Color reproduction system, color reproduction device, color reproduction method, and computer-readable recording medium recorded with color reproduction program

1. A color reproduction system for displaying an image subjected to color conversion processing by a server side system on a monitor device of a user side system,

wherein the user side system comprises:

an input unit for inputting color reproduction requirement information, which is information relating to a color reproduction requirement when the image is displayed on the monitor device; and

a user side communication unit for transmitting the color reproduction requirement information to the server side system via a network, and

the server side system comprises:

a first storage unit for storing a multi-spectrum image;

a second storage unit for storing color reproduction characteristic information, which is information relating to a color reproduction characteristic when the image is displayed on the monitor device;

a server side communication unit for receiving the color reproduction requirement information transmitted from the user side communication unit via the network; and

a color conversion processing unit for obtaining, from the second storage unit, color reproduction characteristic information corresponding to the color reproduction requirement information received by the server side communication unit, and performing color conversion processing on the multi-spectrum image on the basis of the obtained color reproduction characteristic information.

2. The color reproduction system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the color reproduction requirement information includes monitor characteristic information, which is information relating to a display characteristic of the monitor device, and information relating to a rendering illumination light.

3. The color reproduction system as defined in claim 2 , wherein the input unit comprises a selection unit enabling a user to select any one of an imaging illumination light at the time of generation of the multi-spectrum image, a pre-existing illumination light, and an illumination light of a viewing environment of the monitor device as the rendering illumination light.

4. The color reproduction system as defined in claim 2 , wherein the input unit selects and inputs the monitor characteristic information corresponding to the monitor device automatically from a plurality of sets of the monitor characteristic information.

5. The color reproduction system as defined in claim 2 , wherein the user side system further comprises an illumination detection unit for detecting an illumination light of a viewing environment of the monitor device, and

the input unit inputs the illumination light measured by the illumination detection unit as the rendering illumination light.

6. The color reproduction system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the color reproduction characteristic information includes spectral data of an imaging illumination light at the time of generation of the multi-spectrum image, spectral characteristic data of an imaging device, monitor characteristic information relating to various monitor devices, and information relating to various rendering illumination light.

7. The color reproduction system as defined in claim 6 , wherein the spectral data of the imaging illumination light and the spectral characteristic data of the imaging device included in the color reproduction characteristic information are stored in the multi-spectrum image.

8. A color reproduction device for performing color conversion processing on an image to be displayed on a monitor device of a user side system that can be connected via a network, comprising:

a first storage unit for storing a multi-spectrum image;

a second storage unit for storing color reproduction characteristic information, which is information relating to a color reproduction characteristic when the image is displayed on the monitor device;

an acquisition unit for obtaining color reproduction requirement information, which is information relating to a color reproduction requirement when the image is displayed on the monitor device, from the user side system via the network; and

a color conversion processing unit for obtaining, from the second storage unit, color reproduction characteristic information corresponding to the color reproduction requirement information, and performing color conversion processing on the multi-spectrum image on the basis of the obtained color reproduction characteristic information;

wherein the color reproduction characteristic information includes spectral data of an imaging illumination light at the time of generation of the multi-spectrum image, spectral characteristic data of an imaging device, monitor characteristic information relating to various monitor devices, and information relating to various rendering illumination light.

9. The color reproduction device as defined in claim 8 , wherein the color reproduction requirement information includes monitor characteristic information, which is information relating to a display characteristic of the monitor device, and information relating to a rendering illumination light.

10. The color reproduction device as defined in claim 9 , wherein any one of an imaging illumination light at the time of generation of the multi-spectrum image, a pre-existing illumination light, and an illumination light of a viewing environment of the monitor device is selected by a user as the rendering illumination light.

11. The color reproduction device as defined in claim 8 , wherein the spectral data of the imaging illumination light and the spectral characteristic data of the imaging device included in the color reproduction characteristic information are stored in the multi-spectrum image.