摘要:
What is disclosed is a novel system and method for reducing process color banding due to printhead non-uniformities in a direct marking device. In one example, a first measurement of a printhead spatial non-uniformity is obtained along a first line in a color space which produces a spatial uniformity when a target primary color is printed alone. A first spatial tone reproduction curve is generated. A second measurement of the printhead spatial non-uniformity is obtained along a second line in color space in a coverage area of a process color which maximally changes a halftone structure of the target primary color. A second spatial TRC is generated. The first and second spatial TRCs are combined using a weighted average which balances the primary and process colors. A modified spatial TRC is generated. The printhead is adjusted at a location of the target primary color according to the modified spatial TRC.
摘要:
A method for processing input document data uses a drop mass history for ink jets in a print head to adjust other document data processing. The method includes ejecting ink in a plurality of patterns onto an image substrate from a plurality of ink jets, each drop in a pattern corresponding to one drop mass history in a plurality of drop mass histories, identifying a relationship between drop masses for the drops in an ejected pattern and a reflectance parameter for the ejected pattern, measuring a reflectance value for each pattern ejected onto the image substrate, and identifying a drop mass value for each drop mass history in the plurality of drop mass histories, each drop mass value being identified from the measured reflectance value for each pattern and the identified relationships between the drop masses and the reflectance parameter for each pattern.
摘要:
Systems and methods are provided for detecting process direction registration errors in a printer. The errors are detected by analyzing a metric of a dash minimum response obtained from a test pattern. The test pattern contains dashes. At least one dash is shifted in the process direction in relation to another dash.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method and system for calibrating an image capturing sensor. The method and system include generating a test pattern on an image receiving device and measuring one or more colorimetric properties of the test pattern with an image sensor. The disclosed method and system measure the test pattern with the image sensor located in two or more different cross-process positions to determine an independent uniformity profile for the image sensor and the image rendering process.
摘要:
Systems and methods are provided for detecting intermittent, weak or missing jets of a printer. The detection is implemented using a test pattern. Detected failed jets may be confirmed using a verification target. A printhead containing nozzles corresponding to detected failed jets may be wiped or purged.
摘要:
In a printing system, a method is used for adjusting currents to LEDs in an LED printbar to achieve uniformity of the print. The line test pattern and halftone strips test pattern are printed. The test patterns are scanned. An LED line metric of each LED test pattern line and reflectance uniformity of each halftone test strip are measured. A line uniformity difference profile and a set of halftone strips uniformity difference profiles are concurrently calculated. A current value supplied to each LED associated with the test patterns is adjusted to simultaneously optimize the uniformity in the lines test pattern and the halftone strips test pattern.
摘要:
A method of measuring and controlling high frequency banding, the method includes creating a test pattern, sensing the test pattern with optical sensors, determining a beat frequency based on the sensed test pattern, and determining the frequency, phase and amplitude of high frequency banding based on the beat frequency. An exemplary embodiment of a feedback control method for controlling high frequency banding includes creating a test pattern, sensing the test pattern with optical sensors, measuring high frequency banding and adjusting the imaging parameters based on the measured high frequency banding in order to decrease the extent of high frequency banding. Moreover, an exemplary embodiment of a system for measuring high frequency banding includes an image marking device having a receiving member, optical sensors arranged on the receiving member, and a controller that is functionally coupled to the optical sensors and to the marking device.
摘要:
A method of adjusting print uniformity in a xerographic device is provided. The method includes: a) printing a test pattern, b) transferring the printed test pattern to a scanner, c) scanning the printed test pattern and detecting line information, d) communicating the detected information to a computer, e) determining measurements from the detected line information, f) calculating the difference between the measurements and target values, and g) depending on the difference, adjusting a current supplied to an individual LED of an LED printbar associated with the measurement to reduce the difference. In one aspect, a test pattern line is associated with an individual LED. In another aspect, test pattern lines are associated with two adjacent LEDs and three adjacent LEDs. In yet another aspect, the test pattern includes dotted lines. In still another aspect, the invention includes a xerographic device with an LED printbar, a computer, and a scanner device.
摘要:
Engine response curves (RCs) can be used for streak compensation for printed documents. A feedback control paradigm can be included to effect RC compensation. Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) can be used to represent each RC in the collection of spatial RC data as a linear combination of basis vectors. RCs are approximated by selecting the first few basis vectors, the approximation aiding in noise rejection and reducing computation in the controller by reducing dimensionality of the RC data from gray levels to the number of SVD bases selected. An optimal subset of RCs is selectable from the set of approximated RCs by clustering the SVD weights, the clustered SVD weights producing TRCs that span all engine response RCs generated by a printer. Compensation RCs are constructible using reduced number of bases and clustered SVD weights.
摘要:
A computer-implemented method for identifying the edges of web media transported on a movable transport surface includes sensing, using a linear array sensor positioned along a process path of a web, the web media and the movable transport surface to obtain image data representative of variations in optical textural properties of the web media and variations in optical textural properties of the movable transport surface, wherein the variations in the optical textural properties of the movable transport surface are different from the variations in the optical textural properties of the web media; and processing the image data to determine differences between the variations in the optical textural properties of the web media and the variations in the optical textural properties of the movable transport surface to identify an edge of the web media.