Patent
1995-02-17
1998-06-30
Evans, Arthur G.
395109, G06K 1500
Patent
active
057746397
ABSTRACT:
Sensitometric information is stored with a consumable print medium having a predetermined sensitometry by compressing the sensitometric information as a set of spline coefficients for use with a printer adapted to decode the set of spline coefficients to construct a sensitometric curve. A set of spline coefficients is generated, spline coefficients are encoded, and the encoded spline coefficients are stored in a manner which is accessible to a printing device adapted to make use of the media sensitometry data for purposes of device calibration. The coefficient-generating step comprises fitting a spline curve to the sensitometry data. The spline curve may be monotonic cubic. The encoding step may include encoding a difference signal representing a difference between input values for a set of sequential spline knots. The encoding step may also include encoding a difference signal representing a difference between the output values of the sensitometry curve and output values of a reference sensitometry curve for each of a set of sequential spline knots. The difference signal may be encoded by quantizing the difference signal into a set of discrete bins.
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Schildkraut Jay S.
Spaulding Kevin E.
Spence John P.
Eastman Kodak Company
Evans Arthur G.
Sales Milton S.
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