Sean Edward Skelly

US Patent:

20050141008, Jun 30, 2005

Filed:

Jan 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/033185

Inventors:

Steven Billow - Pittsford NY, US
Sean Skelly - Rochester NY, US
Kenneth Stack - Fairport NY, US

International Classification:

G06F015/00

US Classification:

358001130, 358001900

Abstract:

A method is provided for optimizing a printer for driver settings and color profile in order to optimally print an image on a selected media. Data is stored in an index file for various combinations of printers, printer drivers, printer media and color profiles. The printer driver that is currently used on the user's machine for the selected printer is determined and the printer media selected for the printer is identified, e.g., by a simple query of the user. One set of steps involves choosing an appropriate stored color profile for the selected printer-media combination, and applying the chosen color profile to the image data, thereby generating transformed image data. Another set of steps involves retrieving printer settings for the selected printer-media combination and modifying the settings of the driver in use for the selected media.

US Patent:

6963411, Nov 8, 2005

Filed:

Jan 7, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/479420

Inventors:

Steven A. Billow - Pittsford NY, US
Sean E. Skelly - Rochester NY, US
Kenneth D. Stack - Fairport NY, US

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

B41J011/44

US Classification:

358 113, 358 19, 358 116

Abstract:

A computer program product is provided for optimizing a printer for driver settings and color profile in order to optimally print an image on a selected media. Data is stored in an index file for various combinations of printers, printer drivers, printer media and color profiles. The printer driver that is currently used on the user's machine for the selected printer is determined and the printer media selected for the printer is identified, e. g. , by a simple query of the user. One set of steps involves choosing an appropriate stored color profile for the selected printer-media combination, and applying the chosen color profile to the image data, thereby generating transformed image data. Another set of steps involves retrieving printer settings for the selected printer-media combination and modifying the settings of the driver in use for the selected media. Finally the transformed image data is printed using the modified settings of the printer driver to obtain optimal printing of the image.