Printing Control Apparatus Color Conversion Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing printing control apparatuses require users to manually select color conversion information based on print settings, which can be cumbersome and prone to errors due to the complexity of managing multiple color conversion options.
Innovation Solution
A printing control apparatus that stores correspondence information associating color conversion information with print settings, allowing users to designate print settings and display a color conversion list for easy selection, enabling automated color conversion of print data based on chosen options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If multiple color conversion information options are stored for different print settings, then color conversion accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service operation by automatically matching print settings with corresponding color conversion information. When a user designates print settings (paper type, print quality, etc.), the control unit automatically identifies and applies the appropriate color conversion information from stored correspondence data, eliminating the need for manual selection and reducing operational complexity while maintaining color accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-storing multiple pieces of color conversion information associated with various print settings in a database. This preparation allows the control unit to quickly retrieve and apply the correct color conversion parameters without real-time calculation or manual intervention, thereby improving both operational ease and color conversion accuracy.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple color conversion information options are stored for different print settings, then color conversion accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit performs multiple functions: it stores correspondence information, obtains print settings, displays color conversion lists, and executes color conversion. By integrating these functions into a single control unit that manages a unified correspondence database, the system achieves multi-functionality without proportionally increasing overall system complexity, thereby maintaining color conversion accuracy while controlling device complexity.
3Ease of operation
If a color conversion list is displayed with multiple options, then ease of operation is improved, but loss of information increases due to data transmission requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and displays only the necessary color conversion information corresponding to the designated print settings in the color conversion list, rather than transmitting or displaying all available color conversion data. This selective extraction reduces data transmission volume while maintaining ease of operation by presenting only relevant options to the user.
Data Source
AI summary
A PC includes a first set information DB that stores a plurality of pieces of first set information including color conversion information for color-converting first color information into second color information different from the first color information and a print setting corresponding to the color conversion information in association with each other, and a PC control unit that obtains a designation print setting which is a print setting designated for print data, causes a PC display unit to display a color conversion list including one or more options of the color conversion information associated with the print setting corresponding to the obtained designation print setting based on the plurality of pieces of first set information stored in the first set information DB, and controls color conversion to be performed on the print data based on color conversion information selected from the color conversion list.