СЖАТИЕ ЦВЕТОВОЙ ТАБЛИЦЫ

FIELD: physics. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to computer engineering for image processing, in particular, to colour scheduling for controlled conversion between colour representations of various devices, for example, image scanner, digital camera, computer monitors, printers and corresponding carriers. Said technical result is achieved due to that storage device (100; 400; 604) contains compressed data structure (102; 402; 602) for construction of one-dimensional colour conversion table for printer, and data structure contains: quantised coefficients obtained from compression of difference table (104; 404; 616), including a plurality of difference nodes, in which each difference node represents a value to be combined with the corresponding node of the reference table, wherein the quantised coefficients are used to generate the reconstructed difference table; residual table (106; 408; 618), including a plurality of residue units, in which each residual unit should be combined with the corresponding merging unit of the reconstructed difference table and the reference table; and table (410) for assigning residual bits, used to decode residue table (408). EFFECT: technical result is providing compatibility of colour space for source and target device. 19 cl, 7 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 696 606 C1 (51) МПК H04N 1/60 (2006.01) B41J 2/175 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК H04N 1/6019 (2019.02); H04N 1/6058 (2019.02); H04N 1/2369 (2019.02); B41J 29/393 (2019.02) (21)(22) Заявка: 2018138384, 07.11.2016 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: Дата регистрации: 05.08.2019 (73) Патентообладатель(и): ХЬЮЛЕТТ-ПАККАРД ДИВЕЛОПМЕНТ КОМПАНИ, Л.П. (US), ПЕРДЬЮ РИСЕРЧ ФАУНДЕЙШН (US) 08.07.2016 US PCT/US2016/041633 (45) Опубликовано: 05.08.2019 Бюл. № 22 (85) Дата начала рассмотрения заявки PCT на национальной фазе: 31.10.2018 (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: US ...

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR PRINTING WITH TWO COLORS FOR A CASH PRINTER

EQUIPMENT FOR INFORMATION TRANSFER

Color look up table compression

A memory device includes a compressed color table having a compressed difference table and a residue table. The difference table includes difference nodes in which each difference node represents a value that is a difference of a value of a node of an original color table and a value of a corresponding node of a reference color table. The residue table includes residue nodes in which each residue node represents a value that is a difference of a value of a node of the original color table and a value of a corresponding node of a reconstructed compressed difference table.

COLOR LOOK UP TABLE COMPRESSION

A memory device includes a compressed color table having a compressed difference table and a residue table. The difference table includes difference nodes in which each difference node represents a value that is a difference of a value of a node of an original color table and a value of a corresponding node of a reference color table. The residue table includes residue nodes in which each residue node represents a value that is a difference of a value of a node of the original color table and a value of a corresponding node of a reconstructed compressed difference table.

PRINTING DEVICE SUPPLY COMPONENT

A memory device for use with a printing device is supply component disclosed. The memory device includes corrective data corresponding with nodes of a reference color table for the printing device. The printing device accepts a set of media types for printing. The corrective data includes residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to a customized color table for use with a selected media type of the plurality of media types.

IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO OPTICAL PRINTERS

One aspect of this invention relates to an illumination device for an opt ical printer, the illumination device comprising: a first array of light sou rces (20) comprising a plurality of light source elements (14) that are each operable to emit light within a red band of the visible electromagnetic spe ctrum; a second array of light sources (21) comprising a plurality of light source elements (14) that are each operable to emit light within a blue band of the visible electromagnetic spectrum; and a third array of light sources (22) comprising a plurality of light source elements (14) that are each ope rable to emit light within a green band of the visible electromagnetic spect rum; wherein said first, second and third arrays of light sources (20, 21, 2 2) are generally linearly arranged along respective substantially parallel n otional lines (34) on a substrate (15); and said plurality of light source e lements (14) of each said array (20, 21, 22) are arranged such that respecti ve adjacent ...

MIXED RESOLUTION PRINTING FOR COLOR AND MONOCHROME PRINTERS

... 19 A printer with mixed base resolution capabilities, having a higher resolution monochrome component such as black and lower resolution components such as cyan, magenta and yellow. The different resolution components are integrated into the same printing mechanism for composite printing of higher resolution black and lower resolution color at the same time. For increased throughput, a higher resolution black printhead has a wider swath.

METHOD OF DIGITAL IMAGES COLOR SEPARATION INTO TWO COLORED AND BLACK INKS FOR PRINTING WITH FOUR AND MORE INKS

Image formation method

HEAT TRANSFER PRINTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

Image forming apparatus, Image forming system and Image forming method

COLOR LOOK UP TABLE COMPRESSION

PRINTING DEVICE, A CONTROL METHOD AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM CAPABLE OF SELECTING THE SUITABLE COLOR FOR THE ADDITIONAL IMAGE

PURPOSE: A printing device, a control method and a computer readable medium are provided to restrict the rise of the cost by changing the additional image to the proper color when the color which is selected for additional image does not comprise a plurality of the general print colors. CONSTITUTION: A printing device comprises a selector and a receiving unit. The selector selects the M color as the color material to be used for printing a paper image(260) based on the user's order. The M is the natural number less than N-1 and over 2. The N shows the number of color materials capable of being installed in the printing device. The receiving unit receives a message the order of the user showing the color added in the manuscript image for the additional image(270). The selector selects the M color. When the receiving unit receives a message order from user, the black is selected as the color of the material for the additional image. COPYRIGHT KIPO 2012 ...

FLERFERGSTRYCKANORDNING

Dot forming element arrays at different resolutions

A printing device includes a first array of dot forming elements disposed on a substrate along an array direction at a first array-direction spacing to provide a first dot forming resolution R1 for dots of a first color; and a group of N arrays of dot forming elements, wherein the dot forming elements in each array of the group of N arrays are disposed on the substrate along the array direction at a second array-direction spacing to provide a dot forming resolution equal to R1/N; at least one of the N arrays of dot forming elements forms dots of a different color than at least one of the other arrays of the N arrays in the group; and N is greater than 1.

Supply component comprising corrective data

In some examples, a supply component for a printing device includes a memory device comprising a plurality of corrective data to produce a corresponding plurality of color tables each customized for a respective media type of a plurality of media types, wherein a respective corrective data of the plurality of corrective data corresponds to nodes of a reference color table for the printing device that is able to accept the plurality of media types for printing. The respective corrective data includes a plurality of residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to a customized color table for use with a selected media type of the plurality of media types.

Printer with dual color density regulation

A printer for printing variable density, multiple color prints in response to commands for controlling parameters, such as color density of a printed image, and image data sent from a host computer includes a CPU responsive to commands from the host computer; a first variable density regulating circuit storing color density correction data, receiving image data from the host computer, and connected to and controlled by the CPU for totally regulating the color density of a color image to be printed and outputting totally regulated image data; a second variable density regulating circuit connected to the first variable density regulating circuit and to the CPU and storing a plurality of predetermined density regulating data for finely regulating the color density of the color image to be printed in response to the totally regulated image data received from the first variable density regulating circuit and one of the predetermined density regulating data selected by an operator through the ...

Color image forming apparatus driving a recording-element array and a method for controlling the same

A sharp image having excellent color balance is formed by preventing differences in the amount of light among recording heads. When forming an image using at least two recording heads, each having transfer thyristors and light-emitting thyristors arranged in the form of an array, by causing the transfer thyristors of M, C and Y recording heads having light-emitting thyristors not to be lit to perform transfer operations as the transfer thyristors of a K recording head having light-emitting thrystors to be lit, the difference in the amount of light among the recording heads is corrected.

Image processing method, printer driver, imaging apparatus, image processing apparatus, and imaging system

An image processing method is disclosed for performing an under color removal process and a black recording liquid incorporation process on an input three-color signal, and generating image data for an imaging apparatus that is configured to form a color image on a recording medium using recording liquids of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. The method includes the steps of regulating a maximum black recording liquid incorporation amount such that glossiness of black realized in an image formed on a glossy recording medium is not degraded, setting the black to be realized by the black recording liquid until reaching the regulated maximum black recording liquid incorporation amount, and setting the black to be realized through addition of a composite of the cyan, magenta, and yellow recording liquids if the black to be realized requires an amount of the black recording liquid exceeding the regulated maximum black recording liquid incorporation amount.

Optical printer head

An optical printer head (1) capable of preventing catching between a filter holder (8) and a luminous tube (2) to prevent production of dust and attaining replacement of the luminous tube (2) without exposing filters to an ambient atmosphere. A filter holder (8) is arranged separately from the light source (2) and a selfoc lens array (14), to prevent production of dust from the filter holder (8) due to contact of the filter holder (8) with the light source (2) and the selfoc lens array (14). A base (9) is arranged so as to receive only the filter holder (8) from being exposed to an ambient atmosphere, resulting in dust being kept from adhering to the filters. A pair of light passages (12,13) are formed on a light path and closed with a light-permeable cover (15) to sealedly close the base (9), thereby preventing dust from intruding into the base (9) during replacement of the light source (2).

COLOR PRINTER

PURPOSE:To obtain a natural color image either when R, G, B signal are inputted or when C, M, Y signals are inputted, by a method wherein an initial value of a data buffer is set at a different value according to a data buffer in which a full color input signal is temporarily stored and the classification of the full color input signal. CONSTITUTION:After receiving an alteration command, CPU 22 of a printer is so actuated as to alter a value in clearing. Since an initial set value, is necessarily made black when image data are sent by, for instance, R, G, B, ESC+'F255255255' are firstly sent from a host making all of R, G, B, C, M, and Y 8 bit. When only R has data among R, G, B data, C=255-R is calculated, and only a data area of cyan is altered. Then, only red and black are photoprinted, and printing is performed consistently. For the G and B, the same hard copy as the display can be obtained by calculation of magenta and yellow from M=255-G and Y=255-B.

Farbdruckgerät mit nur einem Photorezeptor-Umlauf

Detecting colour faults during printing - continuously measuring colours of colour fields on printed matter and comparing measurement values obtained with stipulated values

To detect transitory colour defects, the rate of change of the actual values is ascertained from measurement value to measurement value, i.e. steepness of the actual value measurement curve. Passing a predetermined rate of change is taken as indicating a transient defect. The machine regulation is interrupted in an installation for colour regulation when the predetermined rate of change is exceeded. Measurement values within a threshold value range of statistic measurement value fluctuations are not taken into consideration. ADVANTAGE - Adjusting ink supply through machine regulation not necessary.

Printing apparatus and control method for printing apparatus

When a colour selected for use in printing an additional image is not included in colours selected for normal printing, the colour for the additional image is changed to an appropriate colour, and an increase in cost is avoided. In the colour deciding process, a controller examines a colour mode at step S702, and, in this case, identifies the colour mode as a two-colour mode S703. When at step S710, the controller determines that application of an additional image has been designated, at step S711 the controller examines two-colour detailed settings. Thereafter, when at step S720 the controller determines mode 1 is the designated two-colour detailed setting, and at step S721 determines the colour selected for an additional image is not black, the processing advances to step S722, and the controller changes the colour for the additional image to black. However if at step S711 the controller determines that mode 2 is the designated two-colour detailed setting the controller further determines ...

Printing apparatus and control method and program for printing apparatus

Transport mechanism in optical printer

A transport mechanism for an optical printer has a transport roller 102 for transporting photographic medium, with at least one region of the exterior surface gripping and dragging the medium through the transport mechanism and towards a printing head assembly. A pressure roller 108 presses the medium against the transport roller and a guide means guides 126 photographic medium from a storage canister to the pressure roller and transport roller. A stepper motor rotates the transport roller and a detecting means detects rotation of the transport roller and generates a signal that is representative thereof. A controller controls the stepper motor to drive the transport roller to advance medium a predetermined distance through the transport mechanism, derives from said signal a measure of the distance rotated by the roller, and controls the stepper motor to cease rotation of the roller when the measured distance is equal to said predetermined distance.

Multi-color thermal transfer printer with arcuate print head arrangement and printing pressure adjustment

Optical discs

Improvements relating to optical printers

Calibrating an optical printer head

A method of callibrating an optical printer having a printing head that comprises a plurality of arrays of light emitting elements, each array comprising a plurality of elements, the method comprising: (a) operating the printing head to expose a test pattern on a first segment of photographic medium, each of the elements of each array being configured to illuminate the first medium segment at at least one location; (b) developing the first medium segment to provide a first image of said test pattern; (c) determining, for each element, the light output by that element which exposed the medium segment to form a portion of the image at the at least one location associated with that element; (d) determining an adjustment factor for each element, the adjustment factor being associated with an estimated adjustment for the light output of the associated element which, when the element is adjusted in accordance with that adjustment and operated, should provide a light output for that element that ...

MULTI-COLOR THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER WITH ARCUATE PRINT HEAD ARRANGEMENT AND PRINTING PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT

A printing system and a method for multi-color printing is provided whereby print registration errors may be minimized. The printing system includes a series of print stations and a label web drive system for advancing a label web through each of the print stations. Each of the print stations includes a print head having a printing surface for printing images and a platen against which the printing surface is applied during printing. The print stations are arranged in a generally arcuate arrangement whereby the web follows a substantially straight path between printing surfaces of adjacent print stations. Also provided is a print adjustment system and a method for adjusting the level of pressure of a print head against a backup member. The adjustment system includes an elongated member that is slidably displaceable with respect to an outer surface of the print head. The elongated member has an inclined bearing surface on which a biasing member is positioned in order to apply a force to ...

THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER

PURPOSE: A thermal transfer printer is provided to economize in cost by driving a capstan roller and an ink ribbon with a single motor. CONSTITUTION: A motor rotates a capstan roller(50) clockwise while rotating an outer wheel member(71) counterclockwise. A rotary shaft(24) and a coil reel is stopped during rotation of the outer wheel member(71). Thereby, an ink ribbon(23) is not coiled toward a coil reel. On the contrary, the outer wheel member(71) rotates clockwise if the motor is driven reversely. The ink ribbon(23) is coiled on the coil reel. Thus, a thermal transfer printer carries the recording paper(60) and the ink ribbon(23) with a single motor. COPYRIGHT 2001 KIPO ...

Method for Adapting Decor Prints and a Device for Conducting Said Method

The present invention relates to a method for printing wood-based boards, in particular, wood-fiber boards, by means of a digital printing process. The method includes the steps of: a) measuring the color value of the wood-based board of at least one first batch and transmitting the color values to a computer program; b) measuring of the color values of the wood-based board of at least one further batch and transmitting the color values to the computer program; c) processing the color values of the wood-based board of the at least one further batch in the computer program and adapting the color value of the digital print; and d) printing at least one side of the wood-based board by means of digital printing technique by forming a décor layer such that no color deviations between the printed decors of the wood-based boards of the at least one first batch and each further batch occur. 1. A method for printing wood-based boards , in particular wood-fiber boards , by means of a digital printing process , a) measuring the color values of the wood-based boards of at least one first batch and transmitting the color values to a computer program;', 'b) measuring the color values of the wood-based boards of at least one further batch and transmitting the color values to the computer program;', 'c) processing the color values of the wood-based boards of the at least one first batch and the at least one further batch by the computer program and adapting the color values of the digital print for the at least one first batch and/or at least one further batch; and', 'd) printing at least one side of the wood-based board by means of digital printing technique by forming a décor layer such that no color deviations between the printed decors of the wood-based board of the at least one first batch and each further batch occur., 'comprising the steps of2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one primer layer comprising at least one resin and/or at least one varnish is ...

PRINTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A printing apparatus includes a print head having a heat generation element, a generation unit that generates print data for driving the heat generation element to form an image on a print medium and a drive unit that drives the heat generation element on a basis of the print data generated by the generation unit. The print medium includes a laminate of a plurality of image forming layers that generate develop mutually different colors by receiving heat. The generation unit generates the print data depending on a type of the print medium among a plurality of print medium types that differ from each other in order of lamination of the plurality of image forming layers. 1. A printing apparatus comprising:a print head having a heat generation element;a generation unit configured to generate print data on a basis of image data, the print data being for driving the heat generation element to form an image on a print medium including a laminate of a plurality of image forming layers that develop mutually different colors by receiving heat; anda drive unit configured to drive the heat generation element of the print head on a basis of the print data generated by the generation unit,wherein the generation unit generates the print data depending on a type of the print medium among a plurality of print medium types that differ from each other in order of lamination of the plurality of image forming layers.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe print data is a voltage pulse to be applied to the heat generation element for a pixel region, andthe generation unit generates the print data such that control of the voltage pulse for the pixel region varies depending on the type of the print medium.3. The printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the print data is generated by performing the control of the voltage pulse such that the voltage pulse varies in pulse width and frequency of application.4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3 , further ...

REPRODUCTION COLOR PROFILE CORRECTION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION COLOR PROFILE CORRECTION METHOD, REPRODUCTION COLOR PROFILE CORRECTION PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM INCLUDING REPRODUCTION COLOR PROFILE CORRECTION PROGRAM

A reproduction color profile correction system includes, a differential colorimetric value calculator which calculates a differential colorimetric value that is a difference between a predicted colorimetric value and a measured colorimetric value, the predicted colorimetric value being a colorimetric value of a predicted reproduction color corresponding to a process ink combination of an ink combination, and a measured colorimetric value being a colorimetric value obtained by measuring a reproduction color in a color chart corresponding to the process ink combination, and a colorimetric value corrector which corrects, by using the differential colorimetric value, a predicted colorimetric value of a reproduction color reproduced by the ink combination.

Closed-loop color correction using factory-measured color cutoffs anchored to field-measured white point

Absolute perceptual values are stored in the design lab, for maximum-density-tone cutoffs-preferably a maximum yellow-blue chrominance b* for yellow and minimum luminosity L* for other colorants. Automatic field operations in each printer then force the printer to subsequently print nominal full-saturation colorants so as to match the stored values. In addition to the stored cut-offs, black-and-white reference values measured in the printer are also used in linearizing printer response, for specific combinations of printing medium and printmode.

COLOR DOCUMENT PRINTING METHOD

PURPOSE: To print enlarged characters covering another line with a specified color by separately storing the presence/absence of a character enlarging printing and the specified printing color when character enlargement assignment is applied to a character in printing target lines. CONSTITUTION: A RAM 11 is provided with an input buffer temporarily storing a character string and a command inputted from a keyboard 16, a document memory area for document character strings, a color digit table area 31, a color line table area 32, and an enlarged character table area 33, and therein each printing color specifying code is stored in the same column as a character code. With respect to an enlarged character, in a character string only 'the presence/absence of character modification' and 'a pointer indicating a storage position where the content of modification is stored' are stored, and 'the content of modification' is stored in a storage position indicated by the 'pointer' in the character modification ...

СПОСОБ ПРИВЕДЕНИЯ В СООТВЕТСТВИЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ДЕКОРАТИВНОЙ ПЕЧАТИ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ ЭТОГО СПОСОБА

FIELD: printing industry. SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to the method of the printing image application onto the wood material board, in particular onto the wood fiber board, by the digital printing method comprising the stages of: a) wood material boards of at least one first batch colour tones measuring and sending the colour tones measurement results to the computer software; b) wood material boards of at least next batch colour tones measuring and sending the colour tones measurement results to the computer software; c) wood material boards colour tones measuring results processing of at least one next batch in the computer software and adjustment the digital printing colour tones; and c) printing the image onto at least one side of the wood-based boards by means of digital printing technology with the decorative layer formation so, that between the wood material boards printed patterns of at least one first batch and each subsequent batch no colour deviations occur. EFFECT: invention relates to device to implement such method. 15 cl РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 658 269 C1 (51) МПК B41F 15/00 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК B41F 15/00 (2006.01) (21)(22) Заявка: 2016123955, 16.06.2016 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: (73) Патентообладатель(и): Флуринг Текнолоджис Лтд. (MT) Дата регистрации: 19.06.2018 08.10.2013 EP 13187703.7 Номер и дата приоритета первоначальной заявки, из которой данная заявка выделена: 2014140298 08.10.2013 2013088556 A1, 11.04.2013. EP 2275261 A1, 19.01.2011. 2 6 5 8 2 6 9 R U Адрес для переписки: 123242, Москва, Кудринская площадь, 1, а/я 35, "Михайлюк, Сороколат и партнеры-патентные поверенные" (54) СПОСОБ ПРИВЕДЕНИЯ В СООТВЕТСТВИЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ДЕКОРАТИВНОЙ ПЕЧАТИ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ ЭТОГО СПОСОБА (57) Реферат: Предложенное изобретение относится к цветовых тонов плит из древесного материала по способу нанесения ...

Wärmeübertragungsdrucker

Method of forming an image with a dot matrix printer and ribbons therefor

DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE

COLOR LOOK UP TABLE COMPRESSION

A memory device includes a compressed color table and corrective information. The compressed color table includes a first set of nodes of the color table compressed with a lossy compression at a selected compression ratio. The first set of nodes include a color difference within an error threshold at the selected compression ratio. Corrective information is included for a second set of nodes of the color table. The second set of nodes have a color difference outside the error threshold.

METHOD OF DIGITAL IMAGES COLOR SEPARATION INTO TWO COLORED AND BLACK INKS FOR PRINTING WITH FOUR AND MORE INKS

A method for separating the colours of a digital image into two coloured inks and black ink for four or more colour printing, in which a digital image of an original is converted into coordinates of an opponent colour space of a print (17) according to base vectors of the paper and of the coloured inks, and vectors of the relative application of said inks to the print. In the opponent colour space of the print, the colour coordinates of base vectors of the paired application of two adjacent coloured inks are determined on a CaS chromaticity diagram of the colour characteristics of N coloured printing inks, wherein each colour of the original is characterized by one achromatic and two chromatic coordinates. The colours that fall in the colour gamut of the printing inks are separated into N sectors (12, 13, 14), each group of colours of the image of the original is separated into two coloured inks, which correspond on the CaS chromaticity diagram to a selected sector of the colours of paired ...

장식층을 구비하는 관 형상체 및 관 형상체에 장식층을 형성하는 방법

... 본 발명은, 둘레 방향의 경계가 두드러지지 않는 심미적으로 양호한 외관이 얻어지는 장식층을 구비하는 관 형상체, 및 그와 같은 장식층을 관 형상체에 형성하는 방법을 제공하는 것을 과제로 한다. 본 발명의 관 형상체의 외표면에 설치되는 장식층 A는, 관 형상체의 소재 본체를 시인할 수 없도록 하는 비시인 영역(제1 영역)(30)과 소재 본체를 시인할 수 있도록 하는 시인 영역(제2 영역)(32)이 각각 소재 본체의 축 방향 X로 교대로 배열되어 이루어지는 축 방향 장식 열 R(R1, R2, R3, R4…)을 소재 본체의 둘레 방향 Y를 따라 배열하여 이루어진다. 각 축 방향 장식 열 R3은, 축 방향 X에서 이웃하는 비시인 영역(30, 30)끼리의 사이에 이 축 방향 장식 열 R3과 둘레 방향 Y에서 이웃하는 다른 축 방향 장식 열 R2, R4의 비시인 영역(30)의 일부분 P가 간극을 두고 인입하도록, 시인 영역(32)이 형성된다.

PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A print medium in which a plurality of color development layers that develop colors to obtain colored portions by being heated are formed at different positions in the thickness direction is conveyed in a first direction. A plurality of heat generation elements that heat the print medium are controlled so as to selectively cause the plurality of color development layers to develop the respective colors. Heating positions on the print medium are controlled such that, in at least one of the color development layers in the print medium, in a case where lines each including a plurality of pixels which are formed by the colored portions and arranged at a predetermined resolution in the first direction are arranged in a second direction, positions of the plurality of pixels are shifted between the lines in the first direction by a distance smaller than an interval corresponding to a resolution.

MULTICOLOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER

PURPOSE: To enhance the quality of a printing image and to positively prevent the contamination in the periphery of a drum, by providing a means for forcibly stopping exposure to the first and second light emitting means corresponding to the detected size data of transfer paper. CONSTITUTION: The first and second light emitting means B, C for scanning a photosensitive drum A being a recording medium in a main scanning direction to respectively form the first and second latent images, a transfer paper size detection means D for detecting the size of transfer paper and the first and second exposure stop means E, F for forcibly stopping exposure to the first and second light emitting means B, C are mounted. The first and second exposure stop means E, F are operated by an operating means G corresponding to the size data of the transfer paper from the transfer paper size detection means D and the exposure of the recording medium by the first and second light emitting means B, C is forcibly stopped ...

COLOR PRINTER

PURPOSE: To obtain a color printer capable of performing multicolor printing on a general-used paper, by a method wherein the powder within the powder capsule, which is selected from a plurality of powder capsules each containing different color developing powders according to the information to be printed, is supplied on the surface of a recording paper facing to each electrode in an electrostatic head. CONSTITUTION: In a color printer, a head portion including an electrostatic head 1, a thermal head 5, and electrostatic elimination heads 4a, 4b is travelled in the direction of an arrow A along a recording paper 2. While the charges adhered on the surface of a recording paper 2 are removed by means of the electrostatic elimination heads 4a, 4b, swithes S-1, S-2,... S-n are selectively turned ON according to the information to be printed to apply voltage on electrode pins 7-1, 7-2,..., 7-n disposed corresponding thereto, and further on small holes 8-1, 8-2,..., 8-n in a powder capsule 3a ...

СПОСОБ ПРИВЕДЕНИЯ В СООТВЕТСТВИЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ДЕКОРАТИВНОЙ ПЕЧАТИ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ ЭТОГО СПОСОБА

А 2016123955 ко РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) (11) аа за (13) ЗО а ОВ (51) МПК ВЕ 15/00 (2006.0Т) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ЗАЯВКА НА ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЕ (21)(22) Заявка: 2016123955, 16.06.2016 (71) Заявитель(и): Флуринг Текнолоджис Лтд. (МТ) Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: (72) Автор(ы): 08.10.2013 ЕР 13187703.7 КАЛЬВА Ноберт (ОЕ), (62) Номер и дата подачи первоначальной заявки, СКОРЗИК Тимо (ОЕ) из которой данная заявка выделена: 2014140298 07.10.2014 (43) Дата публикации заявки: 21.12.2017 Бюл. № 36 Адрес для переписки: 123242, Москва, Кудринская площадь, 1, а/я 35, "Михайлюк, Сороколат и партнеры-патентные поверенные" (54) СПОСОБ ПРИВЕДЕНИЯ В СООТВЕТСТВИЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ДЕКОРАТИВНОЙ ПЕЧАТИ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ ЭТОГО СПОСОБА (57) Формула изобретения 1. Способ нанесения изображения печатью на плиты из древесного материала, в частности на плиты из древесно-волокнистого материала, посредством способа цифровой печати, включающий этапы: а) непрерывного измерения цветовых тонов плит из древесного материала по меньшей мере одной первой партии и отправки результатов измерения цветовых тонов компьютерной программе; Ь) непрерывного измерения цветовых тонов плит из древесного материала по меньшей мере следующей партии и отправки результатов измерения цветовых тонов компьютерной программе; с) обработки результатов измерения цветовых тонов плит из древесного материала по меньшей мере одной первой партии и по меньшей мере одной следующей партии в компьютерной программе и непрерывного приведения в соответствие цветовых тонов цифровой печати для по меньшей мере одной первой партии и/или по меньшей мере одной следующей партии; 4) нанесения изображения печатью по меньшей мере на одну сторону плит из древесного материала посредством технологии цифровой печати с образованием декоративного слоя таким образом, что между печатными узорами плит из древесного материала по меньшей мере одной первой партии и каждой следующей партии не возникают каких ...

УЗЕЛ ПОДАЧИ ПЕЧАТАЮЩЕГО УСТРОЙСТВА

Изобретение относится к вычислительной технике. Технический результат заключается в уменьшении использования тонера для печати страницы. Узел подачи для печатающего устройства для подачи расходуемого материала для печати в печатающее устройство содержит корректирующие данные, соответствующие узлам таблицы эталонных цветов в печатающем устройстве, при этом печатающее устройство допускает для печати множество типов носителей; при этом корректирующие данные включают в себя множество разностных значений для преобразования узлов таблицы эталонных цветов в таблицу пользовательских цветов для использования с выбранным типом носителя из множества типов носителей, причем каждое из разностных значений представляет разность значения узла целевой таблицы пользовательских цветов и значения узла таблицы эталонных цветов; при этом упомянутые таблицы цветов обеспечивают преобразования между различными цветовыми пространствами. 2 н. и 16 з.п. ф-лы, 9 ил.

DRUCKER UND DRUCKVERFAHREN

Optical Disc with laser writable label and a laser print head

The disc 1 has a label side 3 including a laser reactive material 3b for forming the label image, and a tracking format that can be tracked by a writing laser in a similar way to a data writing operation. An optical disk label writing method for writing a label on an optical disc uses a similar writing operation to that used to write data to the disc. A computer program is provided for converting a label image to a disk image file for writing to the label side. The label side can also have control data identifying the label side as a data writable side. The label side can include pixels P of different colours that are larger than the resolution of the data writing means so the intensity of each pixel is controllable according to a number of writing operation in that area. The pixels can have intermittent gaps to facilitate the operation of the drive. The label may be written using a standard optical disc drive. A laser writing print head (4) of a printer has a housing (6) and laser emitting ...

Heat transfer printer

Improvements relating to optical printers

IMPROVEMENTS ON OPTICAL PRINTERS

Improvements relating to optical printers

One aspect of this invention relates to an illumination device for an optical printer, the illumination device comprising: a first array of light sources (20) comprising a plurality of light source elements (14) that are each operable to emit light within a red band of the visible electromagnetic spectrum; a second array of light sources (21) comprising a plurality of light source elements (14) that are each operable to emit light within a blue band of the visible electromagnetic spectrum; and a third array of light sources (22) comprising a plurality of light source elements (14) that are each operable to emit light within a green band of the visible electromagnetic spectrum; wherein said first, second and third arrays of light sources (20, 21, 22) are generally linearly arranged along respective substantially parallel notional lines (34) on a substrate (15); and said plurality of light source elements (14) of each said array (20, 21, 22) are arranged such that respective adjacent light ...

COLOR LOOK UP TABLE COMPRESSION

A memory device includes a compressed color table having a compressed difference table and a residue table. The difference table includes difference nodes in which each difference node represents a value that is a difference of a value of a node of an original color table and a value of a corresponding node of a reference color table. The residue table includes residue nodes in which each residue node represents a value that is a difference of a value of a node of the original color table and a value of a corresponding node of a reconstructed compressed difference table.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LAMINATION TRANSFER OBJECT

Image forming apparatus and method

The image forming apparatus forms an image on a recording medium by using coloring materials of a plurality of colors including at least cyan, magenta and yellow, and the apparatus comprises: a cyan recording head which has a plurality of cyan recording elements for forming cyan recording pixels on the recording medium; a magenta recording head which has a plurality of magenta recording elements for forming magenta recording pixels on the recording medium; a yellow recording head which has a plurality of yellow recording elements for forming yellow recording pixels on the recording medium, a density of the plurality of yellow recording elements arranged in the yellow recording head being lower than each of a density of the plurality of cyan recording elements arranged in the cyan recording head and a density of the plurality of magenta recording elements arranged in the magenta recording head; and a recording control device which controls a recording operation in such a manner that a recording ...

Color xerographic printing system with multiple wavelength, single optical system ROS and multiple layer photoreceptor

A single pass color xerographic printing system with a single polygon, single optical system Raster Output Scanning (ROS) system has a multiple wavelength laser diode source for the ROS which images the multiple beams at a single station as closely spaced spots on a multiple layer photoreceptor with each photoreceptor layer sensitive to or accessible to only one of the multiple wavelengths.

Image forming apparatus with image distortion correction system

Image distortion is corrected in a color printer wherein print units for a plurality of colors are aligned to form a color image by superposing images formed by the print units. Images of the colors of a predetermined pattern formed by the print units are detected by a sensor. Based on the detection result, image distortion quantities and a setting error of the position of the sensor are detected. Then, the detected color shift on image forming is corrected according to the image distortion quantities and the setting error.

Color printer with transfer and superposition of different color toner images onto intermediate transcription member

An intermediate transcription drum is supported so as to be driven in contacting relationship with a photosensitive belt. The rotating speed of the photosensitive belt driving motor is controlled by a control unit such that one rotation cycle of the intermediate transcription drum becomes a given cycle. An adjustment of the speed control data for the photosensitive belt driving motor is performed in the interval between electrostatic latent image forming. Thereby, a speed difference between the photosensitive belt and the intermediate transcription drum does not occur, and a plurality of the toner images can be transferred and accurately superposed onto the outer surface of the intermediate transcription drum.

Registration adjustment method for image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus

In a registration step, the temperature near a polygon mirror (83) is detected by a first temperature sensor (85), and the internal ambient temperature of an image forming apparatus (1) is detected by a second temperature sensor (86). Also, a registration adjustment value of each color is determined and stored in a memory (75). In a printing step, the registration adjustment value (A) of each color determined in the registration step is corrected based on a change in the temperature near the polygon mirror (83) and a change in the internal ambient temperature of the image forming apparatus (1). Furthermore, the write timing of an electrostatic latent image onto each photosensitive drum (13) by an optical scanning device (11) is controlled. Then, the position of the electrostatic latent image on each photosensitive drum (13) is shifted by an amount corresponding to the corrected registration adjustment value.

Printer head

An inkjet printhead (10) includes a compact substrate (28) of increased stability and structural integrity to provide a high resolution 600 dot-per-inch nozzle array having a one-half inch swath. A plurality of ink vaporization chambers (72) are respectively aligned with the nozzles in two longitudinal columns (16,17), one column (16) extending longitudinally along one edge of the substrate (28) and a second column (17) extending longitudinally along an opposite edge of the substrate (28), with ink feed channels (32) communicating through an ink passage (88) from the remote side of the substrate (28) around both edges of the substrate to the vaporization chambers (72). The conventional ink feed channels have thereby been eliminated from the central portion of the substrate (28) and replaced by the ink feed channels (32) at the edge of the substrate (28). ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING ANGLE OF SCREEN IN IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS

PURPOSE: To prevent the generation of a moire, by respectively setting the angles of screens of respective color pixels to different values with respect to yellow, magenta and cyan while setting the same value as either one of yellow, magenta and cyan with respect to black. CONSTITUTION: A controller 123 outputs the screen angle indicating signal 123C corresponding to each of colors and this screen angle indicating signal 123C is also inputted to a font memory 124 as an address signal. Therefore, a control signal 124A becomes a signal showing the presence of the coloration of the minute pixel during the scanning due to a laser scanner 13 corresponding to each gradation. Therefore, since only three kinds of screen angles may be set as compared with a conventional case setting four kinds of screen angles, the difference between the respective screen angles is sufficiently taken. By this method, the generation of a moire of a secondary color easy to become conspicuous due to the tone reduction ...

СПОСОБ ПРИВЕДЕНИЯ В СООТВЕТСТВИЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ДЕКОРАТИВНОЙ ПЕЧАТИ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ ЭТОГО СПОСОБА

FIELD: printing. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to application of image printing on plate from wood, in particular, on board of cellulose fiber material by digital printing, which includes following stages: a) measuring colour hue of boards from wood material at least one first batch and sending measurement results of colour hue to computer program; b) measuring colour hue of boards from wood material at least of next batch and sending measurement results of colour hue to computer program; c) measurement results of colour hue of boards from wood material at least one of the next batch processing in computer program and adjust color tones of digital printing; and c) application of image printing on at least one side boards from wood by digital printing to form decorative layer so that between printed patterns of boards from wood material at least one first batch and each next batch without any deviations of colour. EFFECT: invention relates to device to implement such method. 15 cl РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 592 489 C2 (51) МПК B41F 15/00 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ (21)(22) Заявка: ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ 2014140298/12, 07.10.2014 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: 07.10.2014 (72) Автор(ы): КАЛЬВА, Ноберт (DE), СКОРЗИК, Тимо (DE) (73) Патентообладатель(и): Флуринг Текнолоджис Лтд. (MT) Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: (43) Дата публикации заявки: 27.04.2016 Бюл. № 12 R U 08.10.2013 EP 13 187 703.7 (45) Опубликовано: 20.07.2016 Бюл. № 20 2 5 9 2 4 8 9 R U (54) СПОСОБ ПРИВЕДЕНИЯ В СООТВЕТСТВИЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ДЕКОРАТИВНОЙ ПЕЧАТИ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ ЭТОГО СПОСОБА (57) Реферат: Изобретение относится к способу нанесения древесного материала по меньшей мере одной изображения печатью на плиты из древесного следующей партии в компьютерной программе материала, в частности на плиту из и приведения в соответствие цветовых тонов древесноволокнистогого материала, посредством цифровой ...

СПОСОБЫ ОЦЕНКИ И УЛУЧШЕНИЯ КАЧЕСТВА ПЕЧАТИ

... 1. Способ определения качества печати, отличающийся тем, что: ! берут первое цифровое изображение, которое представляет заданное качество печати графического продукта, ! берут второе цифровое изображение, которое представляет достигнутое или планируемое качество печати графического продукта, ! вычисляют переменную, пропорциональную разности цветовых значений по меньшей мере некоторых соответствующих друг другу элементов изображения в плоскости изображения первого и второго цифровых изображений, и ! на основе указанной переменной оценивают сходство цветовых характеристик первого и второго изображений. ! 2. Способ по п.1, отличающийся тем, что указанную переменную вычисляют для всех элементов изображения плоскости изображения для создания третьего цифрового изображения с помощью этих переменных, а при оценке сходства цветовых характеристик первого и второго изображений используют несколько переменных. ! 3. Способ по п.1, отличающийся тем, что число степеней свободы указанной переменной меньше ...

Farbdrucker

Optical Disc with laser writable label

The disc 1 has a label side 3 including a laser reactive material 3b for forming the label image, and a tracking format that can be tracked by a writing laser in a similar way to a data writing operation. An optical disk label writing method for writing a label on an optical disc uses a similar writing operation to that used to write data to the disc. A computer program is provided for converting a label image to a disk image file for writing to the label side. The label side can also have control data identitying the label side as a data writable side. The label side can include pixels P of different colours that are larger than the resolution of the data writing means so the intensity of each pixel is controllable according to a number of writing operation in that area. The pixels can have intermittent gaps to facilitate the operation of the drive. The label may be written using a standard optical disc drive.

Optics discs

Improvements relating to optical printers

PRINTER AND METHOD OF PRINTING

Colour printing apparatus comprising a printhead (20); means for presenting a surface (12) to the printhead for printing; means for effecting a relative traverse of the surface and the printhead, the printhead comprising print elements adapted to print the surface with pixels in swaths of different colours side by side in a repeating pattern during said relative traverse; means for relatively indexing the printhead and the surface in a direction other than the direction of relative traverse; and means for controlling the traversing means, the indexing means and the print elements whereby to effect at least one further relative traverse and to effect said relative indexing between traverses so that the or each further traverse at least partially overprints at least one previously printed swatch of pixels with a further swath in a different colour in registry therewith.

COLOR LOOK UP TABLE COMPRESSION

A memory device includes a compressed color table and corrective information. The compressed color table includes a first set of nodes of the color table compressed with a lossy compression at a selected compression ratio. The first set of nodes include a color difference within an error threshold at the selected compression ratio. Corrective information is included for a second set of nodes of the color table. The second set of nodes have a color difference outside the error threshold.

Color processing device, Image forming apparatus and color processing method

화상 처리 장치, 화상 처리 방법 및 저장 매체

... 일 실시예의 화상 처리 장치가 기록 매체 상에 구조체를 형성하기 위한 화성 처리 장치이며, 상기 구조체는 관찰의 각도가 변경됨에 따라 휘점의 위치가 변경되는 특성을 나타내도록 구성된다. 이 실시예의 화상 처리 장치는 휘점의 특성에 대한 정보에 기초하여 배치 데이터를 생성하도록 구성된 생성 유닛을 포함하고, 상기 배치 데이터는, 상기 기록 매체 상에 형성될 수 있으며, 적어도 제1 경사 각도와 연관된 하나 이상의 제1 구조체 및 상기 제1 경사 각도와 상이한 제2 경사 각도와 연관된 하나 이상의 제2 구조체를 포함하는 둘 이상의 유형의 상기 구조체의 배치를 특정한다.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TWO-COLOR THERMAL POINT OF SALE (POS) PRINTING

A 2-color thermal point of sale (POS) printer includes a converter for converting full color printing commands into a commands for printing in two colors, a primary color and an alternate color. A three color image is possible when using the background color of the paper as a color.

LASER REACTIVE MEDIA AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRITING AN IMAGE ONTO SUCH MEDIA

An optical disk label writing method for writing a label on an optical disc uses a similar writing operation to that used to write data to the disc. The disc has a label side including a laser reactive material for forming the label image, and a tracking format that can be tracked by a writing laser in a similar way to a writing operation. A computer program is provided for converting a label image to a disk image file for writing to the label side.

PRINTING USING COLOR CHANGEABLE MATERIAL

Systems and methods for printing data on a substrate including a color-changeable material are provided. One system includes a processing circuit and a device including an energy source. At least a portion of a printed publication is printed on the substrate using a commercial printing press based on fixed data. The device including the energy source is configured to add variable data to the substrate. The processing circuit is configured to receive the variable data and to control the energy source to change a color of the color-changeable material based on the variable data to provide at least a portion of the printed publication. The processing circuit is configured to control the energy source to change the color of the color-changeable material in-line with a flow of the substrate through one of a printing line, a finishing line, or a packaging line of the commercial printing press.

Method for thermal transfer printing

A system and method for printing a predetermined image onto a substrate includes steps or structure for determining a first area on the substrate where a colorant is to be deposited; determining a second area which is immediately adjacent to the first area; depositing an image-enhancing precoat over the first area and the second area; and depositing a colorant on the exposed surface of the image-enhancing precoat substantially so as to be over the first area, whereby a border of precoat material will be defined about the printed image on the substrate. A second aspect of the disclosure involves sealing a printed image on a substrate by applying an aftercoat. ...

MULTICOLOR LIGHT EMITTING ARRAY

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an uncomplicated inexpensive full color system by arranging subarrays having a plurality of light emitting regions across the overall length of a multicolor light emitting array such that each subarray emits light of different wavelength. SOLUTION: A print bar 42 has four linear arrays comprising a plurality of light emitting regions 45, 46, 47 and 48 and when it moves in the low speed scanning direction shown by an arrow 43, a blue light beam, a green light beam, a red light beam and infrared rays are emitted, respectively, from the light emitting regions 48, 47, 46 and 45. The print bar is also provided with an electric contact 44 suitable for connecting each light emitting region with a suitable control means. A set of the light emitting regions 45, 46, 47 and 48 is arranged linearly on the print bar and the individual light emitting regions are also arranged linearly in the low speed scanning direction 43. Consequently, one point on a photosensitive body ...

СЖАТИЕ ПОИСКОВОЙ ТАБЛИЦЫ ЦВЕТОВ

Изобретение относится к компьютерной технике, в частности к системе диспетчеризации цветов для управляемого преобразования между цветовыми представлениями различных устройств, например сканера изображения, цифровой камеры, компьютерных мониторов, принтеров и соответствующих носителей. Техническим результатом является обеспечение совместимости цветового пространства для исходного и целевого устройства. Указанный технический результат достигается тем, что запоминающее устройство включает: квантованные коэффициенты, полученные из сжатия разностной таблицы, включающей в себя множество разностных узлов, в котором каждый разностный узел представляет значение, которое является разностью значения узла цветовой таблицы и значения соответствующего узла опорной таблицы, причем квантованные коэффициенты используются для генерации реконструированной разностной таблицы; и множество узлов остатка, в котором каждый узел остатка представляет значение, которое является разностью значения узла цветовой таблицы ...

СПОСОБ ПРИВЕДЕНИЯ В СООТВЕТСТВИЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ДЕКОРАТИВНОЙ ПЕЧАТИ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ ЭТОГО СПОСОБА

1. Способ нанесения изображения печатью на плиты из древесного материала, в частности на плиты из древесноволокнистого материала, посредством способа цифровой печати,включающий этапы:a) измерения цветовых тонов плит из древесного материала по меньшей мере одной первой партии и отправки результатов измерения цветовых тонов компьютерной программе;b) измерения цветовых тонов плит из древесного материала по меньшей мере следующей партии и отправки результатов измерения цветовых тонов компьютерной программе;c) обработки результатов измерения цветовых тонов плит из древесного материала по меньшей мере одной первой партии и по меньшей мере одной следующей партии в компьютерной программе и приведения в соответствие цветовых тонов цифровой печати для по меньшей мере одной первой партии и/или по меньшей мере одной следующей партии;d) нанесения изображения печатью по меньшей мере на одну сторону плит из древесного материала посредством технологии цифровой печати с образованием декоративного слоя таким образом, что между печатными узорами плит из древесного материала по меньшей мере одной первой партии и каждой следующей партии не возникает каких-либо отклонений цвета.2. Способ по п. 1, отличающийся тем, что на сторону плиты из древесного материала, на которую необходимо нанести изображение печатью, перед нанесением изображения печатью наносят по меньшей мере один грунтовочный слой, содержащий по меньшей мере одну смолу и/или по меньшей мере один лак, который затем подсушивают и/или отверждают.3. Способ по п. 2, отличающийся тем, что для грунтования на сторону плиты из древесного материала, на которую необходимо нанести изображение печать РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2014 140 298 A (51) МПК B41F 15/00 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ЗАЯВКА НА ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЕ (21)(22) Заявка: 2014140298, 07.10.2014 (71) Заявитель(и): Флуринг Текнолоджис Лтд. (MT) Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: 08.10.2013 EP 13 187 703.7 Адрес для переписки: ...

Systeme und Verfahren fürs thermische Transferdrucken

Improvements relating to optical printers

Illumination device for optical printers

An illumination device for an optical printer comprises a first array of light sources 20 comprising a plurality of light source elements 14 that are each operable to emit light within a red band of the visible electromagnetic spectrum; a second array of light sources 21 comprising a plurality of light source elements 14 that are each operable to emit light within a blue band of the visible electromagnetic spectrum; and a third array of light sources 22 comprising a plurality of light source elements 14 that are each operable to emit light within a green band of the visible electromagnetic spectrum; wherein said first, second and third arrays of light sources 20, 21, 22 are generally linearly arranged along respective substantially parallel notional lines 34 on a substrate 15; and said plurality of light source elements 14 of each said array 20, 21, 22 are arranged such that respective adjacent light source elements of said plurality are offset from one another with respect to the associated ...

Systems and methods for improving color imaging and print head alignment, coordination, registration and/or re-registration

Systems and method provide a reveal substrate having a) an opaque polymer sensitive to at least one first application of at least one selected from heat, pressure and light, said opaque polymer becoming transparent upon being subjected to the at least one first application, and b) a bottom substrate layer having one or more colored areas on a top surface thereof, said bottom substrate layer being disposed such that the one or more colored areas are obscured by the opaque polymer prior to being subjected to the at least one first application and are revealed after at least one portion of the opaque polymer is subjected to the at least one first application.

Registration adjustment method for image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus

In a registration step, the temperature near a polygon mirror (83) is detected by a first temperature sensor (85), and the internal ambient temperature of an image forming apparatus (1) is detected by a second temperature sensor (86). Also, a registration adjustment value of each color is determined and stored in a memory (75). In a printing step, the registration adjustment value (A) of each color determined in the registration step is corrected based on a change in the temperature near the polygon mirror (83) and a change in the internal ambient temperature of the image forming apparatus (1). Furthermore, the write timing of an electrostatic latent image onto each photosensitive drum (13) by an optical scanning device (11) is controlled. Then, the position of the electrostatic latent image on each photosensitive drum (13) is shifted by an amount corresponding to the corrected registration adjustment value.

컬러 룩 업 테이블 압축

... 메모리 장치는 압축된 차이 테이블 및 잔여 테이블을 갖는 압축된 컬러 테이블을 포함한다. 차이 테이블은 복수의 차이 노드를 포함하고, 각각의 차이 노드는 오리지널 컬러 테이블의 노드 값과 기준 테이블의 대응하는 노드 값 간의 차이인 값을 나타낸다. 잔여 테이블은 잔여 노드를 포함하고, 각각의 잔여 노드는, 오리지널 컬러 테이블의 노드 값과 재구성된 압축된 차이 테이블의 대응하는 노드 값 간의 차이인 값을 나타낸다.

TUBULAR BODY INCLUDING DECORATIVE LAYER AND METHOD FOR FORMING DECORATIVE LAYER ON TUBULAR BODY

Provided are a tubular body including a decorative layer having an aesthetically good appearance without a prominent circumferential boundary and a method for forming a decorative layer on a tubular body. A decorative layer (A), which is formed on the outer surface of the tubular body, is formed by arranging axial decorative rows (R: R1, R2, R3, R4...) in the circumferential direction (Y) of a material body, wherein the axial decorative rows (R: R1, R2, R3, R4...) are formed by alternately arranging an invisible area (first area) (30), in which the material body of the tubular body is invisible, and a visible area (second area) (32), in which the material body is visible, in the axial direction (X) of the material body. Each axial decorative row (R3) has the visible area (32) formed in such a way that a portion (P) of the invisible area (30) of the axial decorative rows (R2, R4) adjacent to the axial decorative row (R3) in the circumferential direction (Y) is disposed between the invisible ...

Method and apparatus for two-color thermal point of sale (POS) printing

A 2-color thermal point of sale (POS) printer includes a converter for converting full color printing commands into a commands for printing in two colors, a primary color and an alternate color. A three color image is possible when using the background color of the paper as a color.

LUMINOUS PRINTING

A method and a device are disclosed for luminous printing of an original image using fluorescent ink or other fluorescent display pigments. In some embodiments, the original image is separated into multiple layers, including at least a brightness layer and an inverse brightness (or darkness) layer, by applying extracted brightness data and inverse brightness data, to the original image, respectively. Each of the layers is associated with a set of corresponding printing channels. The sets of printing channels are applied by a printing device to print the original image on a print medium, such as paper, mylar, fabric, and other print surfaces. Multiple visual effects may be realized using the aforementioned process, including fluorescent images that are only visible under UV (Ultra Violet) or black light, images with high-fidelity colors under daylight and dark conditions, and shadow effects such as depth illusion.

Bilderzeugungsgerät und Verfahren zur Steuerung desselben

Optical discs

Thermal printers.

A selective printing system includes a series of thermal print stations and a label web drive system for advancing a label web through each of the print stations. Each of the print stations includes a print head having a printing surface for printing images and a platen against which the printing surface is applied during printing. The print stations are arranged in a generally arcuate arrangement whereby the web follows a substantially straight path between printing surfaces of adjacent print stations. Also provided is a print adjustment system and a method for adjusting the level of pressure of a print head against a backup member. The adjustment system includes an elongated member that is slidably displaceable with respect to an outer surface of the print head. The elongated member has an inclined bearing surface on which a biasing member is positioned in order to apply a force to the elongated member. The elongated member includes a force transfer surface for transferring the biasing ...

Color look up table compression

A memory device includes a compressed color table having a compressed difference table and a residue table. The difference table includes difference nodes in which each difference node represents a value that is a difference of a value of a node of an original color table and a value of a corresponding node of a reference color table. The residue table includes residue nodes in which each residue node represents a value that is a difference of a value of a node of the original color table and a value of a corresponding node of a reconstructed compressed difference table.

Printing device supply component

A memory device for use with a printing device is supply component disclosed. The memory device includes corrective data corresponding with nodes of a reference color table for the printing device. The printing device accepts a set of media types for printing. The corrective data includes residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to a customized color table for use with a selected media type of the plurality of media types.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TWO-COLOR THERMAL POINT OF SALE (POS) PRINTING

A 2-color thermal point of sale (POS) printer includes a converter for converting full color printing commands into a commands for printing in two colors, a primary color and an alternate color. A three color image is possible when using the background color of the paper as a color.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TWO-COLOR THERMAL POINT OF SALE (POS) PRINTING

A 2-color thermal point of sale (POS) printer includes a converter for converting full color printing commands into a commands for printing in two colors, a primary color and an alternate color. A three color image is possible when using the background color of the paper as a color.

MARKING MATERIAL FOR LASER GLOSSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A system for generating a differential gloss image includes a marking material having absorbing elements useful for absorbing electromagnetic radiation emitted by a laser glossing imager, and accommodating heating and resultant melting of the marking material for altering a surface of the marking material image. The absorbing element is a pigment or dye. The absorbing element is carbon black, or a pigment capable of absorbing IR light, while being transparent to visible light. 1. A marking material system for generating a differential gloss image using a laser glossing imager configured to expose a portion of a printed image to electromagnetic radiation , comprising:a marking material for forming the printed image; andan absorbing element configured to absorb the electromagnetic radiation, the absorbing element being a component of the marking material,wherein the absorbing element being disposed in the marking material in a concentration sufficient to impart an attenuation length of 0.5 to 10 micrometers in the marking material.2. The system of claim 1 , the marking material further comprising:a resin or binder, the resin or binder being a resin or binder that melts at a temperature of less than 250 degrees Celsius.3. The system of claim 1 , the marking material further comprising:a resin or binder, the resin or binder being a resin or binder that melts at a temperature of less than 150 degrees Celsius.4. The system of claim 1 , the marking material further comprising a thermal plastic or wax the thermal plastic or wax being a thermal plastic or wax that melts at a temperature of less than 250 degrees Celsius.5. The system of claim 1 , the marking material comprising at least one colorant component claim 1 , the absorbing element comprising at least one of the at least one colorant component.6. The system of claim 5 , the absorbing element further comprising:a pigment.7. The system of claim 5 , the absorbing element further comprising:a dye.8. The system of claim 5 ...

PRINTING DEVICE SUPPLY COMPONENT

In some examples, a supply component for a printing device includes a memory device comprising a plurality of corrective data to produce a corresponding plurality of color tables each customized for a respective media type of a plurality of media types, wherein a respective corrective data of the plurality of corrective data corresponds to nodes of a reference color table for the printing device that is able to accept the plurality of media types for printing. The respective corrective data includes a plurality of residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to a customized color table for use with a selected media type of the plurality of media types. 1. A supply component of a printing device , the supply component comprising: 'a plurality of residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to a customized color table for use with a selected media type of the plurality of media types.', 'a plurality of corrective data to produce a corresponding plurality of color tables each customized for a respective media type of a plurality of media types, wherein a respective corrective data of the plurality of corrective data corresponds to nodes of a reference color table for the printing device that is able to accept the plurality of media types for printing, the respective corrective data comprising, 'a memory device comprising2. The supply component of claim 1 , wherein the respective corrective data comprises:quantized coefficients derived from a compression of a difference color table including a plurality of difference nodes in which each difference node represents a value that is to be combined with a corresponding node of the reference color table, the quantized coefficients useable to produce a reconstructed difference table, andthe plurality of residual values to apply to the reconstructed difference table to produce an output difference color table combined with the reference color table to produce the customized color ...

Printer and Recording Medium

The disclosure discloses a printer including a housing, a cartridge holder, a display device, a color detecting portion, and a control portion. The cartridge holder removably mounts a tape cartridge including a print-receiving tape roll and an ink ribbon roll. The display device displays a desired content in monochrome. The color detection portion detects first color information representing a color of a print-receiving tape and second color information representing a color of an ink ribbon, in the tape cartridge mounted in the cartridge holder. The control portion controls the display device at appropriate timing with an opening and closing cover closed, to display in text the first color information and the second color information detected by the color detection portion. 1. A printer comprising:a housing forming an apparatus outer enclosure;a cartridge holder disposed inside said housing and configured to removably mount a tape cartridge including a print-receiving tape roll feeding out a print-receiving tape and an ink ribbon roll feeding out an ink ribbon;a display device disposed on said housing and configured to display a desired content in monochrome;an opening and closing cover disposed on said housing and configured to open and close said cartridge holder;a thermal head configured to form print data by transferring ink of said ink ribbon fed out from said ink ribbon roll to said print-receiving tape fed out from said print-receiving tape roll of said tape cartridge mounted in said cartridge holder, to create printed matter;a color detection portion configured to detect first color information representing a color of said print-receiving tape and second color information representing a color of said ink ribbon, in said tape cartridge mounted in said cartridge holder; anda control portion configured to control said display device at appropriate timing with said opening and closing cover closed, to display in text said first color information and said second ...

PRINTING USING COLOR CHANGEABLE MATERIAL

Systems and methods for printing data on a substrate including a color-changeable material are provided. One system includes a processing circuit and a device including an energy source. At least a portion of a printed publication is printed on the substrate using a commercial printing press based on fixed data. The device including the energy source is configured to add variable data to the substrate. The processing circuit is configured to receive the variable data and to control the energy source to change a color of the color-changeable material based on the variable data to provide at least a portion of the printed publication. The processing circuit is configured to control the energy source to change the color of the color-changeable material in-line with a flow of the substrate through one of a printing line, a finishing line, or a packaging line of the commercial printing press. 1. A method for printing data on a substrate comprising a color-changeable material using a printing press , the method comprising:receiving data representative of an image to be printed in the color-changeable material on the substrate, the image comprising a plurality of different colors; controlling a first parameter of light emitted by a first diode of the plurality of diodes to cause a first portion of the color-changeable material to change to a first color of the plurality of colors; and', 'controlling a second parameter of light emitted by a second diode of the plurality of diodes to cause a second portion of the color-changeable material to change to a second color of the plurality of colors, wherein the first parameter and the second parameter each comprise at least one of a wavelength, a frequency, or a power of the emitted light., 'controlling, using the input data, a laser diode array to illuminate the substrate to generate at least a portion of the image on the substrate using the color-changeable material, the laser diode array comprising a plurality of diodes ...

PHOTO PRINTER

Provided is a photo printer including: a base adapted to accommodate paper therein; a pickup roller protruding from the bottom of the base to feed the paper accommodated in the base forwardly; a platen roller disposed in front of the base to discharge the paper fed by the pickup roller forwardly; a head located above the platen roller to apply given heat to the paper; a swing bracket having a mounting portion formed at the front side thereof in such a manner as to be coupled to the head and coupling portions formed at the rear side thereof in such a manner as to be rotatably coupled to the base to allow the head to swing; and pressurizing means adapted to pressurize the head downwardly to allow the head to come into close contact with the paper advancing into the space between the head and the platen roller. 1. A photo printer for applying given heat to paper responding to the given heat to express colors so as to print images or texts , the photo printer comprising:a base adapted to accommodate the paper therein;a pickup roller protruding from the bottom of the base to feed the paper accommodated in the base forwardly;a platen roller disposed in front of the pickup roller to discharge the paper fed by the pickup roller forwardly;a head located above the platen roller to apply the given heat to the paper;a swing bracket having a mounting portion formed at the front side thereof in such a manner as to be coupled to the head and coupling portions formed at the rear side thereof in such a manner as to be rotatably coupled to the base to allow the head to swing; andpressurizing means adapted to pressurize the head downwardly to allow the head to come into close contact with the paper advancing into the space between the head and the platen roller.2. The photo printer according to claim 1 , wherein the pressurizing means comprises:a pressurizing bracket having a pressurizing portion formed at the front side thereof in such a manner as to be located above the head and ...

PHOTO PRINTER

Provided is a photo printer including: a base adapted to accommodate paper therein; a pickup roller protruding from the bottom of the base to feed the paper accommodated in the base forwardly; a platen roller disposed in front of the base to discharge the paper fed by the pickup roller forwardly; a head located above the platen roller to apply given heat to the paper; a double feed prevention member disposed on the front end of the base to form a slit adapted to pass a sheet of paper therethrough, wherein the double feed prevention member has a wedge-shaped front surface so that the lower end thereof is inclined downwardly from both sides thereof toward the center thereof. 1. A photo printer for applying given heat to paper responding to the given heat to express given colors so as to print images or texts , the photo printer comprising:a base adapted to accommodate the paper therein;a pickup roller protruding from the bottom of the base to feed the paper accommodated in the base forwardly;a platen roller disposed in front of the base to discharge the paper fed by the pickup roller forwardly;a head located above the platen roller to apply the given heat to the paper; anda double feed prevention member disposed on the front end of the base to form a slit adapted to pass a sheet of paper therethrough,wherein the double feed prevention member has a wedge-shaped front surface so that the lower end thereof is inclined downwardly from both sides thereof toward the center thereof.2. The photo printer according to claim 1 , wherein the double feed prevention member has a wedge-shaped plane surface so that the center thereof protrudes forwardly therefrom.3. The photo printer according to claim 1 , further comprising a swing bracket having a mounting portion formed at the front side thereof in such a manner as to be coupled to the head and coupling portions formed at the rear side thereof in such a manner as to be rotatably coupled to the base to allow the head to swing; ...

Photo printer

Provided is a photo printer including: a base adapted to accommodate paper therein; a pickup roller protruding from the bottom of the base to feed the paper accommodated in the base forwardly; a platen roller disposed in front of the base to discharge the paper fed by the pickup roller forwardly; a head located above the platen roller to apply given heat to the paper; a motor; a transgear engaged with the motor; a first power transfer part for connecting the transgear and the rotary shaft of the platen roller with each other to rotate the platen roller; and a second power transfer part for connecting the transgear and the rotary shaft of the pickup roller with each other to rotate the pickup roller. The transgear, the first power transfer part and the second power transfer part are disposed on the same side surface of the base as each other.

Method for creating color conversion table

The purpose of the present invention is to create a color conversion table with good gradation using a plurality of inks from a printer. Provided is a method for creating a color conversion table, the method comprising: a virtual color value determination process in which a plurality of virtual color values at a lattice point in a color conversion table in a virtual color space are determined; and an ink amount determination process in which a combination of ink amounts at the lattice point in the color conversion table is determined on the basis of a predetermined conversion coefficient and the virtual color values. At least one of the virtual color value determination process and the ink amount determination process is executed using a cubic spline function that is defined from the plurality of virtual color values or the ink amounts.

LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS

There is provided a liquid ejecting head in which a flow path width Wc of a pressure chamber is equal to or larger than 60 μm, and when a-50% average particle diameter of a quasi-diameter obtained based on a maximum projected area of glitter pigment is assumed to be R50, a maximum particle diameter of the quasi-diameter is assumed to be Rmax, and a thickness of the glitter pigment for the quasi-diameter is assumed to be Z, equations of 0.8≦R50≦1.1, 0.2>Z/R50≧0.02, and Rmax/Wc<0.1 are satisfied. 1. A liquid ejecting head comprising a pressure chamber communicating with a nozzle for ejecting liquid and ejecting glitter pigment liquid containing glitter pigment formed with flat plate-like particles through the nozzle by generating pressure fluctuation in the pressure chamber ,wherein a flow path width Wc of the pressure chamber is equal to or larger than 60 μm, andwhen a 50%-average particle diameter of a quasi-diameter obtained based on a maximum projected area of the glitter pigment is assumed to be R50, a maximum particle diameter of the quasi-diameter is assumed to be Rmax, and a thickness of the glitter pigment for the quasi-diameter is assumed to be Z, equations of 0.8≦R50≦1.1, 0.2>Z/R50≧0.02 and Rmax/Wc<0.1 are satisfied.2. The liquid ejecting head according to claim 1 ,wherein first liquid containing the glitter pigment and second liquid containing, as pigment, a coloring material other than the glitter pigment are capable of being ejected, andwhen a design value of a weight per droplet of the first liquid that is ejected through the nozzle is assumed to be IwM, a design value of a flying speed of one droplet of the first liquid is assumed to be VmM, a design value of a weight per droplet of the second liquid is assumed to be IwC, and a design value of a flying speed of one droplet of the second liquid is VmC, equations of IwM Подробнее

Printer, Printing Processing Method, and Recording Medium

The disclosure discloses a printer including a first memory, a color detecting portion, a color identification information determining portion, and a transmitting portion. The first memory stores color correlations between a plurality of color types and a plurality of color identification information. The color detecting portion detects first color information of a print-receiving tape and second color information of an ink ribbon, of a tape cartridge mounted to a cartridge holder. The color identification information determining portion determines first color identification information of a color type corresponding to the first color information, and second color identification information of a color type corresponding to the second color information, by referring to color correlations. The transmitting portion transmits the first color identification information and the second color identification information to an operation terminal comprising substantially the same color correlations as the color correlations. 1. A printer comprising:a cartridge holder configured to attach and detach a tape cartridge comprising a print-receiving tape roll that feeds out a print-receiving tape and an ink ribbon roll that feeds out an ink ribbon;a thermal head configured to transfer ink of said ink ribbon fed out from said ink ribbon roll to and thus perform printing on said print-receiving tape fed out from said print-receiving tape roll of said tape cartridge mounted to said cartridge holder;a first memory configured to store color correlations between a plurality of color types and a plurality of color identification information respectively associated with said plurality of color types, set in advance;a color detecting portion configured to detect first color information of said print-receiving tape and second color information of said ink ribbon, of said tape cartridge mounted to said cartridge holder;a color identification information determining portion configured to ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An image processing apparatus in an embodiment is an image processing apparatus for forming structures on a print medium, the structures being configured to express such a characteristic that sparkle points change in position with change in angle of observation. The image processing apparatus in this embodiment includes a generation unit configured to generate arrangement data based on information on a characteristic of sparkle points, the arrangement data specifying arrangement of the structures of two or more types that are capable of being formed on the print medium and at least include one or more first structure associated with a first inclination angle and one or more second structures associated with a second inclination angle different from the first inclination angle. 1. An image processing apparatus for forming structures on a print medium , the structures being configured to express such a characteristic that sparkle points change in position with change in angle of observation , the image processing apparatus comprising:a generation unit configured to generate arrangement data based on information on a characteristic of sparkle points, the arrangement data specifying arrangement of the structures of two or more types that are capable of being formed on the print medium and at least include one or more first structures associated with a first inclination angle and one or more second structures associated with a second inclination angle different from the first inclination angle.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information indicates at least one of size claim 1 , number claim 1 , and intensity of the sparkle points.3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generation unit generates the arrangement data specifying arrangement in which the first structures and the second structures are arranged to be distributed within a predetermined region respectively.4. The image processing apparatus ...

Image forming method

An image forming method of the present invention is an image forming method of forming a halftone image on a corrugated fibreboard recording medium using an inkjet recording device that uses magenta ink and other inks with two or more colors other than the magenta ink, and is an efficient method that does not generate a mottle in an image printed in multicolor on a corrugated fibreboard recording medium using an inkjet recording device by determining a droplet ejection position of the magenta ink and then determining droplet ejection positions of the other inks with two or more colors to be positions different from the droplet ejection position of the magenta ink.

Image Processing Device Generating Print Data Using Profile Corresponding to Printing Direction

In an image processing device, a controller is configured to perform: selecting; generating; and outputting. The selecting selects a target partial image one by one from a plurality of partial images. The target partial image is represented by target partial image data. The generating generates partial print data for a partial print by executing an image process on the target partial image data. The partial print forms the target partial image while moving a print head in a printing direction. The partial print forms the target partial image while moving a print head in a printing direction. The image process includes a color conversion process. The color conversion process is executed on the target partial image data using one of a first profile and a second profile selected in accordance with the printing direction set for the partial print. The outputting outputs the partial print data to the printer. 1. An image processing device communicable with a printer , the printer including: a print head having a plurality of nozzles , each of the plurality of nozzles being configured to eject a droplet of one of a plurality of types of ink including a first type of ink and a second type of ink , the plurality of nozzles including a first nozzle and a second nozzle disposed apart from the first nozzle in a main scanning direction , the first nozzle being configured to eject a droplet of the first type of ink , the second nozzle being configured to eject a droplet of a second type of ink; a first scanner configured to perform a main scan moving the print head relative to a printing medium in a printing direction , the printing direction being set to one of a first direction and a second direction , the first direction and the second direction being parallel to the main scanning direction and being opposite to each other; and a second scanner configured to perform a sub scan intermittently moving the printing medium relative to the print head in a sub scanning direction ...

Image Processing Apparatus and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Storing Instructions for Image Processing

In an image processing apparatus, a controller sequentially selects a plurality color determination pixels within a determination area, determine whether the color determination pixel has a chromatic color, whether a first pixel adjacent to the color determination pixel is black, and determine whether a second pixel apart from the color determination pixel by one pixel. The controller determines that a first trapping process is to be executed when the color determination pixel has a chromatic color and the first pixel is black, and a second trapping process when the color determination pixel has a chromatic color, the second pixel is black, and the intermediate pixels located between the color determination pixel and the second pixel are black. Thereafter, the controller executes a first trapping process and a second trapping process, but restricts the second trapping process to the pixel on which the first trapping process is to be executed. 1. An image processing apparatus , comprising:a storage configured to store image data; anda controller,wherein the controller is configured to execute:receiving image data configured such that a plurality of pixel arrays each including a plurality of pixels are arranged in a main scanning direction, the plurality of pixel arrays being aligned in a sub scanning direction which is perpendicular to the main scanning direction;setting a determination area having a particular number of pixels within a particular area of three lines or more in the sub scanning direction and three pixels or more in the main scanning direction;sequentially selecting a plurality of pixels within the determination as color determination pixels;determining whether the color determination pixel as selected has a chromatic color; determining whether a first pixel adjacent to the color determination pixel is black; and', 'determining whether a second pixel apart from the color determination pixel with one or more intermediate pixel therebetween is black;, ' ...

Printing method

A printing method includes an analysis step, which analyses the shape of the three-dimensional surface and position of the printing part of the object to be printed with the three-dimensional surface and converts into two-dimensional data, a placement step, in which at least one part of the object is placed in the placement recess of jig with the three-dimensional surface facing upwards, a primer layer formation step, which forms a primer layer on the printing part based on the two-dimensional data, a white color coating step, which performs UV irradiation after coating white UV curable ink on the surface of the primer layer based on the two-dimensional data, and a color printing step, which performs UV irradiation by coating UV curable ink other than white color on the surface of the printing part on which the white UV curable ink has been coated based on the two-dimensional data.

DETECTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A detecting apparatus includes: a light emitting element which emits light toward a detection material; a light receiving element which receives reflected light from the detection material; and an apparatus main body having an opening/closing member which opens and closes an opening through which light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected light from the detection material pass through, the apparatus main body being capable of moving between a first position where the apparatus main body comes into contact with the detection material and a second position where the apparatus main body separates from the detection material, and the opening/closing member being configured to open when the apparatus main body moves to the first position and to close when the apparatus main body moves to the second position. 1. A detecting apparatus , comprising:a light emitting element which emits light toward a detection material;a light receiving element which receives reflected light from the detection material; andan apparatus main body having an opening/closing member which opens and closes an opening through which light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected light from the detection material pass through, whereinthe apparatus main body is capable of moving between a first position where the apparatus main body comes into contact with the detection material and a second position where the apparatus main body separates from the detection material, andthe opening/closing member opens in accordance with a movement of the apparatus main body to the first position and closes in accordance with a movement of the apparatus main body to the second position.2. The detecting apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe movement of the apparatus main body and an opening/closing operation of the opening/closing member are interlocked.3. The detecting apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:an opening/closing member drive member which opens and closes ...

Printer Color Calibration Via A Monochromatic Sensor

A multicolor thermal printer comprising a controller, a thermal printhead, multicolor thermal paper, a monochrome lightness sensor, and a calibration subsystem is described. The calibration subsystem prints a calibration target that is scanned by the monochrome lightness sensor to determine if color crosstalk is present. If color crosstalk is present, the calibration subsystem decreases the contone range of affected colors and saves the new calibration settings. 1. A multicolor thermal printer , comprising:a controller;a thermal printhead in communication with the controller to print on multicolor thermal paper;a sensor to measure a monochrome lightness value; and print, via the thermal printhead, a calibration target with set of color patches of different discrete contones of each of a plurality of colors,', 'scan, via the sensor, the calibration target to identify a monochrome lightness value of each color patch printed on the calibration target,', 'identify a color patch of one of the plurality of colors with a lightness value indicating color crosstalk with another color, and', 'adjust a color calibration setting to decrease an available contone range of the color of the identified color patch., 'a calibration subsystem to2. The multicolor thermal printer of claim 1 , wherein the calibration subsystem further to scan the color calibration target as the calibration target is printed.3. The multicolor thermal printer of claim 1 , wherein the calibration subsystem scans the calibration target after the printed calibration target is reloaded into the multicolor thermal printer.4. The multicolor thermal printer of claim 1 , wherein the calibration target is printed with four sets of color patches for each of four different colors claim 1 , wherein each set of color patches comprises at least three different discrete contones of each of the four different colors.5. The multicolor thermal printer of claim 1 , wherein the calibration subsystem adjusts the calibration ...

SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING COLOR OF PHOTO PRINTER BY USING USER TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREFOR

A color correction system for a photo printer comprises: a mobile application which accesses a service server, downloads newly updated extension color correction data from the service server, and stores the newly updated extension color correction data; a control unit which compares a version of the extension color correction data with a version of first color correction data stored in the photo printer and performs control so that the extension color correction data stored in the photo printer is updated based on a result of the comparison; and a short-distance communication module which transmits the first extension color correction data to the photo printer while operating in conjunction with the photo printer. 1. A color correction system for a photo printer , comprising:a mobile application which accesses a service server, downloads newly updated extension color correction data from the service server, and stores the newly updated extension color correction data;a control unit which compares a version of the extension color correction data with a version of first color correction data stored in the photo printer and performs control so that the extension color correction data stored in the photo printer is updated based on a result of the comparison; anda short-distance communication module which transmits the first extension color correction data to the photo printer while operating in conjunction with the photo printer.2. The color correction system of claim 1 , wherein the extension color correction data is data for correcting a color using color correction data included in a smart sheet mounted on the photo printer as an index.3. The color correction system of claim 2 , wherein the color correction data comprises required energy for printing a required color at a head temperature of the photo printer and a sensitivity of media for the head temperature.4. The color correction system of claim 2 , wherein the extension color correction data comprises required ...

LASER REACTIVE MEDIA AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRITING AN IMAGE ONTO SUCH MEDIA

An optical disk label writing method for writing a label on an optical disc uses a similar writing operation to that used to write data to the disc. The disc has a label side including a laser reactive material for forming the label image, and a tracking format that can be tracked by a writing laser in a similar way to a writing operation. A computer program is provided for converting a label image to a disk image file for writing to the label side. 1. An apparatus for writing an image to a laser reactive image medium , wherein the reaction of said laser reactive image medium is dependent on a frequency of laser light received , the apparatus being arranged to apply to said medium a laser beam having a selected one of a plurality of discrete frequencies , and to generate at least one of said plurality of discrete frequencies by heterodyning two others of said discrete frequencies.2. (canceled)3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:a first laser, operable to output a first laser beam having a first frequency;a second laser, operable to output a second laser beam having a second frequency different to the first frequency;means to direct the respective output beams of the first and second lasers at a coincident position; so as to generatea third frequency corresponding to the sum of the first and second frequencies, anda fourth frequency corresponding to the difference between the first and second frequencies; andmeans for selectively applying one or more of said first to fourth frequencies to said medium.4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said means to direct the respective output beams of the first and second lasers at a coincident position comprises a first means operable to focus the output beam of the first laser at a first position and second means operable to focus the output beam of the second laser at a coincident position to the first position.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising means for monitoring the reaction of the laser reactive ...

COLOR CORRECTION TABLE CREATION METHOD, COLOR CORRECTION TABLE CREATION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM

A color correction table creation method for creating a color correction table for correcting a device-dependent value used as printing data to be input to a printing apparatus, including an output value acquisition step of acquiring, as an output value, a colorimetric result for a printed matter created by inputting a specific device-dependent value to the printing apparatus, an input value acquisition step of acquiring, as an input value for the color correction, a device-dependent value for a printed matter created by a reference printing apparatus to achieve the output value acquired, a correction value acquisition step of acquiring the specific device-dependent value as a correction value corresponding to the input value, and a creation step of creating the color correction table utilizing a relationship between the input value and the correction value. 1. A color correction table creation method for creating a color correction table for correcting a device-dependent value used as printing data to be input to a printing apparatus , the color correction table creation method comprising:an output value acquisition step of acquiring, as an output value, a colorimetric result for a printed matter created by inputting a specific device-dependent value to the printing apparatus;an input value acquisition step of acquiring, as an input value for the color correction, a device-dependent value for a printed matter created by a reference printing apparatus to achieve the output value acquired;a correction value acquisition step of acquiring the specific device-dependent value as a correction value corresponding to the input value;a creation step of creating the color correction table utilizing a relationship between the input value and the correction value; anda supplementation step of supplementing the relationship between the input value and the correction value, whereinin the creation step, the correction value is determined by utilizing a result of the ...

Luminous printing

A method and a device are disclosed for luminous printing of an original image using fluorescent ink or other fluorescent display pigments. In some embodiments, the original image is separated into multiple layers, including at least a brightness layer and an inverse brightness (or darkness) layer, by applying extracted brightness data and inverse brightness data, to the original image, respectively. Each of the layers is associated with a set of corresponding printing channels. The sets of printing channels are applied by a printing device to print the original image on a print medium, such as paper, mylar, fabric, and other print surfaces. Multiple visual effects may be realized using the aforementioned process, including fluorescent images that are only visible under UV (Ultra Violet) or black light, images with high-fidelity colors under daylight and dark conditions, and shadow effects such as depth illusion.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

One objective of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and an image processing method, whereby a difference of gloss at irregular, very small portions can be appropriately reproduced. The image processing apparatus determines, based on image data for an image to be printed on a print medium, amounts of a color printing material for printing the image on the print medium and an image quality control material for adjusting glossiness of the image, and obtains information on an unevenness level of a surface of the image based on the image data. In the above determining, the amount of the image quality control material to be applied to the print medium is determined based on the unevenness level indicated by the obtained information. 1. An image processing apparatus comprising:a determining unit configured to determine, based on image data for an image to be printed on a print medium, amounts of a color printing material for printing the image on the print medium and an image quality control material for adjusting glossiness of the image; andan unevenness information obtaining unit configured to obtain information on an unevenness level of a surface of the image based on the image data;wherein the determining unit determines the amount of the image quality control material to be applied to the print medium based on the unevenness level indicated by the information obtained by the unevenness information obtaining unit.2. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image data indicates values of each pixel of a digital image composed of a plurality of pixels claim 1 , and the values of each pixel are three component values.3. An image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the unevenness information obtaining unit performs spatial frequency analysis for at least one component value out of the three component values or out of three other component values obtained from the three component values claim 2 , and ...

RATIO-BASED ADAPTIVE SWITCHING TECHNIQUE

A number of monochrome pages printed by a print system in a color mode and a total number of pages printed by the print system are monitored. A ratio of the number of monochrome pages printed by the print system in the color mode to the total number of pages printed by the print system is determined. The print system is switched between the color mode and a monochrome mode of the print system mode based on the ratio so as to reduce color cartridge wear of the print system and/or so as to reduce transitions between the color mode and the monochrome mode while printing monochrome pages. 1. A print system comprising:printing hardware to print in a color mode or a monochrome mode;a processor; and monitor a number of monochrome pages printed in the color mode and a total number of printed pages;', 'determine a ratio of the number of monochrome pages printed in the color mode to the total number of printed pages; and', 'switch between the color mode and the monochrome mode based on the ratio so as to reduce transitions between the color mode and the monochrome mode while printing monochrome pages., 'a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to2. The print system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to switch between the color mode and the monochrome mode based on the ratio so as to further reduce color cartridge wear of the print system.3. The print system of claim 1 , wherein the printing hardware comprises a color cartridge to print in both the color mode and the monochrome mode and a black cartridge to print in just the monochrome mode claim 1 ,wherein when switching from the color mode to the monochrome mode, the color cartridge is alienated within the printing hardware.4. The print system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to switch between the color mode and the monochrome mode in a hysteretic manner.5. The print system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to switch between the ...

Image Processing Method and Image Processing Apparatus That Ensure Efficient Memory Use, and Recording Medium Therefor

An image data processing method includes: allocating a storage region for at least one of a plurality of planes including a first color plane, a second color plane, and a third color plane configured for respective colors of three primary colors; dividing into a plurality of image regions having identical regions that mutually correspond between the plurality of planes; analyzing a variable indicating an identicalness of images in the image regions that correspond between the plurality of planes to determine the identicalness; and executing a sharing process between the plurality of planes based on the determined identicalness so as to generate image data representing an image constituted of the plurality of planes. 1. In an image forming apparatus for printing or displaying print data described in a page description language (PDL) , the image forming apparatus including a control unit having a processor , an image forming unit , and a storage unit having a working memory and storing a control-unit process control program containing instructions in the working memory whose execution by the processor configures the control unit as a PDL processing unit , a rendering processing unit , and a color conversion processing unit , an image data processing method comprising:analyzing, in the PDL processing unit, the print data to extract objects included in the print data;generating bitmap-image pixel data in the rendering processing unit using the objects, based on rendering information contained in the print data, the bitmap-image pixel data including respective pluralities of pixels constituting first, second, and third primary-color planes;executing a plane buffer allocating process in the rendering processing unit of allocating in a band buffer in the working memory a band buffer region having a memory size substantially for at least one of the first, second, and third primary-color planes;dividing each of the first, second, and third primary-color planes into a ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

An image processing apparatus is provided with a converter to convert a first color image into lightness information and color information other than the lightness information, a lightness compressor to generate compressed lightness information obtained by decimating a pixel value from the lightness information, a reconverter to combine the compressed lightness information and the color information to generate a second color image, an edge extractor to extract an edge included in the first color image, and a pixel value changer to change a pixel value at a position of the edge in the second color image while maintaining similar colors, to generate a third color image. 1. An image processing apparatus comprising:a converter to convert a first color image into lightness information and color information other than the lightness information;a lightness compressor to generate compressed lightness information obtained by decimating a pixel value from the lightness information;a reconverter to combine the compressed lightness information and the color information to generate a second color image;an edge extractor to extract an edge included in the first color image; anda pixel value changer to change a pixel value at a position of the edge in the second color image while maintaining similar colors, to generate a third color image.2. The image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pixel value changer changes the pixel value at the position of the edge in the second color image claim 1 , while maintaining the similar colors claim 1 , to a pixel value of a darker tone when luminance in an inner area of the edge in the second color image is higher than luminance in an outer area of the edge.3. The image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pixel value changer changes the pixel value at the position of the edge in the second color image to a value obtained by multiplying the pixel value by a predetermined coefficient.4. The image processing apparatus of claim ...

Medical Supply Cabinet with Lighting Features

A medical supply cabinet having improved features for user access, user control, and illumination is provided. The supply cabinet is provided with a selectively controllable illumination source, such as light-emitting diodes, that provide the operator with visual information regarding access to individual compartments of the supply cabinet. 1. A system for controlling access to medical products securely stored in a customizable cabinet comprising:a customizable cabinet defined by a cabinet frame having a top, bottom, rear, first side and second side wall arranged to define a cabinet interior;one or more covers attached to at least one of the top, bottom, first side and second side wall of the cabinet frame, the one or more covers defining at least a portion of the front exterior surface of the cabinet;a mounting structure attached to the cabinet frame at a location within the cabinet interior;a housing defining an interior and exterior of a control system, the housing comprising a mounting element configured to engage the mounting structure to mount the housing within the cabinet interior of the customizable cabinet;a monitor defining at least a portion of a front exterior side of the housing;wherein in a first mounting position, the housing interior is supported within the cabinet interior and the front exterior side of the housing extends along a first plane that is generally coplanar with the plane along which the one or more covers defining the front exterior of the cabinet extend; andwherein in a second mounting position, the housing is supported by the cabinet frame such that at least a portion of the housing interior extends outwards relative to the front exterior of the cabinet and the front exterior side of the housing extends along a second plane that is displaced relative to the plane along which the one or more covers defining the front exterior of the cabinet extend; anda processor within the control system, the processor electrically coupled to the ...

LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, PRINTER, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE METHOD

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a first liquid that generates heat in an absorption wavelength region of an active energy ray, a first discharger configured to discharge the first liquid, a second liquid that starts polymerization in the absorption wavelength region of the active energy ray, a second discharger configured to discharge the second liquid, and an irradiator configured to irradiate the first liquid and the second liquid with the active energy ray. 1. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:a first liquid that generates heat in an absorption wavelength region of an active energy ray;a first discharger configured to discharge the first liquid;a second liquid that starts polymerization in the absorption wavelength region of the active energy ray;a second discharger configured to discharge the second liquid; andan irradiator configured to irradiate the first liquid and the second liquid with the active energy ray.2. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the active energy ray is an ultraviolet ray.3. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the first liquid is a water-based pigment ink.4. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the second liquid is an ultraviolet curable ink.5. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the irradiator includes a light emitting diode configured to emit an ultraviolet ray.6. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the first liquid includes a pigment as a colorant.7. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the second liquid is a white ink; andthe first liquid is a non-white ink.8. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 7 ,wherein the first liquid includes multiple types of colors of inks, andthe first discharger comprises multiple first dischargers configured to respectively discharge the multiple types of colors of inks.9. A printer comprising:a first liquid that generates heat in an ...

PRINTING DEVICE SUPPLY COMPONENT

In some examples, a fuser for a printing device includes a memory device comprising corrective data corresponding to a reference color table for the printing device that is able to operate in a plurality of different modes, the corrective data comprising quantized coefficients derived from a compression of a difference color table including a plurality of difference nodes in which each difference node represents a value that is to be combined with a corresponding node of the reference color table, the quantized coefficients useable to produce a reconstructed difference table/ The corrective data including residue values to combine with the reconstructed difference table to produce a customized color table for a selected mode of the plurality of different modes. 1. A fuser for a printing device , comprising: corrective data corresponding to a reference color table for the printing device that is able to operate in a plurality of different modes, the corrective data comprising quantized coefficients derived from a compression of a difference color table including a plurality of difference nodes in which each difference node represents a value that is to be combined with a corresponding node of the reference color table, the quantized coefficients useable to produce a reconstructed difference table,', 'the corrective data including residue values to combine with the reconstructed difference table to produce a customized color table for a selected mode of the plurality of different modes,, 'a memory device comprisingwherein the corrective data is accessible by the printing device to transform the reference color table to the customized color table used for printing to a media according to the selected mode.2. The fuser of claim 1 , wherein the residue values are part of a residue table stored in the memory device.3. The fuser of claim 1 , wherein the memory device comprises a coefficient bit assignment table that includes information related to a number of bits assigned ...

Medical Supply Cabinet With Lighting Features

A medical supply cabinet having improved features for user access, user control, and illumination is provided. The supply cabinet is provided with a selectively controllable illumination source, such as light-emitting diodes, that provide the operator with visual information regarding access to individual compartments of the supply cabinet. 1. A control system for controlling access to medical products securely stored in a customizable cabinet comprising:a housing defining an interior and exterior of the control system, the housing configured to be mountable within the customizable cabinet;a monitor defining at least a portion of one side of the housing;a printer portion having a first output slot, the printer portion supported by the housing and slidable relative to the housing between the interior and exterior of the housing;a keyboard supported by and slidable relative to the housing between the interior and exterior of the housing; anda processor within the control system, the processor electrically coupled to the monitor and keyboard.2. The control system of wherein the printer portion comprises:a first printer behind the first output slot, the first printer electrically coupled to the processor;a first recessed portion;a first spool housed in the first recessed portion, the first spool configured to support materials for printing and to feed the materials to the first printer; andwherein the first printer is configured to print information on the materials and feed the materials having the printed information through the first output slot.3. The control system of wherein the printer portion further comprises:a second output slot;a second printer behind the second output slot, the second printer electrically coupled to the processor;a second recessed portion;a second spool housed in the second recessed portion, the second spool configured to support materials for printing and to feed the materials to the second printer; andwherein the second printer is ...

METHOD OF LASER BEAM WRITING WITH SHIFTED LASER SURFACE TEXTURING

The shifted laser surface texturing method is a method of writing of large arrays of small objects () on surface or inside of a material. The whole array of objects () is produced by repeated linear raster () laser processing with sequential shifting of linear raster between each repetition of the scanning process. The linear raster is a set of paths () for laser beam scanning. Distance between spots () in the laser beam path () of the linear raster is defined by speed of laser beam scanning and by period between laser pulses. Sequence of linear raster shifts () defines the form of the small objects () in the array. Computational data for an array of the same objects () is very low. It is comparable to the number of lines N in one linear raster plus number of spots in one object. The presented method eliminates heat accumulation effect and strongly decreases plasma shielding effect, while at the same time enables effective use of high average power pulsed lasers. 115.-. (canceled)16. A method of writing an array of objects on a surface or an inside of a material by shifted laser surface texturing , comprising:laser beam scanning writing a first linear raster, the first linear raster comprising a first plurality of distantly spaced laser spots in a line of the first linear raster; andsequential laser beam scanning writing at least one subsequent linear raster, wherein each of the at least one subsequent linear raster comprises a subsequent plurality of distantly spaced laser spots in a line of each of the at least one subsequent linear rasters at positions shifted relative to a preceding plurality of laser spots;wherein the laser spots are grouped into the array of objects;wherein each object in the array of objects is formed by a sequence of laser spots derived from at least one of the first and subsequent linear rasters; andwherein each object in the array of objects comprises a maximum of one laser spot from each of the first and the at least one subsequent linear ...

PRINTING DEVICE SUPPLY COMPONENT

In some examples, a supply component for a printing device includes a memory device comprising corrective data to produce a customized color table for a first color gamut, wherein the corrective data corresponds to nodes of a reference color table for the printing device that is able to employ a plurality of color gamuts for printing. The corrective data comprises a plurality of residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to the customized color table. The corrective data is accessible by the printing device to transform the reference color table to the customized color table used for printing to a media using the first color gamut. 1. A supply component for a printing device , the supply component comprising: 'a plurality of residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to the customized color table,', 'corrective data to produce a customized color table for a first color gamut, wherein the corrective data corresponds to nodes of a reference color table for the printing device that is able to employ a plurality of color gamuts for printing, the corrective data comprising, 'a memory device comprisingwherein the corrective data is accessible by the printing device to transform the reference color table to the customized color table used for printing to a media using the first color gamut.2. The supply component of claim 1 , wherein the supply component is for use with the printing device that stores a color table for a second gamut different from the first gamut.3. The supply component of claim 1 , wherein the supply component is one of a photoreceptor claim 1 , a developer claim 1 , a fuser claim 1 , or an ink cartridge.4. The supply component of claim 1 , wherein the corrective data comprises:quantized coefficients derived from a compression of a difference color table including a plurality of difference nodes in which each difference node represents a value that is to be combined with a corresponding node of the ...

PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD

The present disclosure prevents a visible pattern corresponding to the pattern of a mask from being noticeable and enables more appropriate printing. A printing apparatus performing printing by an inkjet scheme includes: an inkjet head ; and a controller , configured to control the operation of a main scan driver and a sub scan driver to perform a main scanning operation multiple times on each position on a medium . In the main scanning operation, for at least part of ejection positions serving as ejection targets of ink droplets in the main scanning operation, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject an ink droplet in accordance with a mask for selecting part of the at least part of ejection positions. In the main scanning operation at one time, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject an ink droplet in accordance with a preset first mask. In the main scanning operation at another time different from the one time, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject an ink droplet in accordance with a second mask for selecting an ejection position in a pattern different from the first mask. 1. A printing apparatus configured to perform printing on a medium by an inkjet scheme , comprising:an inkjet head, configured to eject an ink droplet by the inkjet scheme;a main scan driver, configured to cause the inkjet head to perform a main scanning operation of ejecting the ink droplet while moving relative to the medium in a preset main scanning direction;a sub scan driver, configured to cause the inkjet head to perform a sub scanning operation of moving relative to the medium in a sub scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction; anda controller, configured to control operation of the main scan driver and the sub scan driver to perform the main scanning operation a plurality of times on each ejection region on the medium, whereinthe inject head has a nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles are arranged in the sub-scanning direction,in one sub ...

Thermal transfer printer and method for controlling the same

When sub-images are sequentially transferred and connected together to form a larger image than would be possible with a single transfer operation, the occurrence of a color change in the overlapping region of the sub-images is suppressed and the width of the overlapping region is reduced as much as possible. Color image data are divided into image data of two sub-images containing an overlapping region and having edges that coincide for each color ink transferred to paper. Color values of the color image data in the overlapping region are converted by using a color conversion factor group created in advance for each position on the overlapping region so as to cancel out a color change that occurs in the overlapping region when the sub-images are transferred with one overlapping the other. The image data of the sub-images are corrected by adjusting converted color values in the overlapping region by using a correction factor for print density at each position on the overlapping region. A color image is formed by sequentially transferring the sub-images in accordance with corrected image data thereof so that the sub-images overlap at the overlapping region.

STEREOSCOPIC PRINT

The present invention provides stereoscopic prints with reduced image coarseness. A stereoscopic print comprises a lenticular lens sheet and a dot image print that is glued to the back surface of the lenticular lens sheet. Multiple image strips that form the dot image print each include a small unit that enables tone representation, and for each color plate, multiple reference positions are set in each of the smallest units. In forming the dot image print, amplitude-modulated screening is employed to print dots in longitudinal directions of the multiple image strips from each of the reference positions. 1providing a lenticular lens sheet having, on a front surface thereof, a plurality of half-cylindrical lenses extending longitudinally along the lens sheet; defining a plurality of unit areas on a back surface of the lenticular lens sheet, each having a width that is equal to a width of a half-cylindrical lens and a length that is equal to a length of a half-cylindrical lens, wherein each unit area has (i) a plurality of adjacent columns, each extending along the entire length of the unit area and (ii) a plurality of adjacent rows, each extending along the entire width of the unit area, wherein each of the columns and each of the rows include a plurality of pixels arranged in a continuous manner, each pixel corresponding to a dot in printing, and wherein the columns of the respective unit areas represent the smallest unit that enables tone representation, the columns being arranged perpendicular with respect to the arrangement of the respective half-cylindrical lenses,', 'for each of the unit areas, designating a first reference position row that is spaced a number of pixels downward from an upper edge of a given column, and a second reference position row that is spaced a number of pixels upward from a lower edge of the given column,', 'using a first color plate to print dots from the first and second reference positions so that pixels are printed in a continuous ...

COLOR CALIBRATION

A method of obtaining a calibration factor for color calibration of a printing system. The method includes printing, using the printing system, a plurality of Neugebauer primaries (NPs) each defined by a respective Neugebauer primary area coverage (NPac) vector. For each of the NPs, an area coverage change of the NP is determined from a measurement of a visual property for the NP and a measurement of the visual property for a corresponding reference NP corresponding to the respective NPac vector. The calibration N factor for the printing system is obtained based on the area coverage change for respective NPs of the plurality of NPs. 1. A method of obtaining a calibration factor for color calibration of a printing system , the method comprising:printing, using the printing system, a plurality of Neugebauer primaries each being defined by a respective Neugebauer primary area coverage vector; 'determining, based on a measurement of a visual property for the printed Neugebauer primary and a measurement of the visual property for a corresponding reference Neugebauer primary corresponding to the respective Neugebauer primary area coverage vector, an area coverage change of the printed Neugebauer primary compared with the corresponding reference Neugebauer primary; and', 'for each of the Neugebauer primaries printed using the printing systemobtaining the calibration factor for the printing system based on the area coverage change for respective Neugebauer primaries of the plurality of Neugebauer primaries.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying a color-mapping look-up table for the printing system based on the calibration factor to generate a calibrated color-mapping look-up table claim 1 , the color-mapping look-up table mapping colors from an input color space to a Neugebauer primary area coverage space based on the plurality of Neugebauer primaries.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the color-mapping look-up table comprises a mapping of color values in ...

Luminous printing

A method and a device are disclosed for luminous printing of an original image using fluorescent ink or other fluorescent display pigments. In some embodiments, the original image is separated into multiple layers, including at least a brightness layer and an inverse brightness (or darkness) layer, by applying extracted brightness data and inverse brightness data, to the original image, respectively. Each of the layers is associated with a set of corresponding printing channels. The sets of printing channels are applied by a printing device to print the original image on a print medium, such as paper, mylar, fabric, and other print surfaces. Multiple visual effects may be realized using the aforementioned process, including fluorescent images that are only visible under UV (Ultra Violet) or black light, images with high-fidelity colors under daylight and dark conditions, and shadow effects such as depth illusion.

DETECTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A detecting apparatus includes: a light emitting element which emits light toward a detection material; a light receiving element which receives reflected light from the detection material; and an apparatus main body having an opening/closing member which opens and closes an opening through which light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected light from the detection material pass through, the apparatus main body being capable of moving between a first position where the apparatus main body comes into contact with the detection material and a second position where the apparatus main body separates from the detection material, and the opening/closing member being configured to open when the apparatus main body moves to the first position and to close when the apparatus main body moves to the second position. 1. A detecting apparatus , comprising:a light emitting element which emits light toward a detection material;a light receiving element which receives reflected light from the detection material; andan apparatus main body having an opening/closing member which opens and closes an opening through which light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected light from the detection material pass through, whereinthe apparatus main body is capable of moving between a first position where the apparatus main body comes into contact with the detection material and a second position where the apparatus main body separates from the detection material, andthe opening/closing member opens in accordance with a movement of the apparatus main body to the first position and closes in accordance with a movement of the apparatus main body to the second position.220.-. (canceled) The present invention relates to a detecting apparatus irradiating light toward a detection material and detecting reflected light from the detection material, and an image forming apparatus.In recent years, there is a growing need for higher image quality and better ecological measures ...

LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND RECORDING DEVICE USING THE SAME

A liquid discharge head is configured to achieve decrease in temperature difference in the liquid discharge head, and includes a recording device including the liquid discharge head. The liquid discharge head includes a channel member having a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurization chambers, and a plurality of common channels, and a plurality of pressurizing parts. The plurality of common channels extends in a first direction and configures a common channel group aligned in a second direction crossing the first direction, the common channels are connected with the plurality of pressurization chambers disposed along the common channels among the plurality of pressurization chambers, and the channel member is disposed outside, in the second direction, with respect to the common channel group, and further includes a first end channel extending in the first direction, and the first end channel is lower in channel resistance than the common channels. 1. A liquid discharge head comprising:a channel member including a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurization chambers connected with the plurality of discharge holes, respectively, and a plurality of common channels; anda plurality of pressurizing parts for pressurizing the plurality of pressurization chambers, respectively,wherein the plurality of common channels extends in a first direction and configures a common channel group aligned in a second direction crossing the first direction,wherein the common channels are connected with the plurality of pressurization chambers disposed along the common channels among the plurality of pressurization chambers, andwherein the channel member is disposed outside, in the second direction, with respect to the common channel group, and further includes a first end channel extending in the first direction, and the first end channel is lower in channel resistance than the common channels.2. The liquid discharge head according to claim 1 , wherein in ...

PRINTING DEVICE COMPONENT

In some examples, a component for a printing device includes a memory device comprising a plurality of corrective data to produce a corresponding plurality of color tables each customized for a respective media type of a plurality of media types, wherein a respective corrective data of the plurality of corrective data corresponds to nodes of a reference color table for the printing device that is able to accept the plurality of media types for printing. The respective corrective data includes a plurality of residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to a customized color table for use with a selected media type of the plurality of media types. 1. A component for a printing device , the component comprising: [ 'a plurality of residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to a customized color table for use with a selected media type of the plurality of media types,', 'a plurality of corrective data to produce a corresponding plurality of color tables each customized for a respective media type of a plurality of media types, wherein a respective corrective data of the plurality of corrective data corresponds to nodes of a reference color table for the printing device that is able to accept the plurality of media types for printing, the respective corrective data comprising, 'wherein the respective corrective data is accessible by the printing device to transform the reference color table to the customized color table used for printing to a media of the selected media type., 'a memory device comprising2. The component of claim 1 , wherein the respective corrective data comprises:quantized coefficients derived from a compression of a difference color table including a plurality of difference nodes in which each difference node represents a value that is to be combined with a corresponding node of the reference color table, the quantized coefficients useable to produce a reconstructed difference table, andthe plurality of ...

INTERACTIVE ARTISTIC PRESENTATION SYSTEM WITH THERMOGRAPHIC IMAGERY

Disclosed is an interactive thermographic presentation system and associated methods. The exemplary thermographic presentation system captures residual heat from human touch and/or breath on a surface over time and generates a visual representation of the captured heat pattern. The visual representation may be generated in real time using a visual light projector or stored for subsequent presentation, which may include generating a physical print of the visual representation. In one embodiment the system may be deployed as an art or science exhibit. In general, the system may be deployed in any setting in which individuals gather, including, but not limited to, art galleries, schools, science fairs, trade shows, music venues, dance clubs, restaurants, homes, and public spaces. 1. An interactive thermographic display system , comprising:a projection screen;a thermal camera that is located on a first side of the screen and captures live thermal video of the first side of the screen; and,a visible light projector that is in communication with the thermal camera and located on the first side of the screen, the visible light projector projects a visible light representation of the live thermal video onto the first side of the screen in real time, wherein the visible light representation is visible on a second side of the screen.2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a processor in communication with the thermal camera and the visible light projector.3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor generates colorized live thermal video by performing a colorization operation on the live thermal video.4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the colorization operation includes mapping a range of temperature values to a first color value.5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the processor periodically adjusts the range of temperature values mapped to the first color value.6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the visible light projector projects the visible light representation ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

An image processing apparatus is used for processing of reproducing a target object by applying color onto a structure formed based on a concavo-convex signal indicating a shape of the target object. The image processing apparatus determines, based on concavo-convex data, color data, and color reproducibility, a correction area which is an area in which color reproduction represented by the color data is decreased according to the shape represented by the concavo-convex data. The image processing apparatus corrects the concavo-convex data by smoothing the concavo-convex signal corresponding to the determined correction area. 1. An image processing apparatus used for processing of reproducing a target object by applying color onto a structure formed based on a concavo-convex signal indicating a shape of the target object , the image processing apparatus comprising:an obtaining unit configured to obtain concavo-convex data including the concavo-convex signal indicating the shape of the target object, color data including a color signal indicating color for each position of the target object, and color reproducibility according to a shape of concavo-convex;a determining unit configured to determine a correction area based on the obtained concavo-convex data, color data, and color reproducibility, the correction area being an area in which color reproducibility represented by the color data is decreased according to the shape represented by the concavo-convex data; anda correction unit configured to correct the concavo-convex data obtained by the obtaining unit by smoothing the concavo-convex signal corresponding to the determined correction area.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the concavo-convex signal is a signal indicating a height on a reference plane of the target object.3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining unit obtains claim 1 , as the color reproducibility claim 1 , a color gamut table in ...

THERMALLY IMAGEABLE SUBSTRATE WITH ENCAPSULATED COREACTANT

A substrate thermal sensitive system for creating a latent image that is useful as a scratch-off ticket that comprises a substrate and a first layer that is superimposed on the substrate. The first layer contains a plurality of microcapsules with a dye precursor or a solvent. The microcapsules are configured to rupture from pressure. The substrate thermal sensitive system further has an acidic developer layer coated over the first layer and containing a co-reactant. Particles of the co-reactant are coated with a meltable material, which is configured to melt when the heat is applied. The system further may include a scratch-off layer coated over the acidic developer layer. The system is configured such that when the meltable material is melted by the thermal printing device and the microcapsules are ruptured, the co-reactant of acidic developer layer reacts with the dye or the solvent of the first layer to develop color. 2. The substrate thermal sensitive system according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is selected from paper or film.3. The substrate thermal sensitive system according to claim 1 , wherein the dye precursor is a leuco or fluoran color former.4. The substrate thermal sensitive system according to claim 1 , wherein the meltable material is selected from a stearamide of paraffin wax claim 1 , a low melt point solid claim 1 , or a gel.5. The thermal sensitive system according to claim 1 , wherein the scratch-off top layer material is a rubber or a lattice.6. The substrate thermal sensitive system according to claim 1 , wherein any of the layers coated on the substrate are coated on only a portion of the substrate.7. The substrate thermal sensitive system according to claim 1 , wherein the scratch-off ticket is a lottery ticket.8. The substrate thermal sensitive system according to claim 1 , further comprising an optional primer layer.9. A pressure sensitive latent image ticket comprising:a substrate;a first layer superimposed on the substrate ...

PRINTING USING COLOR CHANGEABLE MATERIAL

Systems and methods for printing data on a substrate including a color-changeable material are provided. One system includes a processing circuit and a device including an energy source. At least a portion of a printed publication is printed on the substrate using a commercial printing press based on fixed data. The device including the energy source is configured to add variable data to the substrate. The processing circuit is configured to receive the variable data and to control the energy source to change a color of the color-changeable material based on the variable data to provide at least a portion of the printed publication. The processing circuit is configured to control the energy source to change the color of the color-changeable material in-line with a flow of the substrate through one of a printing line, a finishing line, or a packaging line of the commercial printing press.

RATIO-BASED ADAPTIVE SWITCHING TECHNIQUE

A print system with a ratio-based adaptive switching technique includes a printing unit to print an image on a recording medium in a color mode or a monochrome mode. A number (cM) of monochrome pages printed in the color mode and a total number (pN) of printed pages are monitored. A ratio cM/pN that is indicative of excess cartridge wear of the print system is determined. Print-job performance and cartridge wear of the print system are optimized based on the determined ratio using a first and second threshold. 2. The print system of claim 1 , wherein the computing unit does not optimize until at least a predetermined total number of printed pages has accumulated to derive an accurate understanding of a standard usage of the print system.3. The print system of claim 1 , wherein the computing unit optimizes by minimizing both the number of transitions between the color mode and the monochrome mode and the life of a color cartridge in the print system used while printing monochrome pages.4. The print system of wherein the computing unit is further to perform a learning system to allow for dynamically optimizing the print-job performance and the cartridge wear based on real-time usage of the print system.5. The print system of wherein the print system includes more than one method of switching between color mode and monochrome mode and each method includes their own unique counters and thresholds.6. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising processor executable instructions for a ratio-based adaptive switching technique that when read and executed on a processor on a print system cause the processor to:monitor a total number (pN) of printed pages and a number (cM) of monochrome pages in a color mode;determine a ratio of cM/pN;select the print system to switch to the color mode when the ratio is less than a first threshold; andselect the print system to switch to a monochrome mode when the ratio is more than second threshold greater than the first threshold.7. ...

PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD

A printing apparatus performing printing by an inkjet scheme includes: an inkjet head; and a controller, configured to control the operation of a main scan driver and a sub scan driver to perform a main scanning operation multiple times on each position on a medium. In the main scanning operation, for at least part of ejection positions serving as ejection targets of ink droplets in the main scanning operation, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject an ink droplet in accordance with a mask for selecting part of the at least part of ejection positions. 1. A printing apparatus configured to perform printing on a medium by an inkjet scheme , comprising:an inkjet head, configured to eject an ink droplet by the inkjet scheme;a main scan driver, configured to cause the inkjet head to perform a main scanning operation of ejecting an ink droplet while moving relative to the medium in a preset main scanning direction;a sub scan driver, configured to cause the inkjet head to perform a sub scanning operation of moving relative to the medium in a sub scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction; anda controller, configured to control operation of the main scan driver and the sub scan driver to perform the main scanning operation multiple times on each position on the medium, whereinin the main scanning operation, for at least part of ejection positions serving as ejection targets of ink droplets in the main scanning operation, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject an ink droplet, in accordance with a mask configured to select part of the at least part of ejection positions, to an ejection position specified by the mask,in the main scanning operation at one time, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject an ink droplet in accordance with a preset first mask, andin the main scanning operation at another time different from the one time, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject an ink droplet in accordance with a second mask configured ...

COLOR CALIBRATION

Certain examples described herein relate to color calibration. In certain cases, a plurality of test patches are printed with a printing system, the test patches corresponding to a set of initial color sample points and a set of test colors. Color properties of the printed test patches are measured. In certain examples, a gamut descriptor is identified from a plurality of gamut descriptors using the color properties of the test colors. Each gamut descriptor defines a set of up-sampling parameters for a particular color gamut. Measured color properties for the initial color sample points are up-sampled using the set of up-sampling parameters for the identified gamut descriptor to generate up-sampled data. In certain cases, the up-sampled data is used to generate a color mapping to be applied to print job data received by the printing system. 1. A printing system comprising:a printing device to print a plurality of calibration areas onto a print substrate, the calibration areas corresponding to a set of initial colors and a set of test colors;a measurement interface to receive an indication of measured color properties of the printed calibration areas;a memory comprising a plurality of gamut references, each gamut reference comprising data to define a corresponding set of up-sampling parameters for a particular color gamut; and identify a gamut reference from the plurality of gamut references on the basis of measured color properties of the test colors;', 'up-sample, using the set of up-sampling parameters for the identified gamut reference, measured color properties for the initial colors to derive up-sampled data; and', 'generate, using the up-sampled data, a color mapping to be applied to print input data to calibrate the printing system., 'a print controller to2. The printing system of claim 1 ,wherein the printing system is to operate in accordance with an image processing pipeline comprising a color separation stage, andwherein the color mapping is to be applied ...

Printer head

Multi-position lens assembly apparatus for exposing photosensitive media in a rotary printer

A multi-position lens enables the use of photosensitive media of multiple thicknesses in the printer, while utilizing the same projection optics. A printer includes a support (22) which receives and holds print media in a cylindrical shape in a manner that the outer surface of the print media is fixed, while the position of the inner surface of the print media varies with the thickness of the received print media. A rotor (11) is mounted for simultaneous rotation within, and linear translation along the axis of, the cylindrical shape of received print media. A write head assembly (32) on the rotor includes a light source, projection optics adapted to focus light from the source onto the inner cylindrical surface of received media, and apparatus for adjusting the focus of the projection optics so that the inner surface of received print media can be kept in focus for different thicknesses of print media light source. The projection optics is adapted to simultaneously focus light from the light source onto the inner cylindrical surface of received media.

열전사 프린터

기록지와 잉크리본을 하나의 구동모터로 이송시킬 수 있도록 구조가 개량된 열전사 프린터에 대해 개시한다. 이 프린터는 캡스턴 롤러(50)와 평행하게 프레임(101)(102)에 회전가능하게 설치되는 회전축(24)과, 회전축의 양단부에 각각 압입되는 환형벽(72a)과 그 가장자리로부터 방사상으로 연장된 환형의 원판부(72b)를 가지는 한쌍의 내륜부재(72)와, 각 내륜부재의 환형벽에 회전가능하게 결합되며 캡스턴 롤러와 접촉되어 마찰회전되는 외륜부재(71)와, 캡스턴 롤러가 일방향으로 회전될 때 내,외륜부재가 함께 회전되고 캡스턴롤러가 타방향으로 회전될 때는 외륜부재만 회전시키는 클러치수단과, 회전축에 압입되며 잉크리본의 일단이 고정되고 권회되는 권취릴(22)과, 프레임에 회전가능하게 설치되며 잉크리본의 타단이 고정되고 권회되는 공급릴(21)을 구비한다.

Image forming method

本申请发明的图像形成方法为通过使用品红色墨水及除品红色墨水以外的两个颜色以上的其他墨水的喷墨记录装置，在瓦楞纸用记录介质上形成半色调图像的图像形成方法，其为在确定品红色墨水的喷射位置后，以成为与品红色墨水的喷射位置不同的位置的方式，确定两个颜色以上的其他墨水的喷射位置，由此通过喷墨记录装置在瓦楞纸用记录介质上多色印刷的图像中不会产生墨斑的有效方法。

Sublimation type color printer with automatic density control apparatus

열승화형 칼라 프린터의 농도를 자동으로 조절하는 장치에 관한 것으로, 특히 실제적으로 프린팅되어질 칼라 화상 데이타를 프린팅하기 전에 프린팅의 농도를 감지하여 최적 상태의 농도를 사전에 검출하여 농도를 자동으로 조절하는 장치를 갖는 승화형 칼라 프린터에 관한 것이다. 농도 조절된 화상 데이타의 입력에 대응하는 발열제어신호를 출력하는 중간조 제어부와, 상기 발열제어신호에 대응하는 발열을 하여 잉크 리본상의 잉크를 승화형 기록지에 흡착시키는 TPH와, 미리 설정된 농도를 갖는 테스트 화상 데이타를 발생하는 테스트 화상 발생 수단과, 다수의 농도 조절 데이타를 다수의 어드레스에 저장하고 있으며, 화상 데이타와 화상 농도 조절 데이타를 어드레스로 입력하며 상기 입력 어드레스에 대응하는 화상 데이타를 출력하는 LUT과, 상기 TPH의 발열에 의해 기록지에 프린팅되는 칼라의 농도를 감지하여 출력하는 농도감지수단과, 초기 프린팅시 상기 테스트 화상 데이타를 선택하여 상기 LUT에 공급하여 테스트 화상 데이타를 프린팅하고, 상기 감지된 프린팅 농도에 대응하는 화상 조절 데이타를 상기 LUT에 공급함과 동시에 외부로부터 공급되는 실제의 프린팅될 화상 데이타를 상기 LUT에 공급하여 프린팅을 제어하는 제어수단을 포함하여 구성된다 The present invention relates to a device for automatically adjusting the density of a thermal sublimation type printer, and in particular, to detect the density of printing before printing the color image data to be actually printed, and to detect the optimum density in advance and to automatically adjust the density. A sublimation type color printer having a device. A halftone control unit for outputting a heat generation control signal corresponding to the input of density-adjusted image data, a TPH for generating heat corresponding to the heat generation control signal to adsorb ink on the ink ribbon onto the sublimation recording paper, and a preset density. A test image generating means for generating test image data, and a plurality of density adjustment data are stored at a plurality of addresses, the LUT for inputting image data and image density adjustment data as addresses and outputting image data corresponding to the input address. And density detection means for detecting and outputting the density of the color printed on the recording paper by the heat generation of the TPH, and printing the test image data by selecting and supplying the test image data to the LUT during initial printing. Supplying the image control data corresponding to the printing density to the LUT; It is the actual printing of the image data to be supplied from ...

Stereoscopic image printed matter

本发明提供降低图像的粗糙度的立体图像印刷物。立体图像印刷物(5)由柱状透镜(4)和粘贴在柱状透镜(4)的背面(4a)上的网点图像印刷物(3)构成。在进行灰度表现的最小单位的区域(3a)中，以每个色版的多个基准位置为中心而沿长边方向通过调幅加网对网点图像印刷物(3)的细长图像进行网点印刷。

Printing Apparatus

본 발명에 따른 프린팅 장치는, 기판을 수평한 상태로 지지하는 스테이지와, 제1 방향으로 상기 스테이지의 이동궤적을 형성하는 제1 레일을 포함하여, 상기 기판을 제1 방향으로 이송하는 기판이송부; 및 상기 기판에 소정의 물질를 적하하는 적어도 하나의 노즐을 상기 제1 방향에 수직한 제2 방향과, 상기 제1 방향과 제2 방향에 수직한 제3 방향으로 이송하는 노즐이송부를 포함한다. 이때, 상기 노즐이송부는, 상기 적어도 하나의 노즐을 지지하는 노즐헤드; 상기 제2 방향으로 상기 노즐헤드의 이동궤적을 형성하는 제2 레일; 상기 노즐헤드에 고정되고, 상기 제2 레일 내에 삽입되어 상기 제2 방향으로 주행하며, 소정의 자성을 갖는 제1 자기베어링; 상기 제2 레일의 내부면에 상기 제1 자기베어링을 둘러싸도록 배치되고, 서로 마주하는 상기 제1 자기베어링과 동일한 자성을 갖는 제1 자석블록; 상기 노즐헤드 및 상기 제2 레일을 지지하는 노즐 플레이트; 상기 제3 방향으로 상기 노즐 플레이트의 이동궤적을 형성하는 제3 레일; 상기 노즐플레이트에 고정되고, 상기 제3 레일 내에 삽입되어 상기 제3 방향으로 주행하며, 소정의 자성을 갖는 제2 자기베어링; 및 상기 제3 레일의 내부면에 상기 제2 자기베어링을 둘러싸도록 배치되고, 서로 마주하는 상기 제2 자기베어링과 동일한 자성을 갖는 제2 자석블록을 포함한다. A printing apparatus according to the present invention includes a stage for supporting a substrate in a horizontal state and a first rail for forming a movement locus of the stage in a first direction, ; And a nozzle transferring unit for transferring at least one nozzle for dripping a predetermined substance onto the substrate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. At this time, the nozzle transferring unit includes: a nozzle head for supporting the at least one nozzle; A second rail forming a movement locus of the nozzle head in the second direction; A first magnetic bearing fixed to the nozzle head and inserted in the second rail to travel in the second direction and having a predetermined magnetic property; A first magnet block disposed on an inner surface of the second rail to surround the first magnetic bearing and having the same magnetism as the first magnetic bearing facing each other; A nozzle plate for supporting the nozzle head and the second rail; A third rail forming a movement locus of the nozzle plate in the third direction; A second magnetic bearing fixed to the nozzle plate, inserted in the third rail and running in the third direction, and having a predetermined magnetic ...

Information processing device, control device, information processing method, control method, and program

Color video printer

본 고안은 NTSC/PAL겸용 칼라 비디오 프린터에 관한 것으로, 복합영상신호를 입력하여 적녹청(RGB)신호로 디코딩하는 비디오 디코더와 비디오 디코더의 출력을 입력하여 샘플링클럭에 따라 디지탈 데이타로 변화하는 아날로그-디지탈 변환기와 라인 메모리와 필드 메모리와 복합영상신호 방식에 따라 NTSC방식이면, 아날로그-디지탈변환기의 출력을 입력하여 필드 메모리에 저장하고, PAL방식이면 라인 메모리에서 라인변환하고, 필드 메모리에서 필드변환하며 동기신호를 발생하는 PSL/NTSC 신호변환 및 동기발생기와 PAL/NTSC신호변환 및 동기발생기의 출력을 입력하고, 라인 메모리 제어신호를 라인 메모리로 출력하고, 필드 메모리 제어신호를 필드 메모리로 출력하고, 샘플링클럭과 프린트제어신호를 발생하는 CVP제어기와 CVP제어기로부터 비디오 데이타를 입력하여 프린트제어신호에 따라 프린트하는 TPH를 구비한다. The present invention relates to a color video printer for NTSC / PAL, which has a video decoder which inputs a composite video signal and decodes it into a red-green-blue (RGB) signal, and an analog converter which changes the digital data according to the sampling clock by inputting the output of the video decoder. According to the digital converter, line memory, field memory, and composite video signal method, the output of the analog-to-digital converter is inputted and stored in the field memory if the NTSC method is used. Input the output of PSL / NTSC signal conversion and synchronization generator and PAL / NTSC signal conversion and synchronization generator to generate synchronization signal, output line memory control signal to line memory, output field memory control signal to field memory, Video data from the CVP controller and the CVP controller that generates the sampling clock and print control signals. And a TPH for inputting and printing in accordance with a print control signal.

PRINTED MATERIAL GENERATION METHOD AND PRINTED MATERIAL GENERATION SYSTEM

Alignment of differently sized printheads in a printer

An inkjet printer is disclosed with mixed print resolution capabilities. The printed dots have a high resolution monochrome component such as black and lower resolution components such as cyan, magenta and yellow. For increased throughput, a higher resolution black printhead has a wider swath. Various alignments between the printheads and printed dots are disclosed. In one embodiment, the top edges of the smaller color printheads are aligned in a scanning carriage at or near the top of the wider black printhead. In other embodiments, the bottom edges of the smaller color printheads are aligned at or near the bottom of the wider black printhead. In another embodiment, the small color printheads are centered with the wider black printhead.

Color optical printer head

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Adaptive color halftoning processing method for 4-color printing in printer

본 발명은, 칼라 중간조 처리 방법에 있어서, 청록색 성분, 심홍색 성분, 노란색 성분 중 두 개의 색성분인 제 1 색성분과 제 2 색성분을 선택하여 제 1 색성분과 제 2 색성분을 가산한 제 1 혼색 성분을 만드는 후, 제 1 혼색 성분값이 단일 색성분의 최대 계조값보다 작거나 같을 경우에는 상기 제 1 색성분값이 상기 제 2 색성분값 보다 크거나 같으면 상기 제 1 색성분과 상기 제 2 색성분을 각각 1과 0으로 이치화하고, 그렇지 않으면, 상기 제 1 색성분과 상기 제 2 색성분을 각각 0과 1로 이치화하며, 제 1 혼색 성분값이 단일 색성분의 최대 계조값보다 클 경우에는 정상적인 중간조 처리를 수행하는 4색 칼라 인쇄를 위한 적응형 칼라 중간조 처리 방법에 관한 것이다. 본 발명에 따르면, 밝은 영역에서는 기본적으로 C 성분 또는 M 성분이 동시에 1이 되는 경우를 금지시킴으로써 CMY가 모두 1인 흑색(K) 색상이 나타나지 않도록 하고 어두운 영역에서는 정상적으로 흑색(K)이 발생되도록 함에 따라 밝은 영역에서 흑색이 띄엄뜨엄 나타나는 현상을 효과적으로 억제할 수 있기 때문에 상대적으로 자연스러운 계조 표현 능력을 갖도록 하여 고화질의 칼라 중간조 화상을 획득할 수 있는 이점이 있다. In the color halftone processing method, the first mixed color component in which the first color component and the second color component are added by selecting the first color component and the second color component which are two color components among the cyan component, the magenta component, and the yellow component is selected. After making, the first color component value is less than or equal to the maximum grayscale value of a single color component, and if the first color component value is greater than or equal to the second color component value, the first color component and the second color component are set to 1 and 0, respectively. Otherwise, the first color component and the second color component are binarized to 0 and 1, respectively, and four colors which perform normal halftone processing when the first mixed color component value is larger than the maximum gray value of a single color component. An adaptive color halftone processing method for color printing. According to the present invention, by prohibiting the case where the C component or the M component becomes 1 at the same time in the bright area, the black (K) color having CMY of all 1 is not displayed and the black (K) is normally generated in the dark area. As a result, the phenomenon in which black appears in a bright area can be effectively suppressed, and thus, a high ...

Multi-tone recording method

Half toning method and apparatus of digital color printer

디지털 컬러 프린터의 이치화 방법 및 장치가 개시된다. 이 방법은, 이치화를 결정할 시안에 해당하는 (m,n)번째 화소의 값[c(m,n)]과 마젠타에 해당하는 (m,n)번째 화소의 값[m(m,n)]의 합을 구하는 단계와, 합이 소정값 보다 작은가를 판단하는 단계 및 합이 소정값보다 작은 것으로 판단되면, (m,n)번째 화소에서 가장 가까운 시안 도트까지의 최소 거리[d c (m,n)]와 (m,n)번째 화소에서 가장 가까운 마젠타 도트까지의 최소 거리[d m (m,n)]간의 대소에 따라 이진 문턱값들을 d c (m,n), d m (m,n) 및 도트들간의 이상적인 이격 거리들을 이용하여 구하는 단계를 구비하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 그러므로, 출력 해상도를 향상시킬 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 시각적인 화질을 향상시킬 수 있으며 시안 도트와 마젠타 도트들이 동일 위치에 중첩되어 출력되지 않도록 할 수도 있기 때문에 잡음 성분을 감소시킬 수 있는 효과를 갖는다.

Light-emitting device and image forming apparatus using the same

一种发光器件包括：由多个发光元件组成的发光元件组，连续驱动多个发光元件的第一驱动装置，与发光元件组相连的电阻部分。该电阻部分与多个发光元件的共用端连接。该发光器件还包括驱动发光元件组的第二驱动装置。

UV stereoscopic printing system, method, product

이 발명은, 유브이(UV) 입체 프린팅 시스템, 방법, 제품에 관한 것으로서, 이 발명의 구성은, 사용자가 명령 또는 데이터를 입력하기 위한 입력부와, 원본 화상이미지로부터 회색조 이미지를 형성하고, 회색조 이미지로부터 바닥 영역을 추출한 후 추출된 바닥 영역의 레벨을 조정하여 제1 이미지를 형성하고, 상기 회색조 이미지를 반전시켜서 반전 회색조 이미지를 형성한 후 반전 회색조 이미지의 중간영역을 추출하여 추출된 중간영역에 그래디언트를 적용하여 제2 이미지를 형성하고, 상기 반전 회색조 이미지로부터 하이라이트 영역을 추출한 후 추출된 하이라이트 영역의 레벨을 조정하여 제3 이미지를 형성하고, 상기 제1 이미지와 제2 이미지와 제3 이미지를 합성하여 조합 회색조 이미지를 형성한 후 조합 회색조 이미지를 흰색잉크로 적층 인쇄하고, 원본 화상이미지를 컬러잉크로 인쇄함으로써 3D 입체 화상을 형성하는 제어부와, 상기 제어부에 연결되어 있는 디스플레이와, 상기 제어부에 연결되어 있으며 UV 인쇄를 수행하는 UV 인쇄부를 포함하여 이루어진다. The present invention relates to a UV (UV) stereoscopic printing system, method and product, wherein the configuration of the present invention includes an input unit for a user to input a command or data, a grayscale image is formed from an original image image, and a grayscale image is obtained from the grayscale image. After extracting the bottom region, the level of the extracted bottom region is adjusted to form a first image, and the grayscale image is inverted to form an inverted grayscale image. to form a second image by applying, extracting a highlight region from the inverted grayscale image, adjusting the level of the extracted highlight region to form a third image, and synthesizing the first image, the second image, and the third image A control unit for forming a 3D stereoscopic image by forming a combined grayscale image, stacking the combined grayscale image with white ink, and printing the original image image with color ink; a display connected to the control unit; and includes a UV printing unit that performs UV printing.

Light-emitting device and image forming apparatus using the same

A light-emitting device includes a number of light-emitting element groups each including a plurality of light-emitting elements, a first drive device for driving the plurality of light-emitting elements in succession, and a number of resistance sections, each separately connected to each of the light-emitting element groups. The resistance section is connected in common to the plurality of light-emitting elements. The light-emitting device further includes a second drive device for driving the light-emitting element groups.

Color Search Table Compression

Un dispositivo de memoria que incluye una tabla de diferencias de colores comprimida e información correctiva. Una tabla de diferencias de colores comprimida que incluye una pluralidad de nodos de diferencia en donde cada nodo de diferencia representa un valor que es una diferencia entre un valor de un nodo de una tabla de colores original y un valor de un nodo correspondiente de una tabla de referencia. La tabla de diferencias de colores estando comprimida con una cantidad de compresión seleccionada. La pluralidad de nodos de diferencia que tienen un conjunto de nodos que tienen una diferencia de color fuera de un umbral de error en el radio de compresión seleccionado; Cartucho. A memory device that includes a table of compressed color differences and corrective information. A compressed color difference table that includes a plurality of difference nodes where each difference node represents a value that is a difference between a value of a node of an original color table and a value of a corresponding node of a table reference. The color difference table being compressed with a selected amount of compression. The plurality of difference nodes that have a set of nodes that have a color difference outside an error threshold in the selected compression radius; Cartridge.

Color reproducing system and color reproducing method

화상 입력 장치(12)에 의해 촬영된 화상의 색을 색 보정부(16)에 의해 변환하고 이를 표시하거나 인쇄하여 화상 출력 장치(18)로 화상을 출력하기 위한 색 재현 시스템은, 색 보정부(16)는 화상 촬영시에 조명 환경의 정보(촬영/조명 정보), 화상 관찰시에 조명 환경의 정보(관찰/조명 정보) 및 화상 입력 장치(12)의 정보(화상 입력 장치 정보)를 이용하여 입력 화상(촬영/조명 화상 데이타)의 색을 출력 화상의 것으로 변환하고, 화상 관찰시에 조명 환경의 정보는 서로 다른 적어도 2개 조명 환경의 정보(A 관찰/조명 정보, B 관찰/조명 정보)를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 색재현, 조명, 촬영, 관찰, 실내, 실외, 스펙트럼, 직사광, 분산광 The color reproduction system for converting the color of the image photographed by the image input device 12 by the color correction unit 16 and displaying or printing it and outputting the image to the image output device 18 includes a color correction unit ( 16 uses information of the lighting environment (shooting / lighting information) at the time of image capture, information (observation / lighting information) of the lighting environment at the time of image observation, and information (image input device information) of the image input device 12. The color of the input image (shooting / lighting image data) is converted to that of the output image, and the information of the lighting environment at the time of image observation is information of at least two different lighting environments (A observation / lighting information, B observation / lighting information). Characterized in that it comprises a. Color reproduction, lighting, shooting, observation, indoors, outdoor, spectrum, direct light, diffused light

Dynamic test form generation with automatic device value recognition

Verfahren zur dynamischen Erzeugung und automatischen Erkennung von gedruckten Testformen (9) für das Farbmanagement eines Druckprozesses einer Inkjet-Druckmaschine (7) durch einen Rechner (6), dar, welches die folgenden Schritte umfasst. Zuerst werden auf Basis ermittelter Prozessparameter (12) des Druckprozesses durch den Rechner (6) auf den Druckprozess angepasste Device-Werten (8) ermittelt. Dann wird anhand der ermittelten Device-Werten (8) durch den Rechner (6) eine auf den Druckprozess optimierte Testform (9) erzeugt, wobei die Device-Werten (8) kodiert und als Bestandteil (15) der Testform (9) in diese integriert werden. Als nächster Schritt wird die Testform (9) durch die Inkjet-Druckmaschine (7) gedruckt. Die resultierenden Farbraum-Werte (10) der gedruckten Testform (9) werden dann gemessen und eingelesen. Mittels der kodierten Information (13) können dann die verwendeten Device-Werten (14) durch den Rechner (6) rekonstruiert werden. Schließlich wird die derart erzeugte Farbraumtransformation (11) für den Druckprozess durch den Rechner (6) angewandt.

Printing device supply component

A memory device for a supply component for use with a printing device is disclosed. The memory device includes corrective data corresponding with a reference color table for the printing device. The printing device can include a standard color use mode and a color saving mode. The corrective data includes a plurality of nodes to transform the reference color table to a customized color table for the color saving mode.

Correction control for image forming apparatus and method

An image processing apparatus capable of color image formation with a plurality of color components, which solves a problem of increment of processing time in monochrome image formation due to correction on image formation conditions with predetermined patch formation. For this purpose, in case of monochrome image formation, even if a tonality control request flag is set, an image formation sequence is started without performing tonality control. Thus processing time can be reduced in monochrome image formation.

Color printer

Double-color thermal transfer printer

本发明属于打印机领域，具体涉及一种双色热转印打印机，包括外壳、胶带模块、切刀模块、两独立控制的打印头模块，打印头模块位于胶带模块和切刀模块之间，打印头模块上方设置有色带模块，打印头模块下方设置有传动模块，打印头模块包括打印头、主支架、侧板、安装板，安装板连接在转轴上，打印头固定在安装板朝向传动模块一侧，侧板之间设置有旋转轴；主支架朝向安装板一侧设置有若干压力调节组件，压力调节组件一端抵在安装板上。本发明结构紧凑，能够在不中途调换色带的情况下进行一次打印双色效果，操作上节省时间，所设的打印头模块能够在不需要调整安装位置的同时进行打印头压力调节，调节过程简单，可调整范围大。

Color processing method

Printing using color changeable material

Systems and methods for printing data on a substrate including a color-changeable material are provided. One system includes a processing circuit and a device including an energy source. At least a portion of a printed publication is printed on the substrate using a commercial printing press based on fixed data. The device including the energy source is configured to add variable data to the substrate. The processing circuit is configured to receive the variable data and to control the energy source to change a color of the color-changeable material based on the variable data to provide at least a portion of the printed publication. The processing circuit is configured to control the energy source to change the color of the color-changeable material in-line with a flow of the substrate through one of a printing line, a finishing line, or a packaging line of the commercial printing press.

Apparatus for information transfer

Apparatus for information transfer and including a dielectric element (30) having generally opposite first (32) and second surfaces, an information bearing voltage signal (34) being associated with the first surface and an information bearing charge pattern being associated with the second surface, means for applying a flow of charges (38) to the second surface, the flow of charges being operative to transfer information between the first and second surfaces.

Method for adapting décor prints and a device for conducting said method

The present invention relates to a method for printing wood-based boards, in particular, wood-fiber boards, by means of a digital printing process. The method includes the steps of: a) measuring the color value of the wood-based board of at least one first batch and transmitting the color values to a computer program; b) measuring of the color values of the wood-based board of at least one further batch and transmitting the color values to the computer program; c) processing the color values of the wood-based board of the at least one further batch in the computer program and adapting the color value of the digital print; and d) printing at least one side of the wood-based board by means of digital printing technique by forming a décor layer such that no color deviations between the printed decors of the wood-based boards of the at least one first batch and each further batch occur.

Systems and methods for improving color imaging and print head alignment, coordination, registration and/or re-registration

Systems and method provide a reveal substrate having a) an opaque polymer sensitive to at least one first application of at least one selected from heat, pressure and light, said opaque polymer becoming transparent upon being subjected to the at least one first application, and b) a bottom substrate layer having one or more colored areas on a top surface thereof, said bottom substrate layer being disposed such that the one or more colored areas are obscured by the opaque polymer prior to being subjected to the at least one first application and are revealed after at least one portion of the opaque polymer is subjected to the at least one first application.

Dot forming element arrays at different resolutions

A printing device includes a first array of dot forming elements disposed on a substrate along an array direction at a first array-direction spacing to provide a first dot forming resolution R 1 for dots of a first color; and a group of N arrays of dot forming elements, wherein the dot forming elements in each array of the group of N arrays are disposed on the substrate along the array direction at a second array-direction spacing to provide a dot forming resolution equal to R 1 /N; at least one of the N arrays of dot forming elements forms dots of a different color than at least one of the other arrays of the N arrays in the group; and N is greater than 1.

Image-forming apparatus, image-forming system and image-forming method

An image-forming apparatus (100) is provided with: a biological information-acquiring unit (402), which when a print job is received from a prescribed terminal device (103), specifies a terminal device (103) having a biological information-detecting unit on the basis of identifying information for said terminal device that has been assigned to the print job and acquires biological information for the user detected by said biological information-detecting unit using a biological information-receiving section; a biological information-assessing unit (403) for assessing whether or not the acquired biological information has attained the basic biological information indicating the state that the user is in a hurry; and a calibration control unit (404) for prohibiting periodically executed calibration when executing the received print job or during execution of same if, as a result of the assessment, it is determined that the acquired biological information has attained the basic biological information.

Mixed resolution printing for color and monochrome printers

A printer with mixed base resolution capabilities, having a higher resolution monochrome component such as black and lower resolution components such as cyan, magenta and yellow. The different resolution components are integrated into the same printing mechanism for composite printing of higher resolution black and lower resolution color at the same time. For increased throughput, a higher resolution black printhead has a wider swath.

Marking material for laser glossing systems and methods

本发明涉及一种产生不同光泽度图像的系统，其包括具有吸收元件的标记材料，该吸收元件用于吸收激光上光成像器发射的电磁辐射，并且容许加热和由此熔化标记材料以改变标记材料图像的表面。吸收元件为颜料或染料。吸收元件为炭黑，或能够吸收IR光而同时对可见光是透明的颜料。

Apparatus for pattern generation on a dielectric substrate

Apparatus for pattern generation on a dielectric substrate having first and second surfaces and including: apparatus for applying a voltage to a first surface of the dielectric substrate; and apparatus for applying a flow of charges to the second surface of the dielectric substate, whereby following application of such charges, the second surface retains a charge corresponding to the voltage applied to the first surfaces.

Mixed print resolution for single and multi-color printers

Color measuring device and color measuring method

Color table compression

A memory device includes a compressed difference color table and corrective information. A difference color table that is compressed includes a plurality of difference nodes in which each difference node represents a value that is a difference of a value of a node an original color table and a value of corresponding node of a reference table. The difference color table is compressed at a selected compression amount. The plurality of difference nodes includes a set of nodes having a color difference outside an error threshold at the selected compression ratio.

Apparatus and method for printing of images with compensation for dislocation of printing media

A printing machine (7) includes a print head (8) and a set of sensors (14,16) adapted to accurately determine the relative position between the print head and a receiver (12) (print media) onto which an image is to be formed. Any dislocation of the receiver from a predetermined nominal position is translated by a data conditioner (18) into correction signals. These correction signals are integrated with nominal incoming image date directed to the print head. The print head (8) then prints an image that compensates for positional variation of the receiver (12) so that a resultant image is properly aligned with the receiver.

Technique for printing with different printer heads

A printing method is provided for use with a printer which reads and then outputs to a printer head a fixed number of bits at a time so as to permit the printer to use a printer head having a number of nozzles which is different than the fixed number of bits. According to this technique, bit data corresponding to an image band to be printed is obtained, the band including multiple pixel arrays, the pixels in each pixel array being arranged in a manner similar to the nozzles in a printer head. In a first loading step, bit data for m pixels of an i-th pixel array are loaded into a register in the printer head, m being a predetermined integer, and i being an arbitrary integer. In a second loading step, bit data for n pixels of an (i+1)-th pixel array are loaded into the register in the printer head, n being a predetermined integer. Finally, the printer head is caused to print an array of dots based on the contents of a register which includes the bit data loaded pursuant to the first and second loading steps, the printed array of dots corresponding to the i-th pixel array.

Mixed Resolution Printer

본 발명은 검정색과 같은 고-해상도의 흑백 요소와, 청록색, 자홍색 및 황색과 같은 저-해상도의 요소를 갖는 복합 해상도 프린터를 제공한다. 이 상이한 해상도 요소는 고-해상도의 흑색과 저-해상도의 칼라를 동시에 복합 인쇄하기 위해서 동일한 프린팅 메카니즘내에 채용된다. 출력을 증가시키기 위하여, 고-해상도의 흑색 프린트헤드는 보다 넓은 궤적 폭을 갖는다. The present invention provides a composite resolution printer having high-resolution black and white elements such as black and low-resolution elements such as cyan, magenta and yellow. These different resolution elements are employed within the same printing mechanism to simultaneously composite print high-resolution black and low-resolution colors. To increase the output, high-resolution black printheads have a wider trajectory width.

Color processing method

为了生成使得能够适当地控制着色剂量的转换数据，获得用于存储设备色彩数据和色度学值之间的对应关系以及用于控制着色剂量的控制信息的特征文件，并基于设备色彩数据和色度学值之间的对应关系以及用于控制着色剂量的控制信息生成用于将与设备无关的数据转换为与设备相关的数据的反向转换数据。