Method and system of individualizing tone-reproduction curves calibration and applying thereof

A system for applying a calibrated tone-reproduction curve to enable printing of image data, comprising the steps of:

• a storage device to store and provide a plurality of predetermined stored calibrated one-reproduction curves and a map providing links between calibrated tone-reproduction curves and distinct media type, a stored calibrated tone-reproduction curve being capable of being mapped to more than one media type;
• a calibration circuit to generate a tone-reproduction curve corresponding to a new media type calibration operation;
• a display to display the generated tone-reproduction curve and each of the predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves;
• a user interface to enable selecting of either the displayed generated tone-reproduction curve or one of the displayed predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves to be associated with the new media type;
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• a processor to cause said storage device to store the displayed generated tone-reproduction curve when the displayed generated tone-reproduction curve is selected to be associated with the new media type and to update the stored map to reflect a link between the new media type and the stored generated tone-reproduction curve;
• said processor updating the stored map to reflect a link between the new media type and the selected one of the displayed predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves when one of the displayed predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves is selected to be associated with the new media type.

A method for applying a calibrated tone-reproduction curve to enable printing of image data, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a plurality of predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves and a map providing links between calibrated tone-reproduction curves and distinct media type, a stored calibrated tone-reproduction curve being capable of being mapped to more than one media type;
• (b) generating a tone-reproduction curve corresponding to a new media type calibration operation;
• (c) comparing the generated tone-reproduction curve with each of the plurality of predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves to determine if one of the plurality of predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves has similar characteristics;
• (d) selecting, automatically, the generated tone-reproduction curve to be associated with the new media type when the generated tone-reproduction curve has non-similar characteristics with each of the plurality of predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves;
• (e) selecting, automatically, a predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curve to be associated with the new media type, the selected predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curve having similar characteristics to the generated tone-reproduction curve;
• (f) storing the generated tone-reproduction curve and updating the stored map to reflect a link between the new media type and the stored generated tone-reproduction curve when the generated tone-reproduction curve is selected to be associated with the new media type;
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• (g) updating the stored map to reflect a link between the new media type and the selected one of the predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves when one of the predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves is selected to be associated with the new media type.

A system for applying a calibrated tone-reproduction curve to enable printing of image data, comprising the steps of:

• a storage device to store and provide a plurality of predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves and a map providing links between calibrated tone-reproduction curves and distinct media type, a stored calibrated tone-reproduction curve being capable of being mapped to more than one media type;
• calibration means for generating a tone-reproduction curve corresponding to a new media type calibration operation;
• said calibration means comparing the generated tone-reproduction curve with each of the plurality of predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves to determine if one of the plurality of predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves has similar characteristics;
• said calibration means selecting, automatically, the generated tone-reproduction curve to be associated with the new media type when the generated tone-reproduction curve has non-similar characteristics with each of the plurality of predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves;
• said calibration means selecting, automatically, a predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curve to be associated with the new media type, the selected predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curve having similar characteristics to the generated tone-reproduction curve;
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• a processor to cause said storage device to store the generated tone-reproduction curve and to update the stored map to reflect a link between the new media type and the stored generated tone-reproduction curve when said calibration means selects the generated tone-reproduction curve to be associated with the new media type;
• said processor updating the stored map to reflect a link between the new media type and the selected one of the predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves when said calibration means selects one of the predetermined stored calibrated tone-reproduction curves to be associated with the new media type.