COLOR PRINTER CALIBRATION FOR MULTIPLE MEDIUMS

• Main Authors: RIJAVEC NENAD, JOHNSON CHARLES D, LI HONG, SHOULDICE KENNETH S, MCDERMOTT MICHAEL, QIAO YUE, ERNST LARRY M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.03.2011
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

Methods and systems herein provide for calibrating for a plurality of different paper types. In one embodiment, a system for calibrating a printer includes a measurement module operable to detect colors printed on a first tangible medium by the printer and convert the detected colors to a detected color characterization. The system also includes a storage module operable to store a calibration file. The calibration file includes color characterizations of a plurality of different tangible mediums and each color characterization includes color measurements for one of the plurality of different tangible mediums obtained from the printer via the measurement module when the printer is calibrated. The system also includes a calibration module operable to compare the detected color characterization to at least two color characterizations of the calibration file and determine an adjustment to an output color scheme of the printer based on the comparison to calibrate the printer.