Printing with target color data
In one embodiment, a processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to print a print job, and determine target color data for each sheet of the print job while printing the job. The instructions further cause the processor to continually save the target color data to a server for each sheet of the print job as each sheet is printed.
1. A processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
initiate a print job on a slave press;
request target color data for the print job from a server;
receive target color data for each sheet of the print job as the target color data for each sheet is saved to the server from a master press;
control the slave press to print each sheet of the print job according to the target color data.
2. A processor-readable medium as in claim 1 , wherein requesting target color data comprises sending a print job identifier to the server.
3. A processor-readable medium as in claim 1 , wherein receiving the target color data comprises:
receiving target color data for the entire print job, the target color data for all sheets of the print job having been previously saved to the server by the master press.
4. A processor-readable medium as in claim 1 , wherein receiving the target color data comprises receiving the target color data from a server selected from the group consisting of a remote server accessible over a remote network connection, and a local server accessible over a local network connection.
5. A processor-readable medium as in claim 1 , wherein the master press prints each sheet of the print job just prior to the slave press printing each sheet of the print job.
6. A processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
receive from a first printing press, target color data for each sheet of a print job as each sheet is printed on the first press;
identify and save the target color data in a memory of a server according to a first press identifier, a print job identifier, and sheet identifiers;
as sheets are printed on the first press, receive a request for the target color data from a second press, the request including the print job identifier; and
in response to the request, send target color data for each sheet of the print job to the second press on a sheet-by-sheet basis as the target color data for each sheet is saved in the memory of the server.
7. A processor-readable medium as in claim 6 , wherein sending the target color data comprises:
sending target color data for the entire print job, the target color data for all sheets of the print job having been previously saved to the memory of the server by the first press.
8. A processor-readable medium as in claim 6 , wherein the first press and the second press are the same press.
9. A printing system, comprising:
a processor;
target color data stored in a memory, the target color data including solids and gray level target data for each sheet of a print job; and
a continuous inter-press color match module stored in the memory and executable on the processor to continually upload the target color data on a sheet-by-sheet basis to a server as the target color data is being determined by the processor.
10. A printing system as in claim 9 , further comprising:
an image transfer arrangement to transfer color outputs onto a sheet;
an image sensor; and
a continuous color calibration module stored in the memory and executable on the processor to measure the color outputs of the printing system with the image sensor and determine the target color data based on the measured color outputs.