Patent ID: 7068380

Claim:
A method of setting a printing parameter for a first print medium, comprising: obtaining an identifier of the first print medium; locating a remote database containing the identifier of the first print medium, a first print medium black point and a first print medium white point; downloading the first print medium black point and the first print medium white point locating an existing color profile in the remote database, the existing color profile being based on a second print medium and a printer that is similar to an intended printer; determining a black point difference between a second print medium black point of the second print medium and the first print medium black point; determining a white point difference between a second print medium white point of the second print medium and the first print medium white point; determining a total difference between the second print medium and the first print medium by adding the black point difference and the white point difference; selecting the existing color profile to be a best match color profile based on the total difference; calculating a translated color profile by translating a best match print medium black point and a best match print medium white point of a best match print medium of the best match color profile; and calculating a new color profile by replacing the best match print medium black point with the first print medium black point, and replacing the best match print medium white point with the first print medium white point.