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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2006
David E. Coons, Webster, NY (US);
Stuart G. Evans, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael L. Moore, Brockport, NY (US);
Charles S. Christ, Rochester, NY (US);
David E. Coons, Webster, NY (US);
Stuart G. Evans, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael L. Moore, Brockport, NY (US);
Charles S. Christ, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Printers and methods for operating a printer are provided. One method comprises receiving a print order associated with image data for use in printing a plurality images; converting the image data into actions to print the plurality of images on a receiver medium with print adjacent areas between the printed images, the converting being performed in accordance with printer settings; printing a first set of color patches in the print adjacent areas when the each of the first set of calibration color patches can be printed in the print adjacent areas; printing a second set of color patches in the print adjacent areas when each of the first set of color patches cannot be printed in the print adjacent areas; and sensing the color of each printed color patch and recalibrating the printer settings based upon the sensed colors.