Image Forming Apparatus Automatic Profile Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image forming apparatuses require users to manually select profile information for various print media, leading to decreased productivity and increased costs due to time-consuming and labor-intensive processes.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus equipped with a storage system that associates medium information, including profile and attribute information, with medium detection sensors, allowing for automatic detection and selection of appropriate profile information based on attribute actual information, thereby eliminating the need for manual selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual selection of profile information is implemented, then image quality can be optimized for various print media, but productivity decreases due to time-consuming user operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing the medium detection sensor to automatically detect print medium attributes and select corresponding profile information without user intervention. The controller automatically matches detected attributes with stored profile information, eliminating manual selection while maintaining image quality optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical selection process is replaced with an automated detection and selection system. The medium detection sensor detects print medium attributes, and the controller automatically selects the corresponding profile information from storage, substituting user manual operations with automated sensing and control mechanisms.
2Measurement precision
If determination image formation and measurement is implemented, then specific profile information can be determined, but productivity decreases and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary attribute information directly from the print medium using the medium detection sensor, rather than forming complete determination images and performing full measurements. This extraction approach obtains sufficient data for profile information determination without the overhead of complete image formation and measurement processes.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of performing complete determination image formation and full measurement procedures, the system performs partial action by detecting only the essential attributes of the print medium needed for profile information selection. This partial detection approach achieves the necessary measurement precision while significantly reducing time and cost.
3Measurement precision
If complete print medium identification is implemented, then accurate profile information can be selected, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential attribute information needed for profile information selection, rather than implementing complete and exhaustive print medium identification. The medium detection sensor detects specific attributes that are sufficient for accurate profile matching without requiring comprehensive analysis of all possible medium characteristics.
Data Source
AI summary
An image forming apparatus forms an image on a print medium, and the image forming apparatus includes: a storage that stores medium information including profile information corresponding to the print medium and attribute information of the print medium; and a medium detection sensor that detects attribute actual information of the print medium; wherein the medium information is configured such that the profile information corresponding to the print medium is associated with the attribute information of the print medium, and the attribute information or the print medium includes information detectable by the medium detection sensor.