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Optimized printing system

a printing system and printing technology, applied in the field of printing, can solve problems such as unpredictability at bes

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-30
EASTMAN KODAK CO
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The present invention provides a method for automatically assisting and encouraging a user to properly configure a printer driver to the appropriate settings and choosing a color profile that works with the printer driver and media selected by the user. This ensures consistent and reliable color printing. The invention combines and automates the process of properly setting the printer driver and choosing and applying the output color profile, which guarantees that driver settings are correct for the selected profile. This "closes" the loop to prevent unpredictable results. Overall, the invention simplifies the printing process for users and ensures optimal printing results.

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Otherwise, if a color profile is applied for a driver setting different than the setting for which the profile was built, the results are unpredictable at best.

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[0018] Because printers, printer driver software and color management techniques employing color profiles are well known, the present description will be directed in particular to elements forming part of, or cooperating more directly with, methods and computer programs in accordance with the present invention. In the following description, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be implemented as a software program. Those skilled in the art will readily recognize that the equivalent of such software may also be constructed in hardware or firmware. Because image manipulation techniques are well known, the present description will be directed in particular to aspects of algorithms and systems forming part of, or cooperating more directly with, the present invention. Other aspects of such algorithms and systems, and hardware and / or software for producing and otherwise processing the image signals involved therewith, not specifically shown or described herein may be select...

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A method is provided for optimizing a printer for driver settings and color profile in order to optimally print an image on a selected media. Data is stored in an index file for various combinations of printers, printer drivers, printer media and color profiles. The printer driver that is currently used on the user's machine for the selected printer is determined and the printer media selected for the printer is identified, e.g., by a simple query of the user. One set of steps involves choosing an appropriate stored color profile for the selected printer-media combination, and applying the chosen color profile to the image data, thereby generating transformed image data. Another set of steps involves retrieving printer settings for the selected printer-media combination and modifying the settings of the driver in use for the selected media.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 479,420, filed Jan. 07, 2000, by Steven A. Billow et al., and entitled “Optimized Printing System”.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates generally to the field of printing, and in particular to establishing proper setup of printers and optimization of color for different types of media. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Printers, such as inkjet desktop printers, are now capable of making high quality images. To realize this capability, however, a user must be able to properly configure the printer driver software for the appropriate settings, as directed by either the printer manufacturer or the media manufacturer. There is every indication that most users do not appropriately set the driver settings for the media, which makes optimal printing very difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. Furthermore, to obtain consistent, reliable color, the print...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B41J5/30G06F3/12H04N1/60
CPCH04N1/603H04N1/6097G06F3/1284G06F3/1254G06F3/1204
Inventor BILLOW, STEVEN A.SKELLY, SEAN E.STACK, KENNETH D.
Owner EASTMAN KODAK CO
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