Print Media Data Structure for Optimized Printing Conditions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Printers face difficulties in optimizing printing conditions for various types of print media, leading to suboptimal print quality due to the complexity of determining appropriate settings for specific media types.
Innovation Solution
A data structure and server system that stores and manages information about different print media types, including physical characteristics and vendor information, to facilitate the acquisition of appropriate printing conditions, enabling easy selection and application of optimal settings for each media type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a wide range of print media from numerous vendors are used, then the versatility of the printing system is improved, but the complexity of determining appropriate printing conditions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal data structure that can accommodate print media from multiple vendors and various printing mechanisms. By defining standardized fields (media type, physical characteristics, vendor information) and relational structures between media data and printing profile data, the system achieves multi-functionality across different media types while maintaining a consistent approach to condition determination
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the printing system into distinct data components: media data (first information) containing print medium characteristics, and printing profile data (second information) containing printing conditions. This segmentation allows independent management of media information and printing parameters, reducing the complexity of determining appropriate conditions by breaking down the overall problem into manageable parts that can be separately stored, retrieved, and applied
2Manufacturing precision
If printing conditions are manually optimized for each print medium type, then the print quality is improved, but the time and effort required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing printing profile data that corresponds to specific media types in a database. Instead of determining printing conditions in real-time during the printing process, the system pre-processes and stores optimal printing conditions (such as color profiles, resolution settings, and other parameters) associated with each media type. When a printing job is initiated, the system simply retrieves the pre-determined profile data matching the selected media type, dramatically reducing the time required while maintaining high print quality
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary component - the printing profile data stored in the database - that mediates between the print medium characteristics and the actual printing process. This intermediary contains pre-analyzed and optimized printing conditions that translate media-specific physical characteristics into actionable printing parameters, eliminating the need for users to manually optimize conditions while ensuring print quality through professionally curated profiles
Data Source
AI summary
Conditions corresponding to the type of print medium can be easily acquired when executing a printing process. A first area stores first information related to a print medium for each type of print medium. A second area stores second information, which is related to conditions used in a printing process generating print data and causing a printing mechanism to print on a print medium an image defined by the print data, relationally to first information corresponding to the type of print medium to be printed on in the printing process.