Patent ID: 9094646
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A printer including a print unit comprising: a receiving unit that receives, from an external apparatus, image data that is to be printed by the print unit on a print media set to the printer; a setting unit that sets a profile creation mode for creating profile data that is used for color conversion processing performed on image data that is to be printed by the print unit on the print media set to the printer, wherein, in the profile creation mode, the print unit prints a test image that is used for creating the profile data on the print media set to the printer, the printed test image is measured and then a measured result is transmitted to outside of the printer; and a restriction unit that restricts (a) a replacement of the print media set to the printer with another print media and/or (b) a printing process of the printer except for a process for creating the profile data while printing the test image by the print unit, measuring the printed test image, and then transmitting a measured result to outside of the printer, if the profile creation mode is set by the setting unit, wherein the test image data is generated by the profile creation software, and wherein the restriction unit restricts, if the profile creation mode is set by the setting unit, a printing process of image data which is not image data that has been transmitted from the profile creation software.