Self-calibrating printer and printer calibration method
US7271935B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0164
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Printers and methods for operating a printer are provided. One method comprises receiving a print order associated with image data for use in printing a plurality images; converting the image data into actions to print the plurality of images on a receiver medium with print adjacent areas between the printed images, the converting being performed in accordance with printer settings; printing a first set of color patches in the print adjacent areas when the each of the first set of calibration color patches can be printed in the print adjacent areas; printing a second set of color patches in the print adjacent areas when each of the first set of color patches cannot be printed in the print adjacent areas; and sensing the color of each printed color patch and recalibrating the printer settings based upon the sensed colors.
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