# US 12,003,688 B2 · System, information processing apparatus, and control method thereof comprising verifying color by using a colorimetric value acquired by colorimetry of a sheet by an image forming apparatus, and determining an adjustment function to be executed base on the color verification result > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,003,688 B2 - Document ID: US12003688B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/179,079 - Filed: 2023-03-06 - Published: 2023-09-21 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2022-03-17 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Toru Shinnae - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003688B2 ## CPC - H04N 1/6033: {using test pattern analysis (H04N1/6055 takes precedence)} - G01J 3/46: Measurement of colour; Colour measuring devices, e.g. colorimeters (measuring colour temperature G01J5/60) - G01J 3/462: {Computing operations in or between colour spaces; Colour management systems} - G01J 3/463: {Colour matching} - G01J 3/50: using electric radiation detectors - H04N 1/00023: {Colour systems} - G01J 3/52: using colour charts - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G01J: MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY (light sources F21, H01J, H01K, H05B; investigating properties of materials by optical means G01N) ## Abstract A system includes at least one processor configured to function as a color verification unit configured to execute color verification by using a colorimetric value acquired by colorimetry of a sheet output by an image forming apparatus, and a determination unit configured to determine an adjustment function to be executed by the image forming apparatus or an image processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus from among a plurality of adjustment functions, based on a result of the color verification. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: at least one processor configured to function as: a color verification unit configured to execute color verification by using a colorimetric value acquired by colorimetry of a sheet output by an image forming apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine an adjustment function to be executed by the image forming apparatus or an image processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus from among a plurality of adjustment functions, based on a result of the color verification, wherein the plurality of adjustment functions includes a first adjustment function for correcting gradation of a color and a second function for adjusting a transfer condition of toner; and a display unit configured to display the determined adjustment function to be executed wherein a display indicating the first adjustment function is based on a first result of the color verification and a display indicating the second adjustment function is based on a second result of the color verification. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to function as an execution unit configured to execute the adjustment function determined by the determination unit at the image forming apparatus or the image processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system according to claim 2, wherein the execution unit executes an adjustment function determined by the determination unit from among the plurality of adjustment functions, and does not execute an adjustment function not determined by the determination unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to function as: a plurality of automatic adjustment units configured to be used for execution of an adjustment function, wherein, based on a result of the color verification, the determination unit further determines an automatic adjustment unit to be used for execution of an adjustment function from among the plurality of automatic adjustment units. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of adjustment functions includes at least any one of monochrome calibration, digital front-end (DFE) calibration, and color-transfer adjustment. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system according to claim 5, wherein the monochrome calibration and the color-transfer adjustment are adjustment functions of the image forming apparatus, and the DFE calibration is an adjustment function of the image processing apparatus. ### Claim 7 An information processing apparatus comprising: at least one processor configured to function as: a color verification unit configured to execute color verification by using a colorimetric value acquired by colorimetry of a sheet output by an image forming apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine an adjustment function to be executed by the image forming apparatus or an image processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus from among a plurality of adjustment functions, based on a result of the color verification, wherein the plurality of adjustment functions includes a first adjustment function for correcting gradation of a color and a second function for adjusting a transfer condition of toner; and a display unit configured to display the determined adjustment function to be executed wherein a display indicating the first adjustment function is based on a first result of the color verification and a display indicating the second adjustment function is based on a second result of the color verification. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to function as a transmission unit configured to transmit an instruction to cause the image forming apparatus or an image processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus to execute the adjustment function determined by the determination unit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to function as: a plurality of automatic adjustment units configured to be used for execution of an adjustment function, wherein, based on a result of the color verification, the determination unit further determines an automatic adjustment unit to be used for execution of an adjustment function from among the plurality of automatic adjustment units. ### Claim 10 A control method of an information processing apparatus comprising: executing color verification by using a colorimetric value acquired by colorimetry of a sheet output by an image forming apparatus; determining an adjustment function to be executed by the image forming apparatus or an image processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus from among a plurality of adjustment functions, based on a result of the color verification, wherein the plurality of adjustment functions includes a first adjustment function for correcting gradation of a color and a second function for adjusting a transfer condition of toner; and displaying the determined adjustment function to be executed wherein a display indicating the first adjustment function is based on a first result of the color verification and a display indicating the second adjustment function is based on a second result of the color verification. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The control method of an information processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising transmitting an instruction to cause the image forming apparatus or an image processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus to execute the adjustment function determined by the determining. ### Claim 12 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-readable program for causing a computer to function as an information processing apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to function as: a color verification unit configured to execute color verification by using a colorimetric value acquired by colorimetry of a sheet output by an image forming apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine an adjustment function to be executed by the image forming apparatus or an image processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus from among a plurality of adjustment functions, based on a result of the color verification, wherein the plurality of adjustment functions includes a first adjustment function for correcting gradation of a color and a second function for adjusting a transfer condition of toner; and a display unit configured to display the determined adjustment function to be executed wherein a display indicating the first adjustment function is based on a first result of the color verification and a display indicating the second adjustment function is based on a second result of the color verification. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of adjustment functions further includes a color profile creation function for creating a color profile. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the second result of the color verification is not satisfied, a color profile creation function for creating a color profile is determined to be as the adjustment function to be executed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor further functions as a storage unit configured to store a result of the color verification in association with an adjustment function. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system according to claim 15, wherein the storage unit further stores information whether an automatic adjustment unit is present in association with each image forming apparatus. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system according to claim 15, wherein the at least one processor further functions as a prompt unit configured to prompt a user to determine whether to execute the displayed adjustment function.