公开(公告)号：US6118457A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-12

申请号：US794459

申请日：1997-02-04

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： G06T3/40 ,  G06T15/00

CPC分类号： G06T3/4007

摘要： An image processing method and apparatus which prestore a mask pattern generated using a pseudo-random number in a ROM within the apparatus, and perform image data conversion using the mask pattern. This avoids overlap between the pixel pattern of the image data and the mask pattern in a large area, and conserves the respective color densities. Accordingly, the method and apparatus enable image processing conserving the color hue and tonality of the original image data.

摘要翻译： 一种图像处理方法和装置，其使用伪装随机数产生的掩模图案预先存储在装置内的ROM中，并使用掩模图案进行图像数据转换。 这避免了图像数据的像素图案与大面积的掩模图案之间的重叠，并且节省了各自的颜色密度。 因此，该方法和装置使图像处理能够节省原始图像数据的色调和色调。

公开(公告)号：US6142600A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-07

申请号：US844854

申请日：1997-04-22

申请人： Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/185 ,  B41J2/205

CPC分类号： B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2/1652

摘要： Disclosed are an inkjet printing method and an inkjet printer capable of printing high-quality images by the inkjet printing method even when ink is exchanged for ink having a different density, particularly ink having a lower density. A printer using this method identifies the type of an ink tank attached to a printhead. When the printer detects in accordance with the type of an ink tank that an ink tank is changed to another ink tank containing ink with a different density, recovery conditions for the printhead are changed in accordance with the type of the ink. Especially when an ink tank is exchanged for another ink tank containing ink with a lower density, the printer increases the number of times of suction for the printhead after the ink tank exchange and the number of times of preliminary discharge after wiping. The printer also shortens preliminary discharge intervals and increases the number of preliminary discharge times at the time of printing.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种喷墨打印方法和喷墨打印机，即使当油墨更换为具有不同密度的油墨时，也能够通过喷墨打印方法打印高质量图像，特别是具有较低密度的油墨。 使用该方法的打印机识别附接到打印头的墨水盒的类型。 当打印机根据墨水盒的类型将墨水盒更换为另一个具有不同密度的墨水的墨盒时，打印头的恢复条件根据墨水的类型而改变。 特别是当墨水盒更换为另一个含有较低密度的墨水的墨水盒时，打印机会增加墨盒更换后的打印头的抽吸次数和擦拭后的预排出次数。 打印机还缩短了初步放电间隔，并增加了打印时的初步放电次数。

公开(公告)号：US6086184A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-11

申请号：US564875

申请日：1995-11-28

申请人： Osamu Iwasaki ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Osamu Iwasaki ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/51 ,  B41J21/00 ,  G06K15/10 ,  H04N1/191 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/41 ,  B41J2/145

CPC分类号： H04N1/128 ,  G06K15/105 ,  H04N1/1911 ,  H04N1/1915 ,  H04N1/32358 ,  G06K2215/0071 ,  H04N2201/0082 ,  H04N2201/3294

摘要： A recording system and a recording method which can perform the recording operation without increasing an image storage capacity of a recording apparatus even if image data is increased with an increase in a recording resolution. Picture element data of image data is split into a plurality of split picture element data by a specific pattern. The plurality of split image data are transferred with offsetting each of the split picture element data. The offset and transferred split picture element data are held by a storage means. The split picture element data held by the storage means are controlled so as to be recorded on a recording medium at positions where the above-described picture element split processing is not subjected thereto.

摘要翻译： 即使图像数据随着记录分辨率的增加而增加，也可以在不增加记录装置的图像存储容量的情况下执行记录操作的记录系统和记录方法。 图像数据的图像元素数据通过特定图案被分割为多个分割图像元素数据。 多个分割图像数据以分离图像元素数据的每个偏移来传送。 偏移和传送的分割图像元素数据由存储装置保持。 控制由存储装置保存的分割图像元素数据，以便在不对上述图像元素分割处理进行处理的位置处将其记录在记录介质上。

公开(公告)号：US06394571B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-28

申请号：US08506547

申请日：1995-07-25

申请人： Kentaro Yano ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Nobuyuki Kuwabara ,  Isao Ebisawa ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Hisao Yaegashi ,  Toshiharu Inui ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Kentaro Yano ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Nobuyuki Kuwabara ,  Isao Ebisawa ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Hisao Yaegashi ,  Toshiharu Inui ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： B41J2938

CPC分类号： B41J2/04528 ,  B41J2/0454 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04588 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/04598 ,  B41J2/17546

摘要： A control portion for arithmetically predicting a temperature transition of a printing head using a predicting parameter includes an interface for receiving the predicting parameter from outside of the apparatus. The predicting parameter is based on a table regarding temperature increase of the printing head.

摘要翻译： 用于使用预测参数对印刷头的温度转变进行算术预测的控制部分包括用于从设备外部接收预测参数的接口。 该预测参数基于关于打印头的温度升高的表。

公开(公告)号：US06352327B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-05

申请号：US09191531

申请日：1998-11-13

申请人： Kentaro Yano ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Kentaro Yano ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： B41J2938

CPC分类号： B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/0458

摘要： A printing apparatus and print control method, capable of using plural types of printheads, can achieve high throughput by performing optimized print control in accordance with the type of printhead and the number of printheads used. In a case where the printing apparatus adopting such print control method includes, e.g., four printheads, and performs printing on a print medium by reciprocally scanning the printheads, detection is first performed as to whether only one printhead which discharges black ink is mounted or four printheads which respectively discharge black, yellow, cyan and magenta ink are mounted; decision is made on a printing period of the printhead based on the detected result; then decision is made on a scanning speed of the printhead based on the decided printing period; and the printhead is driven based on the decided printing period and scanning speed to perform printing.

摘要翻译： 能够使用多种类型的打印头的打印设备和打印控制方法可以通过根据打印头的类型和使用的打印头的数量执行优化的打印控制来实现高产量。 在采用这种打印控制方法的打印设备包括例如四个打印头的情况下，并且通过往复扫描打印头在打印介质上进行打印时，首先执行检测是否仅安装一个排出黑色墨水的打印头或四个 安装分别排出黑色，黄色，青色和品红色墨水的打印头; 基于检测结果在打印头的打印周期进行判定; 然后基于所决定的打印周期对打印头的扫描速度进行判定; 并且基于所决定的打印周期和扫描速度来驱动打印头以执行打印。

公开(公告)号：US06543872B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09865450

申请日：2001-05-29

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J29393

CPC分类号： B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/04553 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  G06K15/107 ,  H04N1/40025

摘要： It is checked whether an ink used in a printhead has a high density. The type of a printing medium used for a print operation is also identified. An image is printed by scanning the printhead once or a plurality of times. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thick ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thick ink. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thin ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thin ink and the type of printing medium used for the print operation. Codes of the respective color data of print data are determined in accordance with the types of inks used for a print operation, and an image is printed by printing a plurality of dots or dots in an overlapping state by the multi-pass method.

摘要翻译： 检查打印头中使用的墨水是否具有高密度。 还识别用于打印操作的打印介质的类型。 通过扫描打印头一次或多次打印图像。 当通过使用浓墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用为厚油墨设定的掩模数据和头的驱动频率来打印图像。 当通过使用薄墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用用于薄墨水的打印头数据和头部的驱动频率以及用于打印操作的打印介质的类型来打印图像。 根据用于打印操作的油墨的类型来确定打印数据的各个颜色数据的代码，并且通过多遍方法以重叠状态打印多个点或点来打印图像。

公开(公告)号：US5975673A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-02

申请号：US911348

申请日：1997-08-07

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Nobuyuki Kuwabara ,  Isao Ebisawa ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Hisao Yaegashi ,  Toshiharu Inui ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Nobuyuki Kuwabara ,  Isao Ebisawa ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Hisao Yaegashi ,  Toshiharu Inui ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/505 ,  B41J2/52 ,  G06K15/10 ,  G06T5/30 ,  H04N1/409 ,  B41J2/205 ,  H04N1/387

CPC分类号： G06K15/102

摘要： According to an image processing method and apparatus of the present invention, an outline portion is extracted from input image data, and a pixel whose dot size is to be changed is extracted. The input image data is printed without any change, and the pixel whose dot size is to be changed is overlap-printed while the dot size is increased. Therefore, smoothing can be sufficiently performed in both the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction without increasing the dot density and decreasing the recording speed.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的图像处理方法和装置，从输入图像数据中提取轮廓部分，并提取其点大小要改变的像素。 打印输入图像数据而没有任何改变，并且在点大小增加时重叠打印其点大小要改变的像素。 因此，可以在主扫描方向和副扫描方向上均匀地进行平滑化，而不会增加点密度并降低记录速度。

公开(公告)号：US06260938B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-17

申请号：US08847740

申请日：1997-04-22

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2205

CPC分类号： B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/04553 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  G06K15/107 ,  H04N1/40025

摘要： It is checked whether an ink used in a printhead has a high density. The type of a printing medium used for a print operation is also identified. An image is printed by scanning the printhead once or a plurality of times. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thick ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thick ink. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thin ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thin ink and the type of printing medium used for the print operation. Codes of the respective color data of print data are determined in accordance with the types of inks used for a print operation, and an image is printed by printing a plurality of dots or dots in an overlapping state by the multi-pass method.

摘要翻译： 检查打印头中使用的墨水是否具有高密度。 还识别用于打印操作的打印介质的类型。 通过扫描打印头一次或多次打印图像。 当通过使用浓墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用为厚油墨设定的掩模数据和头的驱动频率来打印图像。 当通过使用薄墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用用于薄墨水的打印头数据和头部的驱动频率以及用于打印操作的打印介质的类型来打印图像。 根据用于打印操作的油墨的类型来确定打印数据的各个颜色数据的代码，并且通过多遍方法以重叠状态打印多个点或点来打印图像。

公开(公告)号：US06145950A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-14

申请号：US847744

申请日：1997-04-22

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/045 ,  B41J2/175 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/02 ,  H04N1/23 ,  H04N1/46 ,  B41J2/205

CPC分类号： B41J2/04551 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/17543 ,  B41J2/17546 ,  H04N1/46

摘要： A user interface for high-quality image output and an image processing apparatus utilizing the user interface which performs apparatus setting for appropriate printing by selecting a print medium and a print mode in accordance with the type of ink cartridge. When an exchangeable ink cartridge, containing YMCK color ink or ink having different ink densities from those of the YMCK color ink in approximately the same color hues, is attached to a printer, the type of the ink cartridge is discriminated by an ink cartridge ID, and available print media and appropriate output image types are displayed for user's selection based on the ID. Then print operation is set in accordance with instruction by the user.

摘要翻译： 用于高质量图像输出的用户界面和利用用户界面的图像处理装置，该用户界面根据墨盒的类型通过选择打印介质和打印模式来进行用于适当打印的设备设置。 当将具有与大致相同色调的YMCK彩色油墨的油墨密度不同的YMCK彩色墨水或墨水的可更换墨盒连接到打印机时，墨盒的类型由墨盒ID识别， 并显示可用的打印介质和适当的输出图像类型，以便用户根据ID进行选择。 然后根据用户的指示设置打印操作。

公开(公告)号：USRE45265E1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-02

申请号：US12870650

申请日：2010-08-27

申请人： Kentaro Yano ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Kentaro Yano ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2/21

CPC分类号： H04N1/46

摘要： The purpose is to provide a high quality halftone recording with a reduced grainy feeling without lowering the true resolving power. Provided is an apparatus for making a halftone recording by employing three or more types of color materials, each of which has at least one grade of concentration, wherein each type of the color materials having the lowest concentration provides, when recording on a recording medium having a first lightness, a recorded region having its own lightness, and wherein a difference between the first lightness and the lightness of the recorded region is not more than 35, the lightness being measured according to the definition of CIE 1976 psychological measurement lightness using a standard illuminating light D65 as a light source.

摘要翻译： 目的是提供具有降低的颗粒感的高质量半色调记录，而不降低真正的分辨率。 提供了一种通过采用三种或更多种颜色材料制成半色调记录的装置，每种颜色材料具有至少一个级别的浓度，其中当记录在具有 第一亮度，具有其自身亮度的记录区域，并且其中记录区域的第一亮度和亮度之间的差不大于35，亮度根据CIE 1976的定义测量，心理测量亮度使用标准 照明光D65作为光源。