公开(公告)号：US20080199785A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-21

申请号：US11708313

申请日：2007-02-20

申请人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach

发明人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach

IPC分类号： G03F1/00

CPC分类号： B41M3/144 ,  B41M3/14

摘要： A method is provided for creation of a substrate fluorescence mask having background color(s), UV mark color(s), and distraction color(s), to be printed as an image on a substrate containing optical brightening agents. The method includes selecting one or more UV mark colors for the mask such that the UV mark colors exhibit low contrast against the background color(s) under normal illumination and high contrast against the background color(s) under UV illumination. One or more distraction colors are also selected, such that the distraction color(s) exhibit low contrast against the background color(s) under UV illumination and exhibit high contrast against the background color(s) under normal illumination. A distraction pattern, formed from one or more distraction colors, is also selected.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于产生具有背景颜色，UV标记颜色和分散颜色的衬底荧光掩模的方法，作为图像印刷在含有荧光增白剂的衬底上。 该方法包括为掩模选择一个或多个UV标记颜色，使得UV标记颜色在正常照明下对背景颜色显示低对比度，并且在UV照射下对背景颜色显示高对比度。 还选择一种或多种分散颜色，使得分散颜色在UV照射下表现出与背景颜色的低对比度，并且在正常照明下显示与背景颜色的高对比度。 还选择由一种或多种分散颜色形成的分散图案。

公开(公告)号：US20080068626A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-20

申请号：US11522739

申请日：2006-09-18

申请人： Raja Bala ,  Michael Branciforte ,  Reiner Eschbach

发明人： Raja Bala ,  Michael Branciforte ,  Reiner Eschbach

IPC分类号： G03F3/08

CPC分类号： H04N1/6058

摘要： An image characterized by an original image gamut is received in an imaging device characterized by a device gamut. The original image gamut is enhanced to a first set of modified color values that occupy a greater fraction of the device gamut than the original image gamut. The modified color values of each pixel are mapped to new color values within the device gamut.

摘要翻译： 以原始图像色域为特征的图像被接收在以设备色域为特征的成像设备中。 原始图像色域被增强为占原始图像色域的设备色域的更大部分的第一组修改的颜色值。 每个像素的修改颜色值被映射到设备色域内的新颜色值。

公开(公告)号：US09892585B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US12546848

申请日：2009-08-25

申请人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Raja Bala ,  Yonghui Zhao

发明人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Raja Bala ,  Yonghui Zhao

IPC分类号： B32B3/10 ,  G07D7/04 ,  G07D7/005

CPC分类号： G07D7/04 ,  G07D7/005 ,  Y10T428/24835

摘要： A document may include a non-magnetic substrate, a first colorant mixture printed as a first image upon the substrate, the first colorant mixture including a magnetic ink, and a second colorant mixture printed as a second image upon the substrate in substantially close spatial proximity to the printed first colorant mixture. The second colorant mixture may consist essentially of one or more non-magnetic inks and exhibit properties of both low visual contrast and high magnetic contrast against the first colorant mixture, such that the resultant printed substrate does not reveal the first image to the human eye, but will reveal the first image to a magnetic image reader.

公开(公告)号：US08980504B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US11708313

申请日：2007-02-20

申请人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach

发明人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach

IPC分类号： G03F1/00 ,  B41M3/14

CPC分类号： B41M3/144 ,  B41M3/14

摘要： A method is provided for creation of a substrate fluorescence mask having background color(s), UV mark color(s), and distraction color(s), to be printed as an image on a substrate containing optical brightening agents. The method includes selecting one or more UV mark colors for the mask such that the UV mark colors exhibit low contrast against the background color(s) under normal illumination and high contrast against the background color(s) under UV illumination. One or more distraction colors are also selected, such that the distraction color(s) exhibit low contrast against the background color(s) under UV illumination and exhibit high contrast against the background color(s) under normal illumination. A distraction pattern, formed from one or more distraction colors, is also selected.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于产生具有背景颜色，UV标记颜色和分散颜色的衬底荧光掩模的方法，作为图像印刷在含有荧光增白剂的衬底上。 该方法包括为掩模选择一个或多个UV标记颜色，使得UV标记颜色在正常照明下对背景颜色显示低对比度，并且在UV照射下对背景颜色显示高对比度。 还选择一种或多种分散颜色，使得分散颜色在UV照射下表现出与背景颜色的低对比度，并且在正常照明下显示与背景颜色的高对比度。 还选择由一种或多种分散颜色形成的分散图案。

公开(公告)号：US08460781B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-11

申请号：US11758344

申请日：2007-06-05

申请人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Raja Bala ,  Martin S Maltz

发明人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Raja Bala ,  Martin S Maltz

IPC分类号： B41F31/00

CPC分类号： B41M3/144 ,  B42D25/382 ,  C09D11/037 ,  H04N1/32149 ,  H04N2201/327 ,  H04N2201/3271 ,  Y10T428/24802

摘要： The teachings as provided herein relate to a watermark embedded in an image that has the property of being relatively indecipherable under normal light, and yet decipherable under infrared illumination when viewed by a suitable infrared sensitive device. This infrared mark entails, a substrate reflective to infrared radiation, and a first colorant mixture and second colorant mixture printed as an image upon the substrate. The first colorant mixture layer in connection with the substrate has a property of strongly reflecting infrared illumination, as well as a property of low contrast under normal illumination against a second colorant mixture as printed in close spatial proximity to the first colorant mixture pattern, such that the resultant image rendered substrate suitably exposed to an infrared illumination, will yield a discernable image evident as a infrared mark to a suitable infrared sensitive device.

摘要翻译： 本文提供的教导涉及嵌入在图像中的水印，其具有在正常光线下相对不可破译的性质，并且在由合适的红外敏感设备观看时在红外照明下可解码。 该红外线标记需要反射红外辐射的基板，以及作为图像印刷在基板上的第一着色剂混合物和第二着色剂混合物。 与基底相关的第一着色剂混合物层具有强烈反射红外照明的性质，以及在正常照射下对第二着色剂混合物的低对比度的性质，其与第一着色剂混合物图案紧密相邻地印刷，使得 适当地暴露于红外照明的所得到的图像渲染基板将产生作为适合的红外敏感装置的红外标记显而易见的可识别图像。

公开(公告)号：US08310718B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-13

申请号：US12404877

申请日：2009-03-16

申请人： Edward Chapman ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Shen-Ge Wang ,  Raja Bala

发明人： Edward Chapman ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Shen-Ge Wang ,  Raja Bala

IPC分类号： H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/60 ,  B41M3/148

摘要： A method for defining a gloss effect in a printed document includes printing a document region with first and second colorant combinations. The first colorant combination defines a first colorant stack height and said second colorant combination defines a second colorant stack height that differs from the first colorant stack height. As such, the document region has a first appearance when viewed straight-on and a second appearance when viewed at an angle. In one example, the first colorant combination is black (K) colorant that results in a one-level stack height and the second colorant combination is cyan, magenta, and yellow (CMY) colorants that result in a three-level stack height. In another example, the second colorant combination can be cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) colorants that define a four-level stack height. In such case, both colorant combinations appear as black in straight-on viewing or scanning, while the average color and/or luminance of the colorant combinations will differ from each other when the document region is viewed at an oblique angle. The desired gloss font or other gloss effect is defined by selective placement of the first and second colorant combinations relative to each other. Font sizes of 3 points or less can be defined.

摘要翻译： 用于在印刷文档中定义光泽效果的方法包括用第一和第二着色剂组合打印文档区域。 第一着色剂组合限定第一着色剂堆叠高度，并且所述第二着色剂组合限定与第一着色剂堆叠高度不同的第二着色剂堆叠高度。 因此，当从一角度观看时，原稿区域具有直视时的第一外观和第二外观。 在一个实例中，第一着色剂组合是导致一级堆叠高度的黑色（K）着色剂，并且第二着色剂组合是导致三级堆叠高度的青色，品红色和黄色（CMY）着色剂。 在另一个实例中，第二着色剂组合可以是限定四级堆叠高度的青色，品红色，黄色和黑色（CMYK）着色剂。 在这种情况下，两种着色剂组合在直视观察或扫描中显示为黑色，而当以倾斜角度观看原稿区时，着色剂组合的平均颜色和/或亮度将彼此不同。 通过相对于彼此选择性地放置第一和第二着色剂组合来限定期望的光泽字体或其它光泽效果。 可以定义3点或更少的字体大小。

公开(公告)号：US20120146991A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-14

申请号：US12964820

申请日：2010-12-10

申请人： Raja Bala ,  Zhigang Fan ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Hengzhou Ding ,  Jan P. Allebach ,  Charles A. Bouman

发明人： Raja Bala ,  Zhigang Fan ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Hengzhou Ding ,  Jan P. Allebach ,  Charles A. Bouman

IPC分类号： G06T15/00

CPC分类号： G06T11/60 ,  G06T15/04 ,  G06T19/00

摘要： As set forth herein, a computer-implemented method facilitates replacing text on cylindrical or curved surfaces in images. For instance, the user is first asked to perform a multi-click selection of a polygon to bound the text. A triangulation scheme is carried out to identify the pixels. Segmentation and erasing algorithms are then applied. The ellipses are estimated accurately through constrained least squares fitting. A 3D framework for rendering the text, including the central projection pinhole camera model and specification of the cylindrical object, is generated. These parameters are jointly estimated from the fitted ellipses as well as the two vertical edges of the cylinder. The personalized text is wrapped around the cylinder and subsequently rendered.

摘要翻译： 如本文所述，计算机实现的方法有助于在图像中的圆柱形或弯曲表面上替换文本。 例如，首先要求用户执行多边形的多点选择以绑定文本。 进行三角测量方案来识别像素。 然后应用分割和擦除算法。 通过约束最小二乘拟合精确估计椭圆。 生成用于呈现文本的3D框架，包括中心投影针孔相机模型和圆柱形对象的规格。 这些参数是从安装的椭圆以及气缸的两个垂直边缘共同估计的。 个性化文字包裹在圆柱体上并随后呈现。

公开(公告)号：US08064637B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-22

申请号：US12191721

申请日：2008-08-14

申请人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Yonghui Zhao

发明人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Yonghui Zhao

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/38 ,  G06K2009/0059 ,  G06K2209/01 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/155 ,  G06T7/194 ,  G06T2207/10008 ,  G06T2207/20036 ,  G07D7/005

摘要： A method and system for identifying a fluorescence mark in a printed document includes using an image acquisition device to derive an input digital image. For each pixel of at least one of the input image color channels, the gray value is adjusted to define a filtered digital image including a plurality of pixels each defined by an adjusted gray value. A binary image is derived that that represents the filtered digital image. The binary image includes a binary representation of the fluorescence mark and a binary representation of the background. At least one morphological operation is performed on the binary image. An ASCII character for the binary representation of the fluorescence mark (or each constituent character thereof) is derived and compared to a known security code to authenticate the printed document.

摘要翻译： 用于识别打印文档中的荧光标记的方法和系统包括使用图像获取装置来导出输入数字图像。 对于输入图像颜色通道中的至少一个的每个像素，调整灰度值以定义包括由调整的灰度值定义的多个像素的滤波数字图像。 导出二进制图像，其表示经过滤的数字图像。 二进制图像包括荧光标记的二进制表示和背景的二进制表示。 对二进制图像进行至少一个形态操作。 导出用于荧光标记（或其每个构成字符）的二进制表示的ASCII字符，并将其与已知的安全代码进行比较，以验证打印文档。

公开(公告)号：US20110052888A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-03

申请号：US12546848

申请日：2009-08-25

申请人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Raja Bala ,  Yonghui Zhao

发明人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Raja Bala ,  Yonghui Zhao

IPC分类号： B32B3/10 ,  B05D5/06

CPC分类号： G07D7/04 ,  G07D7/005 ,  Y10T428/24835

摘要： A document may include a non-magnetic substrate, a first colorant mixture printed as a first image upon the substrate, the first colorant mixture including a magnetic ink, and a second colorant mixture printed as a second image upon the substrate in substantially close spatial proximity to the printed first colorant mixture. The second colorant mixture may consist essentially of one or more non-magnetic inks and exhibit properties of both low visual contrast and high magnetic contrast against the first colorant mixture, such that the resultant printed substrate does not reveal the first image to the human eye, but will reveal the first image to a magnetic image reader.

摘要翻译： 文件可以包括非磁性基底，在基底上印刷为第一图像的第一着色剂混合物，第一着色剂混合物包括磁性墨水，以及以基本上接近的空间接近度印刷在基底上的第二图像的第二着色剂混合物 到印刷的第一着色剂混合物。 第二着色剂混合物可以基本上由一种或多种非磁性油墨组成，并表现出对第一着色剂混合物的低视觉对比度和高磁性对比度的性质，使得所得到的印刷基材不会向人眼露出第一图像， 但会将第一张图像显示给磁性图像阅读器。

公开(公告)号：US20100231980A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-16

申请号：US12404877

申请日：2009-03-16

申请人： Edward Chapman ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Shen-Ge Wang ,  Raja Bala

发明人： Edward Chapman ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Shen-Ge Wang ,  Raja Bala

IPC分类号： H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/60 ,  B41M3/148

摘要： A method for defining a gloss effect in a printed document includes printing a document region with first and second colorant combinations. The first colorant combination defines a first colorant stack height and said second colorant combination defines a second colorant stack height that differs from the first colorant stack height. As such, the document region has a first appearance when viewed straight-on and a second appearance when viewed at an angle. In one example, the first colorant combination is black (K) colorant that results in a one-level stack height and the second colorant combination is cyan, magenta, and yellow (CMY) colorants that result in a three-level stack height. In another example, the second colorant combination can be cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) colorants that define a four-level stack height. In such case, both colorant combinations appear as black in straight-on viewing or scanning, while the average color and/or luminance of the colorant combinations will differ from each other when the document region is viewed at an oblique angle. The desired gloss font or other gloss effect is defined by selective placement of the first and second colorant combinations relative to each other. Font sizes of 3 points or less can be defined.

摘要翻译： 用于在印刷文档中定义光泽效果的方法包括用第一和第二着色剂组合打印文档区域。 第一着色剂组合限定第一着色剂堆叠高度，并且所述第二着色剂组合限定与第一着色剂堆叠高度不同的第二着色剂堆叠高度。 因此，当从一角度观看时，原稿区域具有直视时的第一外观和第二外观。 在一个实例中，第一着色剂组合是导致一级堆叠高度的黑色（K）着色剂，并且第二着色剂组合是导致三级堆叠高度的青色，品红色和黄色（CMY）着色剂。 在另一个实例中，第二着色剂组合可以是限定四级堆叠高度的青色，品红色，黄色和黑色（CMYK）着色剂。 在这种情况下，两种着色剂组合在直视观察或扫描中显示为黑色，而当以倾斜角度观看原稿区时，着色剂组合的平均颜色和/或亮度将彼此不同。 通过相对于彼此选择性地放置第一和第二着色剂组合来限定期望的光泽字体或其它光泽效果。 可以定义3点或更少的字体大小。