Patent ID: 6616262
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B41J,H04N

Abstract:
A method of controlling an image processing condition in a system that includes an image recording apparatus and a server apparatus, comprising:a first step of causing the server apparatus to perform a first calibration that inputs a first test image formed on a recording sheet by the image recording apparatus and determines an image processing condition of the image recording apparatus based on a density of the inputted first test image; a second step of causing the image recording apparatus to perform a second calibration that automatically forms a second test image based on a predetermined condition, measures a density of the formed second test image, and determines an image processing condition based on the measured density; a third step of causing the image recording apparatus to receive the image processing condition determined in the first calibration from the server apparatus, and storing an engine characteristic in a memory in association with the received image processing condition, wherein the engine characteristic is a characteristic of density held by the image recording apparatus when the first calibration is performed; and a fourth step of, when the second calibration is performed and in a case where the image processing condition is stored in the memory, causing the image recording apparatus to correct the image processing condition stored in the memory, based on the engine characteristic stored in association with the image processing condition and an engine characteristic measured in the second calibration.