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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
James T. Smith, Ii, Boulder, CO (US);
Hong LI, Superior, CO (US);
Joseph Stanley Czyszczewski, Longmont, CO (US);
Mikel Stanich, Longmont, CO (US);
James T. Smith, II, Boulder, CO (US);
Hong Li, Superior, CO (US);
Joseph Stanley Czyszczewski, Longmont, CO (US);
Mikel Stanich, Longmont, CO (US);
InfoPrint Solutions Company, LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and media to calibrate a reprographic system are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention may calibrate a component like scanner and/or printer in response to user input and/or coupling the component to the reprographic system. More specifically, embodiments may generate a curve that describes tone differences between an image scanned by a scanner or an image printed by the printer by comparing the outputs to acceptable tone descriptions for the image. Some embodiments comprise a graphical user interface (GUI) to communicate with the user, allowing the user to select user preference curves to change, for example, the brightness of an image being copied. Some embodiments incorporate network and phone system interfaces to communicate with remote components as well as to receive input from and/or output to other systems via email, facsimile, etc.