically-arranged user interface windows.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein at least some of the hierarchically-arranged user interface windows include color coding states to indicate color management statuses.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein at least some color coding states are associated with device types and/or application and component types.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein at least some of the color coding states are associated with individual instances of devices, applications or components.

7. A computer-implemented method comprising:

ascertaining color management status of multiple sources of color management information associated with a computing device, the ascertaining color management status comprising ascertaining whether at least one source of the multiple sources can be color managed by ascertaining whether a color profile can be associated with the at least one source, the color management status based, at least in part, on a determination of whether at least one source of the multiple sources is designed to meet or exceed a color management standard associated with a particular company; and

presenting a user interface system comprising a collection of hierarchically-arranged user interface windows that provide color management information associated with the multiple sources, wherein at least one of the user interface windows is configured to enable transfer of color management settings from a computer to another computer and at least one of the user interface windows is configured to enable one or more devices, applications or components to be added and removed from color management analysis.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein at least some of the windows include color coding states to indicate color management status.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the user interface system comprises a clickable, color-coded icon that can be used to access the hierarchically-arranged user interface windows.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the clickable, color-coded icon aggregates color management status across the multiple sources.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the user interface windows lists categories that include a devices category associated with one or more device type, and an applications and components category associated with one or more application type and one or more component type.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein said at least one user interface window includes a backup and restore category that enables a user to backup or restore information associated with color management of their system.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least some of the categories are associated with color codes that indicate color management status of its associated category.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least some of the types are associated with color codes that indicate color management status of its associated type.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein said at least one user interface window can enable the user to display color management status associated with individual instances of a type.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein displayed instances of a type include color code information that describes the color management status of that instance.

17. A system comprising:

one or more computer-readable hardware storage media;

a color management module embodied on the one or more computer-readable hardware storage media, wherein the color management module is configured to:

provide multiple user interfaces at least some of which have multiple color coded states to indicate color management status associated with a system, wherein at least one user interface provides an indication of aggregated color management status of multiple sources of color management information associated with the system, the color management status based, at least in part, on a determination of whether at least one source of the multiple sources is designed to meet or exceed a color management standard associated with a particular company, wherein at least one user interface enables transfer of color management settings from the system to another system and wherein at least one user interface enables one or more sources of color management information to be added and removed from color management analysis; and

ascertain whether one or more sources of color management information has an associated color profile.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein said at least one user interface includes a clickable icon.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the clickable icon is color coded to provide an aggregated indication of color management status of the system.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the clickable icon is clickable to access a collection of hierarchically-arranged user interface windows that provide color management information associated with multiple devices, applications and/or components.