Facsimile and static presentation processing – Static presentation processing – Attribute control
Patent
1984-05-08
1988-01-05
Groody, James J.
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Static presentation processing
Attribute control
358 75, 101 1, 101171, 101211, 250226, 356402, 356419, 356421, G03F 308, B41F 0000, B41M 114, G01J 352
Patent
active
047179546
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for obtaining an accurate half-tone dot percent of each color separation where a color designated by a color specimen is to be reproduced by printing of ink of the colors, for example, yellow, magenta, cyan and black. A variety of color charts printed using predetermined combinations of half-tone dot percents are optically measured to obtain color information of the colors printed on the color charts. The obtained color information values together with the corresponding predetermined combinations of half-tone dot percents therefor are then utilized to prepare a conversion table of color information and corresponding half-tone dot percents for reproducing each of the colors printed on the color charts. A color specimen is then optically measured to detect color information of a color to be reproduced. The color information obtained from the color specimen is then successively compared with the color information of the conversion table, and the color information of the conversion table is selected which most closely corresponds to the color information obtained from the color specimen. The combination of half-tone dot percents corresponding to the selected color information from the conversion table is then displayed or otherwise outputted. The outputted combination of half-tone dot percents may then be used to reproduce the color designated by the color specimen. The method and apparatus also provides for interpolation operations if the color information obtained from the specimen does not precisely correspond to the color information in the conversion table. Further, the method and apparatus also provides for generating an expanded conversion table having expanded combinations of half-tone dot percents and corresponding expanded color information, and for performing an interpolation operation if a value of 0% and/or 100% is included in the combination of half-tone dot percents corresponding to the selected color information so as to obtain an interpolated combination of half-tone dot percents corresponding more closely to the color information obtained from the color specimen.
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Fujita Toshiji
Hashimoto Toshihiko
Nojima Masaki
Yarita Kazuo
Groody James J.
Svihla Randall S.
Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.
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