公开(公告)号：US20170208217A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-20

申请号：US15474425

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Randy Cruz SORIANO ,  Kenneth Huang YOUNG ,  Kazuto YAMAMOTO

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/23 ,  G06F3/12

CPC classification number: H04N1/6055 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1215 ,  G06F3/1217 ,  G06F3/1241 ,  G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1261 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06K15/027 ,  G06K15/1859 ,  G06K15/1878 ,  H04N1/00023 ,  H04N1/00034 ,  H04N1/00045 ,  H04N1/00061 ,  H04N1/00079 ,  H04N1/23 ,  H04N1/32545 ,  H04N1/3255 ,  H04N1/32555 ,  H04N1/6033 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: A server, system, and method are disclosed for ensuring uniform level of color of distributed print jobs, wherein each of the plurality of printers is configured to conduct color validation and/or color calibration based on a first criterion. The server having a processor configured to: receive, from a client computer, a request relating to a print job; determine whether the received print job is a split job, which can be split amongst the plurality of the printers; filter at least two printers each having an in-line spectrophotometer from the plurality of printers; and instruct to the each filtered at least two printers so that color validation and/or color calibration is performed based on a second criterion by using the in-line spectrophotometer, wherein the second criterion causes color validation and/or color calibration at each of the each filtered at least two printers to be performed earlier than the first criterion.

公开(公告)号：US20190294389A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US15926215

申请日：2018-03-20

Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Kazuto YAMAMOTO ,  Ryoichi YOKOOHJI

IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract: Print shop operations may be visualized graphically to show relationships between a stream of incoming print jobs and a group of available print production devices, such as printing and finishing machines. A visualization process is performed with microservices to generate UI device panes, which form elements of a graphic user interface from which print shop operation can be monitored or controlled. Each microservice corresponds a different one of the print production devices. This can allow for rapid adjustments and customization of the UI, as may be needed due to user feedback, change in user requirements, and introduction of new print production devices to the print shop. Information may be added to the graphic user interface in combination with the UI device panes to facilitate assignment of print jobs to particular print production devices and/or to show which devices can be used sequentially or in parallel to complete the print jobs.

公开(公告)号：US20170094125A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US14871108

申请日：2015-09-30

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Kazuto YAMAMOTO

IPC: H04N1/60

CPC classification number: H04N1/6027 ,  H04N1/00045 ,  H04N1/6033 ,  H04N1/6075 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, a method, and a computer readable medium are disclosed for generating color patches for color validation of a print engine of an image forming apparatus. The method includes acquiring a validation result on a first color validation chart with a sensing device, the sensing device configured to read a color validation chart, the color validation chart having one or more color patches, and wherein the validation result compares a color accuracy of each of the one or more color patches from the first color validation chart to a target color; and determining an order of each of the color patches in a second color validation chart to be printed based on the validation result on the first color validation chart, wherein the order of the color patches in the second color validation chart is determined based on color patches that do not match the target color.

公开(公告)号：US20190205070A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US15858057

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Eddie WANG ,  Kazuto YAMAMOTO

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/60

CPC classification number: G06F3/1219 ,  G06F3/1259 ,  H04N1/6041

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, a method and a computer readable medium for color verification of an image forming apparatus are disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a sensing device configured to read a color chart; and a processor configured to: perform a first color verification job; perform a second color verification job after the first color verification job when the first color verification job is interrupted, the second color verification job including one or more color patches from a previous color verification job; acquire measurement data from the previous color verification job; acquire measurement data from the second color verification job; and determine whether to re-use the measurement data of the previous color verification job based on one or more differences between the measurement data of the previous color verification job and the measurement data of the second color verification job.

公开(公告)号：US20170318195A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15141950

申请日：2016-04-29

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Kazuto YAMAMOTO

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/6055 ,  H04N1/00347 ,  H04N1/6044 ,  H04N2201/0039 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium are disclosed for a first printer connected to a second printer to perform color calibration for the second printer, wherein the second printer does not have a sensor, the first printer including a sensor which measures a media, which has been printed by the second printer and is being fed on a media path of the first printer. The method includes (a) determining the timing to instruct the second printer to print a first measurement chart; (b) instructing, at the timing determined at step (a), the second printer to print the first measurement chart; (c) measuring, by the sensor, the first measurement chart which has been printed by the second printer; and (d) outputting information corresponding to a result measured at step (c).