Methods and systems for dynamic sharing of icc profiles

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a computing device, data representing:
• (i) a paper type, (ii) a customer precision requirement, and (iii) supporting parameters;
• responsive to receiving the data, performing, by the computing device, a search of a paper catalog using the data for an existing ICC profile that satisfies the customer precision requirement, wherein at least one search parameter used during the search of the paper catalog depends on a level of the customer precision requirement;
• responsive to identifying a particular ICC profile that satisfies the customer precision requirement during the search of the paper catalog, transmitting, by the computing device, the particular ICC profile to a printer via a network, wherein the printer is configured to use the particular ICC profile to complete a print job on the paper type according to the customer precision requirement;
• based on performing the search, determining that the paper catalog lacks an ICC profile that satisfies the customer precision requirement;
• responsive to determining that the paper catalog lacks the ICC profile, transmitting an indication that no existing ICC profile is available to satisfy the customer precision requirement to the printer via the network;
• receiving additional data indicating a second customer precision requirement, wherein the second customer precision requirement is different from the customer precision requirement;
• responsive to receiving the additional data, performing a second search of the paper catalog using the additional data for an existing ICC profile that satisfies the second customer precision requirement;
• and
• responsive to identifying a given ICC profile that satisfies the second customer precision requirement during the second search of the paper catalog, transmitting the given ICC profile to the printer via the network, wherein the printer is configured to use the given ICC profile to complete the print job on the paper type according to the second customer precision requirement.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions that are executable to cause a computing system to perform functions comprising:

• receiving data representing:
• (i) a paper type, (ii) a customer precision requirement, and (iii) supporting parameters;
• responsive to receiving the data, performing a search of a paper catalog using the data for an existing ICC profile that satisfies the customer precision requirement, wherein at least one search parameter used during the search of the paper catalog depends on a level of the customer precision requirement;
• responsive to identifying a particular ICC profile that satisfies the customer precision requirement during the search of the paper catalog, transmitting the particular ICC profile to a printer via a network, wherein the printer is configured to use the particular ICC profile to complete a print job on the paper type according to the customer precision requirement;
• based on performing the search, determining that the paper catalog lacks an ICC profile that satisfies the customer precision requirement;
• responsive to determining that the paper catalog lacks the ICC profile, transmitting an indication that no existing ICC profile is available to satisfy the customer precision requirement;
• receiving additional data indicating a second customer precision requirement, wherein the second customer precision requirement is different from the customer precision requirement;
• responsive to receiving the additional data, performing a second search of the paper catalog using the additional data for an existing ICC profile that satisfies the second customer precision requirement;
• and
• responsive to identifying a given ICC profile that satisfies the second customer precision requirement during the second search of the paper catalog, transmitting the given ICC profile to the printer via the network, wherein the printer is configured to use the given ICC profile to complete the print job on the paper type according to the second customer precision requirement.