Printing apparatus, method for controlling printing apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium
US11977792B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/6058
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus having a head having first nozzles for inks in basic colors and second nozzles for an ink in a custom color, first flow paths for supplying the inks to the first nozzles, a second flow path for supplying the ink to the second nozzles, a display, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to acquire an imaging color gamut in a predetermined color space including color values included in image data, for each of a plurality of option colors, one of which is selectable as the custom color, acquire a printing color gamut, acquire an evaluation value for each of the option colors based on a comparison between the printing color gamut and the imaging color gamut, and before loading the second flow path with the ink in the custom color, display a ranked order of the option colors based on the evaluation values.
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