Systems and methods for loading an output profile
OwnerMichael Januszewski, Douglas Obrechtinventors
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Abstract
Systems in accordance with the presently claimed invention use parameters to choose the correct output file for translating the color values in a print job into device specific values in an output data file that may be used for printing. A data structure, such as a linked list of parameters, may be used to identify the correct output file to be used by the printer to form the correct device specific data file. The color values for each pixel in the device specific data file may allow a printed document to exhibit high color quality.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a first memory component located in a printing device, wherein the first memory component receives one or more data files and a print job file from one or more external memory devices;
- a DMA control module, wherein the DMA control module parses the one or more input files to create a decision data structure;
- a color management system stored in the first memory component, wherein a CPU accesses the color management system to:
- identify one of a plurality of output files based on information in the print job file using the decision data structure;
- and
- translate the print job file into a printer specific data file based on information contained in one of the plurality of output files;
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- one or more print heads operable to print an output document as a function of the printer specific data file.
A method for forming an image, the method comprising:
- receiving at a first memory component in a printing device one or more data files and a print job file from one or more external memory device;
- parsing the one or more input files at a DMA control module to create a decision data structure;
- and
- accessing a color management system stored in the first memory component, wherein the color management system:
- identifies one of a plurality of output files based on information in the print job file using the decision data structure;
- and
- translates the print job file into a printer specific data file based on information contained in one of the plurality of output files;
- and
- transmits the printer specific data file to one or more print heads that are operable to print an output document as a function of the printer specific data file.
An image forming system, comprising:
- a first memory component located in a printing device, wherein the first memory component receives one or more data files and a print job file from one or more external memory device;
- a DMA control module, wherein the DMA control module parses the one or more input files to create a decision data structure;
- a color management system stored in the first memory component, wherein a CPU accesses the color management system to:
- identify one of a plurality of output files based on information in the print job file using the decision data structure;
- and
- translate the print job file into a printer specific data file based on information contained in one of the plurality of output files;
- and
- one or more print heads operable to print an output document as a function of the printer specific data file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.