Patent Document ID: 9340047
Application ID: 14447669
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for controlling a digital printing system, comprising: receiving digital image data for an image region to be printed by the digital printing system; designating an image region database stored in a processor-accessible memory including data characterizing a plurality of reference image regions having associated digital image data, each reference image region having one or more associated system control parameters that are appropriate for use in printing the digital image data for the reference image region on the digital printing system; using a data processing system to compare the image region to be printed with the reference image regions in the image region database to determine difference metrics representing differences between the reference image regions and the image region to be printed, and to select a reference image region that is sufficiently similar to the image region to be printed based on the determined difference metrics; and using the digital printing system to print the received digital image data for the image region by applying one or more colorants onto a print medium, wherein the digital printing system is controlled using the system control parameters associated with the selected similar reference image region during the printing of at least a subset of the image region.