US 11,733,938 B2
Methods and printing system for virtual calibration and verification services
Javier A. Morales, Rochester, NY (US)
Assigned to Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Nov. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/530,877.
Prior Publication US 2023/0161521 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1208 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); G06F 3/1224 (2013.01); H04N 1/00087 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for using a cloud-based printing system, the method comprising:
defining a reference printing device in the cloud-based printing system using color printing resources and environmental specification information;
monitoring the reference printing device to be in compliance with requirements for the color printing resources and the environmental specification information;
installing a new printing device within the cloud-based printing system;
performing a match calibration of the new printing device to the reference printing device using the color printing resources including a first tone reproduction curve having a first plurality of density values for at least one color, the first tone reproduction curve received from the reference printing device and a second tone reproduction curve having a second plurality of density values for at least one color, the second tone reproduction curve stored at the new printing device;
determining the match calibration is successful if the second plurality of density values of the second tone reproduction curve is equal or greater than the first plurality of density values of the first tone reproduction curve;
comparing environmental information for the new printing device to the environmental specification information of the reference printing device;
adding the new printing device to the cloud-based printing system if the match calibration is successful; and
alerting an operator if the match calibration is not successful or if the environmental information for the new printing device does not meet the environmental specification information for the reference printing device.