Patent ID: 7903278

Claim:
A method for arranging print data according to a layout of the print data, wherein the print data includes color patches and is printed by a color printer onto a recording medium in which the recording medium is processed by a target device comprising a color measuring device different from the printer, comprising: determining, via communication with the printer, printing capabilities of the printer, wherein the printing capabilities include a designation of a valid area on the recording medium on which the printer can print; obtaining processing capabilities of the target device from the target device, wherein the processing capabilities are obtained from the target device via communication with the target device, wherein the processing capabilities include a designation of a printable area on the recording medium for which the target device has processing capabilities for processing properly, and further include a minimum distance of separation between color patches and a minimum size for the color patches; determining layout of the print data based on compatible capabilities between the printing capabilities of the printer and the processing capabilities of the target device, wherein, in a case where the target device is a flatbed scanner, the color patches are two-dimensionally located on the recording medium, and in a case where the target device is a strip reader, the color patches are one-dimensionally printed on the recording medium in the layout and a separator is located between brighter patches of the color patches; and arranging print data for printout by the printer in accordance with the determined layout.