Color calibration based on position of selected color on review image

A printing method comprising:

• (a) storing an overall patch image including a plurality of patches for color calibration for printing an image based on image data, the plurality of patches including a plurality of basic patches corresponding to a plurality of predetermined colors, the overall patch image having a first patch area in which the plurality of basic patches is arranged and a second patch area different from the first patch area;
• (b) generating a specified patch, the specified patch being a patch for a specified color, the specified color being a color specified in a preview image corresponding to the image;
• (c) determining whether a corresponding position for the specified patch falls within the first patch area, the corresponding position being a position in the overall patch image that corresponds to a position of the specified color in the preview image;
• (d) moving, when determining in (c) that the corresponding position falls within the first patch area, a corresponding basic patch from the first patch area to the second patch area, the corresponding basic patch being one of the plurality of basic patches that is originally arranged at the corresponding position;
• and
• (e) printing the overall patch image,
• wherein, in a case where the specified patch is generated in (b) and the corresponding position is determined in (c) to fall within the first patch area, in the printing in (c) thein (e) the specified patch generated in (b) is printed in the first patch area and the corresponding basic patch is printed in the second patch area.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions for a printing device including a controller and a printing engine configured to print an image on a printing medium based on image data, the set of instructions, when executed by the controller, causing the printing device to perform:

• (a) storing an overall patch image including a plurality of patches for color calibration for printing the image, the plurality of patches including a plurality of basic patches corresponding to a plurality of predetermined colors, the overall patch image having a first patch area in which the plurality of basic patches is arranged and a second patch area different from the first patch area;
• (b) generating a specified patch, the specified patch being a patch for a specified color, the specified color being a color specified in a preview image corresponding to the image;
• (c) determining whether a corresponding position for the specified patch falls within the first patch area, the corresponding position being a position in the overall patch image that corresponds to a position of the specified color in the preview image;
• (d) moving, when determining in (c) that the corresponding position falls within the first patch area, a corresponding basic patch from the first patch area to the second patch area, the corresponding basic patch being one of the plurality of basic patches that is originally arranged at the corresponding position;
• and
• (e) printing the overall patch image using the printing engine,
• wherein, in a case where the specified patch is generated in (b) and the corresponding position is determined in (c) to fall within the first patch area, in the printing in (e) the specified patch generated in (b) is printed in the first patch area and the corresponding basic patch is printed in the second patch area.