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AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorsKazuma MARUYAMA, Masatsugu KOUGUCHI, Hiroyuki OOYAMA, Tomohiro OZAWA
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A color management method is for a color management apparatus that performs color management related to an image forming engine, based on data read by a reading apparatus that includes a colorimeter and a scanner installed at a conveyance path of a sheet printed by the image forming engine and that reads the printed sheet. The color management apparatus switches modes between a mode of obtaining data based on a first pattern and a mode of obtaining data based on a second pattern. For the first pattern, the colorimeter is moved in a sheet width direction by a first width and reads all or part of patches arranged in the sheet width direction. For the second pattern, the colorimeter is stationary or moves in the sheet width direction by a second width, and the scanner reads all or part of the patches arranged in the sheet width direction.
A color management method for a color management apparatus that performs color management related to an image forming engine, based on data read by a reading apparatus that includes a colorimeter and a scanner installed at a conveyance path of a sheet printed by the image forming engine and that reads the printed sheet, wherein:
An image forming apparatus comprising an image forming engine that performs printing on a sheet, wherein:
A reading apparatus that is installed at a conveyance path of a sheet printed by an image forming engine and that includes a colorimeter and a scanner, wherein:
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