Patent ID: 7894108
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a first printer and a second printer, the first printer having a first engine, the first engine being describable by a first hardware response, and a first processor, the first processor being describable by a first software response, and the second printer having a second engine, the second engine being describable by a second hardware response, and a second processor, the second processor being describable by a second software response, comprising: providing a software database containing data relating to the first software response and first hardware response, and a hardware database containing data relating to the second software response and second hardware response; scanning an image from the first printer, yielding first print appearance data; scanning an image from the second printer, yielding second print appearance data; and influencing at least one of the first processor and the first engine based on the first appearance data and the second appearance data to cause the first printer to output a print appearance approaching the second print appearance data.