Print system, print apparatus, method of controlling a print system, method of controlling a print apparatus, and storage medium that apply calibration data for image adjustment based on a result of a measurement for a print job

A print apparatus that receives a print job processed by an image processing apparatus and prints an image on a sheet, the print apparatus comprising:

• (A) a sensor configured to measure a patch image printed on a sheet that is placed on a paper conveyance path between a fixing device and a paper discharge outlet in the print apparatus;
• (B) one or more memories storing instructions;
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• (C) one or more processors that execute the instructions:
• (a) to determine, based on an attribute of a print job received from the image processing apparatus, whether or not the print job received from the image processing apparatus is a print job of the first type for printing the patch image to be measured by the sensor;
• (b) in a case in which it is determined that the received print job is the print job of the first type, (i) to execute print processing according to the print of the first type job to print the patch image on a sheet, (ii) to cause the sensor to measure the patch image printed on the sheet, and (iii) to discharge the sheet, on which the patch image has been measured, via the paper discharge outlet;
• (c) in a case in which it is determined that the received print job is a print job of a second type that is different from the print job of the first type, to execute print processing according to the print job of the second type;
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• (d) to transmit a result of the measurement of the patch image to the image processing apparatus,
• wherein calibration data for adjusting an image to be printed by the print apparatus is generated based on the result of the measurement and is applied to a print job of the second type by the image processing apparatus.

A method of controlling a print system that includes an image processing apparatus and a print apparatus that receives a print job processed by the image processing apparatus and prints an image on a sheet, the method comprising the steps of:

• (A) in the print apparatus,
• (a) measuring a patch image printed on a sheet using a spectral sensor that is placed on a paper conveyance path between a fixing device and a paper discharge outlet in the print apparatus;
• (b) determining, based on an attribute of a print job received from the image processing apparatus, whether or not the print job received from the image processing apparatus is a print job of a first type for printing the patch image to be measured in the measuring step;
• (c) in a case in which it is determined that the received print job is the print job of the first type, (i) executing print processing according to the print job of the first type to print the patch image on a sheet, (ii) causing the spectral sensor to measure the patch image on the sheet, and (iii) discharging the sheet, on which the patch image has been measured, via the paper discharge outlet;
• (d) in a case in which it is determined that the received print job is a print job of a second type that is different from the print job of the first type, to execute print processing according to the print job of the second type;
• (e) performing a first transmission to transmit a result of the measurement of the patch image to the image processing apparatus, and
• (B) in the image processing apparatus,
• (a) generating the print job of the first type having the attribute;
• (b) performing a second transmission to transmit the print job of the first type, generated in the generating step, to the print apparatus;
• (c) receiving the result of the measurement from the print apparatus;
• (d) generating calibration data for adjusting an image to be printed by the print apparatus based on the received result of the measurement, and applying the calibration data to the print job of the second type;
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• (e) transmitting the print job of the second type to the print apparatus.

A method of controlling a print apparatus that receives a print job processed by an image processing apparatus and prints an image on a sheet, the method comprising the steps of:

• (A) measuring a patch image printed on a sheet using a spectral sensor that is placed on a paper conveyance path between a fixing device and a paper discharge outlet in the print apparatus;
• (B) determining, based on an attribute of a print job received from the image processing apparatus, whether or not the print job received from the image processing apparatus is a print job of the first type for printing the patch image to be measured in the measuring step;
• (C) in a case in which it is determined that the received print job is the print job of the first type, (a) executing print processing according to the print job of the first type to print the patch image on a sheet, (b) measuring the patch image printed on the sheet, and (c) discharging the sheet, on which the patch image has been measured, via the paper discharge outlet;
• (D) in a case in which it is determined that the print job is a print job of a second type that is different from the print job of the first type, to execute print processing according to the print job of the second type;
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• (E) transmitting a result of the measurement of the patch image to the image processing apparatus,
• wherein calibration data for adjusting an image to be printed by the print apparatus is generated based on the result of the measurement and is applied to a print job of the second type by the image processing apparatus.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a processor to execute a method of controlling a print apparatus that receives a print job processed by an image processing apparatus and prints an image on a sheet, the method comprising the steps of:

• (A) measuring a patch image printed on a sheet using a spectral sensor that is placed on a paper conveyance path between a fixing device and a paper discharge outlet in the print apparatus;
• (B) determining, based on an attribute of a print job received from the image processing apparatus, whether or not the print job received from the image processing apparatus is a print job of a first type for printing the patch image to be measured in the measuring step;
• (C) in a case in which it is determined that the received print job is the print job of the first type, (a) executing print processing according to the print job of the first type to print the patch image on a sheet, (b) measuring the patch image printed on the sheet, and (c) discharging the sheet, on which the patch image has been measured, via the paper discharge outlet;
• (D) in a case in which it is determined that the received print job is a print job of a second type that is different from the print job of the first type, to execute print processing according to the print job of the second type;
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• (E) transmitting a result of the measurement of the patch image to the image processing apparatus,
• wherein calibration data for adjusting an image to be printed by the print apparatus is generated based on the result of the measurement and is applied to a print job of the second type by the image processing apparatus.