公开(公告)号：US06860578B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-01

申请号：US10367945

申请日：2003-02-19

申请人： Akitoshi Yamada ,  Masao Kato ,  Mitsuhiro Ono ,  Fumitaka Goto

发明人： Akitoshi Yamada ,  Masao Kato ,  Mitsuhiro Ono ,  Fumitaka Goto

IPC分类号： B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/51 ,  B41J2/525 ,  B41J29/40 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04N1/46 ,  H04N1/60 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J29/40

摘要： When a plurality of sheets of images are laid out and outputted in one page and characteristic amounts of multivalued image data are obtained to perform preferable image correction, the characteristic amounts of all the images to be recorded in the corresponding page have been beforehand obtained to calculate preferable image correction parameters. Therefore, a waiting time until the start of actual printing has been long. To resolve such an inconvenience, an image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a correction amount deciding unit for deciding or determining an individual correction amount with respect to each of the plurality of image data, and a correcting unit for correcting the image data based on the individual correction amount, whereby the correcting unit respectively corrects the images in accordance with the correction amounts which have already been decided, in a state where the correction amount deciding unit has not completed the decision of the correction amounts for all of the image data.

公开(公告)号：US07432985B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-07

申请号：US10809526

申请日：2004-03-26

申请人： Hisashi Ishikawa ,  Makoto Fujiwara ,  Masao Kato ,  Tetsuya Suwa ,  Fumitaka Goto ,  Kazuya Imafuku

发明人： Hisashi Ishikawa ,  Makoto Fujiwara ,  Masao Kato ,  Tetsuya Suwa ,  Fumitaka Goto ,  Kazuya Imafuku

IPC分类号： H04N5/21 ,  H04N5/213

CPC分类号： H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/21 ,  H04N19/86

摘要： Pixels in a window, which corresponds to the position of an input pixel and has a predetermined size, are extracted from a reduced image obtained by reducing an input image to a predetermined scale. Substitute data used to substitute the value of the input pixel is generated based on the extracted pixels in the window. The difference value between the substitute data and input pixel value is calculated and is compared with a first threshold value. When the difference value is smaller than the first threshold value, the input pixel value is substituted by the substitute data. Thus, low-frequency noise reduction can be attained using a minimum required memory size while suppressing adverse effects such as a resolution drop and the like.

摘要翻译： 从通过将输入图像缩小到预定比例而获得的缩小图像，提取对应于输入像素的位置并具有预定大小的窗口中的像素。 基于窗口中提取的像素生成用于代替输入像素值的替换数据。 计算替代数据和输入像素值之间的差值并将其与第一阈值进行比较。 当差值小于第一阈值时，输入像素值由替代数据代替。 因此，在抑制诸如分辨率下降等不利影响的同时，可以使用最小所需的存储器大小来实现低频噪声降低。

公开(公告)号：US07274491B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-25

申请号：US10368592

申请日：2003-02-20

申请人： Akitoshi Yamada ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Masao Kato ,  Fumitaka Goto

发明人： Akitoshi Yamada ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Masao Kato ,  Fumitaka Goto

IPC分类号： H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/608 ,  H04N1/6027

摘要： Upon outputting halftone image data to an output device, density transformation is prevalently done to improve image quality. Density transformation corresponds to linear gamma correction, and cannot correct any color fog and the like of a photo image. Hence, lightness/color difference information of halftone image data is acquired on the basis of low-frequency components of frequency data obtained by transforming halftone image data into spatial frequency components, and a lightness/color difference transform amount of the halftone image data is set on the basis of the acquired lightness/color difference information.

摘要翻译： 将半色调图像数据输出到输出装置时，通常会进行浓度变换以提高图像质量。 密度变换对应于线性伽马校正，不能校正照片图像的任何色雾等。 因此，基于通过将半色调图像数据变换为空间频率分量而获得的频率数据的低频分量来获取半色调图像数据的亮度/色差信息，并且设置半色调图像数据的亮度/色差变换量 基于获得的亮度/色差信息。

公开(公告)号：US07643178B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-05

申请号：US11839021

申请日：2007-08-15

申请人： Akitoshi Yamada ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Masao Kato ,  Fumitaka Goto

发明人： Akitoshi Yamada ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Masao Kato ,  Fumitaka Goto

IPC分类号： H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/608 ,  H04N1/6027

摘要： Upon outputting halftone image data to an output device, density transformation is prevalently performed to improve image quality. Density transformation corresponds to linear gamma correction, and cannot correct for color fog and the like that may occur in a photo image. Hence, lightness and color-difference information of halftone image data is acquired on the basis of low-frequency components of frequency data obtained by transforming halftone image data into spatial frequency components, and a lightness and color-difference transform amount of the halftone image data is set on the basis of the acquired lightness and color-difference information.

摘要翻译： 在将输出半色调图像数据输出到输出装置时，通常执行密度变换以提高图像质量。 密度变换对应于线性伽马校正，并且不能校正可能在照片图像中发生的色雾等。 因此，基于通过将半色调图像数据变换为空间频率分量而获得的频率数据的低频分量，以及半色调图像数据的亮度和色差变换量，获得半色调图像数据的亮度和色差信息 基于获取的亮度和色差信息设置。

公开(公告)号：US07564487B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-21

申请号：US10368600

申请日：2003-02-20

申请人： Masao Kato ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Akitoshi Yamada ,  Fumitaka Goto

发明人： Masao Kato ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Akitoshi Yamada ,  Fumitaka Goto

IPC分类号： H04N5/76

CPC分类号： H04N1/2112 ,  H04N1/00278 ,  H04N1/32101 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/0084 ,  H04N2201/3225 ,  H04N2201/3242 ,  H04N2201/3278

摘要： A digital still camera is connected with a printer, a print-target image is selected from among the plural images stored in a memory card, feature data representing a histogram of the selected image and the like is extracted, and the feature data and the image are transferred to the printer in accordance with a print instruction. Then, the printer performs a correction process concerning brightness and color of the received image on the basis of the received feature data.

摘要翻译： 数字静态照相机与打印机连接，从存储卡中存储的多个图像中选择打印目标图像，提取表示所选图像的直方图的特征数据等，特征数据和图像 根据打印指令传送到打印机。 然后，打印机根据接收到的特征数据执行关于接收图像的亮度和颜色的校正处理。

公开(公告)号：US20080018939A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-24

申请号：US11839021

申请日：2007-08-15

申请人： AKITOSHI YAMADA ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Masao Kato ,  Fumitaka Goto

发明人： AKITOSHI YAMADA ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Masao Kato ,  Fumitaka Goto

IPC分类号： H04N1/405

CPC分类号： H04N1/608 ,  H04N1/6027

摘要： Upon outputting halftone image data to an output device, density transformation is prevalently performed to improve image quality. Density transformation corresponds to linear gamma correction, and cannot correct for color fog and the like that may occur in a photo image. Hence, lightness and color-difference information of halftone image data is acquired on the basis of low-frequency components of frequency data obtained by transforming halftone image data into spatial frequency components, and a lightness and color-difference transform amount of the halftone image data is set on the basis of the acquired lightness and color-difference information.

摘要翻译： 在将输出半色调图像数据输出到输出装置时，通常执行密度变换以提高图像质量。 密度变换对应于线性伽马校正，并且不能校正可能在照片图像中发生的色雾等。 因此，基于通过将半色调图像数据变换为空间频率分量而获得的频率数据的低频分量，以及半色调图像数据的亮度和色差变换量，获得半色调图像数据的亮度和色差信息 基于获取的亮度和色差信息设置。

公开(公告)号：US07564576B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-21

申请号：US10773328

申请日：2004-02-09

申请人： Masao Kato ,  Akitoshi Yamada ,  Fumitaka Goto ,  Tetsuya Kawanabe

发明人： Masao Kato ,  Akitoshi Yamada ,  Fumitaka Goto ,  Tetsuya Kawanabe

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00251 ,  H04N1/00265 ,  H04N1/00278 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/001 ,  H04N2201/0013 ,  H04N2201/0015 ,  H04N2201/0049

摘要： This invention has as its object to receive image data from image sensing apparatuses of various manufacturers and to print a high-quality image by making image data transfer and a printing instruction, which are independent from interfaces. Since an image sensing apparatus such as a digital camera or the like calculates image feature amounts, and transfers the calculation result to a printing apparatus, huge image data need not be transferred from the image sensing apparatus to the printing apparatus again and again, and a high-quality image can be output. Upon printing image data transmitted from a digital camera (DSC) (3012) to a PD printer (1000), after a protocol is established by applications (NCDP) installed in the PD printer and DSC, the PD printer transmits its Capability list to the DSC. The DSC calculates an image feature amount of a selected image to be printed, and transmits the calculation result to the PD printer. Upon reception of this information, the PD printer makes image correction based on that image feature amount, and records (prints) an image.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是从各种制造商的图像感测装置接收图像数据，并且通过进行独立于接口的图像数据传送和打印指令来打印高质量图像。 由于诸如数码相机等的图像感测装置计算图像特征量，并且将计算结果传送到打印装置，所以不必将巨大的图像数据一次又一次从图像传感装置传送到打印装置，并且 可以输出高质量的图像。 在从数字照相机（DSC）（DSC）（3012）发送的图像数据打印到PD打印机（1000）时，在通过安装在PD打印机和DSC中的应用（NCDP）建立协议之后，PD打印机将其能力列表发送到 DSC。 DSC计算要打印的所选图像的图像特征量，并将计算结果发送到PD打印机。 在接收到该信息时，PD打印机基于该图像特征量进行图像校正，并记录（打印）图像。

公开(公告)号：US06435658B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-20

申请号：US09942564

申请日：2001-08-31

申请人： Masao Kato ,  Nobuyuki Matsumoto ,  Fumihiro Gotoh ,  Akitoshi Yamada ,  Tetsuya Suwa ,  Yoichi Takada ,  Noriyasu Asaki

发明人： Masao Kato ,  Nobuyuki Matsumoto ,  Fumihiro Gotoh ,  Akitoshi Yamada ,  Tetsuya Suwa ,  Yoichi Takada ,  Noriyasu Asaki

IPC分类号： B41J221

CPC分类号： C09D11/40 ,  B41J2/2107

摘要： A reactive color ink that contains a metal ion and exhibits mutual reactivity with a blank ink is applied in an area including a print area, which has been formed by applying the blank ink on a recording medium, and an area surrounding the print area, a distance between an edge of the print area and an outer edge of the surrounding area being up to four pixels. This ink application is performed so that a value at least equal to 0.01 is obtained from a calculation where a metal ion concentration % by weight in the reactive color ink applied in the area including the print area and the surrounding area is multiplied by a print duty % of the reactive color ink applied in the area including the print area and the surrounding area.

摘要翻译： 包含金属离子并且与空白墨水呈现相互反应性的反应性彩色油墨被应用于通过将印刷油墨涂布在记录介质上而形成的打印区域和打印区域周围的区域， 打印区域的边缘与周围区域的外边缘之间的距离最多为四个像素。 执行该油墨应用，使得从应用于包括打印区域和周围区域的区域中的反应性颜色油墨中的金属离子浓度重量百分比乘以打印值的计算获得至少等于0.01的值 在包括打印区域和周围区域的区域中施加的反应性颜色油墨的百分比。

公开(公告)号：US06991327B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-31

申请号：US10137382

申请日：2002-05-03

申请人： Fumitaka Goto ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Masao Kato ,  Mitsuhiro Ono

发明人： Fumitaka Goto ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Masao Kato ,  Mitsuhiro Ono

IPC分类号： B41J2/17 ,  B41J2/01

CPC分类号： B41J2/2114 ,  B41J2/2107 ,  B41J11/0065

摘要： An ink jet recording method effects recording on a recording material by ejecting ink comprising coloring material and reaction liquid reactable with the ink from an ink ejection portion for ejecting the ink and a reaction liquid ejection portion for ejecting the reaction liquid. The method includes a recording step of effecting the recording selectively in a first recording mode in which no margin is provided at least one end portion of the recording material and a second recording mode in which margins are provided at all of the end portions of the recording material. A recording condition in the first recording mode and a recording condition in the second recording mode are different.

摘要翻译： 喷墨记录方法通过喷射包括着色材料和与墨反应的反应液的油墨来记录在记录材料上，所述油墨从用于喷射油墨的喷墨部分和用于喷射反应液体的反应液体喷射部分。 该方法包括一个记录步骤，该记录步骤在记录材料的至少一个端部没有设置边缘的第一记录模式和第二记录模式中选择性地进行记录，其中在记录的所有端部设置边缘 材料。 第一记录模式中的记录条件和第二记录模式中的记录条件是不同的。

公开(公告)号：US06893114B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-17

申请号：US10609484

申请日：2003-07-01

申请人： Kentaro Yano ,  Masao Kato ,  Mitsuhiro Ono ,  Fumitaka Goto

发明人： Kentaro Yano ,  Masao Kato ,  Mitsuhiro Ono ,  Fumitaka Goto

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/205 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41M5/00 ,  H04N1/60

CPC分类号： B41J2/2114 ,  H04N1/6022

摘要： Image data, or RGB luminance data input from a host computer, is color-converted by LUT into 8-bit CMYK density data for each ink color. The CMYK density data is divided into predetermined regions and, based on a gray scale value for each of the divided regions, ink application volumes are calculated. According to the calculated ink application volumes, the 8-bit processing liquid application data S is generated. Then, the CMYK density data and the processing liquid application data undergo output gamma processing, after which they are quantized by a quantization processing unit into 1-bit ejection data for each nozzle.

摘要翻译： 从主计算机输入的图像数据或RGB亮度数据通过LUT进行颜色转换为每个墨水颜色的8位CMYK密度数据。 CMYK密度数据被划分为预定区域，并且基于每个分割区域的灰度值，计算墨水应用量。 根据计算出的油墨使用量，生成8位处理液应用数据S. 然后，CMYK密度数据和处理液体应用数据进行输出伽马处理，之后它们被量化处理单元量化为每个喷嘴的1位喷射数据。