Patent ID: 11954542
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 20:
21. A method comprising:
causing a display unit to display a print settings screen for causing an image forming apparatus to print, on a printing medium, a plurality of patches representing colorimetry targets readable by a colorimetric apparatus;
receiving an instruction for the printing via the print settings screen;
causing the image forming apparatus to start the printing of the plurality of patches based on the received instruction for the printing;
obtaining information related to calibration corresponding to the printing medium; and
determining whether calibration has been executed for the printing medium based on the obtained information related to calibration,
wherein in a case where it is determined that the calibration has not been executed, the printing is not caused to be started even when the instruction for the printing is received, and the display unit is caused to display a screen based on that the calibration having not been executed.