JP2008278152A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (5)

Storage means for storing spectral characteristic data for each type of print medium on which an image is printed by a printing apparatus;
Acquisition means for acquiring spectral characteristic data that is a result of measuring the spectral characteristics of the print medium;
The spectral characteristic data acquired by the acquisition unit and the spectral characteristic data stored in the storage unit are compared, and the type of print medium corresponding to the spectral characteristic data approximated to the spectral characteristic data acquired by the acquisition unit is determined. Identification means to identify;
Display control means for causing the display device to display information indicating the type of the print medium specified by the specifying means;
A profile corresponding to the type of the print medium designated from the information indicating the type of the print medium displayed on the display device by the display control unit is used, and the print medium whose spectral characteristic data is acquired by the acquisition unit is used. A determination means for determining a profile for calibration;
A data processing apparatus comprising: The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires spectral characteristic data measured using a spectrophotometer included in the printing apparatus. The specifying unit specifies a plurality of types of print media, and the determining unit displays information indicating the types of the plurality of print media specified by the specifying unit on the display device by the display control unit. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a profile corresponding to a type of a print medium designated by a user is determined as a calibration profile. The display control unit approximates the plurality of print medium types specified by the specifying unit to the spectral specification data of each print medium type stored in the storage unit and the spectral characteristic data acquired by the acquisition unit. The data processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the data is displayed on the display device in the order in which the data is displayed. Obtain spectral characteristic data that is the result of measuring the spectral characteristics of the print medium,
The acquired spectral characteristic data is compared with the spectral characteristic data stored in the storage unit storing the spectral characteristic data for each type of print medium on which an image is printed by a printing apparatus, and approximated to the acquired spectral characteristic data Identify the type of print media that corresponds to the spectral data
Information indicating the type of the specified print medium is displayed on a display device;
A profile corresponding to the type of print medium designated from the information indicating the type of print medium displayed on the display device is determined as a profile for calibration using the print medium from which the spectral characteristic data has been acquired. A data processing method.