公开(公告)号：US06695434B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-24

申请号：US10209877

申请日：2002-08-02

申请人： Yuji Konno ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Atsuhiko Masuyama

发明人： Yuji Konno ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Atsuhiko Masuyama

IPC分类号： B41J221

CPC分类号： H04N1/648 ,  H04N1/52

摘要： This invention provides an image processing apparatus capable of outputting a color image by reducing the information amount of each color component of the image by a method suited to the color component without deteriorating the quality of the image, and an image printing apparatus capable of printing an image without deteriorating the quality of the image, on the basis of received image data. Of color image data to be transmitted to the image printing apparatus (which uses, e.g., six colors Y, M, C, Bk, LC, and LM), the image processing apparatus quantizes colors (LC and LM) whose tone quality is important by a large number of gray levels (e.g., nine values), and does not compress these colors. The image processing apparatus quantizes colors (Y, M, C, and Bk) whose tone quality is not important by the number of gray levels (e.g., five values) by which the compression efficiency is improved, and then compresses these colors, thereby reducing the transmission data amount. The image printing apparatus prints the image of received image data by directly using uncompressed data and expanding compressed data.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种图像处理装置，其能够通过利用适合于彩色分量的方法减少图像的每个颜色分量的信息量而不劣化图像质量来输出彩色图像;以及图像打印装置， 基于接收到的图像数据，图像不劣化图像的质量。 要发送到图像打印装置（其使用例如六种颜色Y，M，C，Bk，LC和LM）的彩色图像数据，图像处理装置对色调重要的颜色（LC和LM）进行量化 通过大量灰度级（例如9个值），并且不压缩这些颜色。 图像处理装置对色调质量不重要的颜色（Y，M，C和Bk）对压缩效率提高的灰度级数（例如，五个值）进行量化，然后压缩这些颜色，从而减少 传输数据量。 图像打印设备通过直接使用未压缩数据和扩展压缩数据来打印接收到的图像数据的图像。

公开(公告)号：US06601939B2

公开(公告)日：2003-08-05

申请号：US09940644

申请日：2001-08-29

申请人： Miyuki Fujita ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Atsushi Ushiroda ,  Yuji Konno ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Tetsuya Edamura ,  Tetsuhiro Maeda ,  Atsuhiko Masuyama

发明人： Miyuki Fujita ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Atsushi Ushiroda ,  Yuji Konno ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Tetsuya Edamura ,  Tetsuhiro Maeda ,  Atsuhiko Masuyama

IPC分类号： B41J2205

CPC分类号： G06K15/107

摘要： A color ink-jet head, having plural arrays of nozzles side by side in a main scan direction corresponding to different color inks, is moved to scan reciprocally. In a multi-pass recording for divided recording on an area by scanning at plural times with the head, an ink firstly landed on recording of the area determines a prioritized color influential on the color tone. Moreover, a printing medium is largely covered by the recording of first two passes. A harmful influence on a whole image by the color irregularity can reduced by suppressing the color irregularity in the two passes, therefore, the data recording ratio of the first pass to the area is set smaller than that of the second pass and thereafter. Further, for such the control, a pseudo periodical masking data arranging record prohibiting pixels and record permitting pixels in a visually agreeable state is introduced.

摘要翻译： 在与不同颜色的油墨对应的主扫描方向上并排配置有多个喷嘴阵列的彩色喷墨头被移动扫描。 在通过用头扫描多次的区域上的分割记录的多遍记录中，首先在区域的记录上着陆的墨水确定对色调有影响的优先级的颜色。 此外，打印介质大部分被前两次通过的记录所覆盖。 通过抑制两次通过中的颜色不规则性，可以减少由颜色不均匀性对整个图像的有害影响，因此，第一遍的区域的数据记录比率被设定为小于第二遍的数据记录率。 此外，对于这样的控制，引入了禁止像素的伪周期性屏蔽数据排列记录和在视觉上令人满意的状态下记录许可像素。

公开(公告)号：US06334659B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-01

申请号：US09612292

申请日：2000-07-07

申请人： Tetsuhiro Maeda ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Miyuki Fujita ,  Yuji Konno ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Tetsuya Edamura

发明人： Tetsuhiro Maeda ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Miyuki Fujita ,  Yuji Konno ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Tetsuya Edamura

IPC分类号： B41J2938

CPC分类号： B41J2/2132 ,  G06K15/107

摘要： By performing printing by a reduced number of main scanning times and by a bind pitch of a period which is imperceptible to human vision, a printing apparatus and a printing method for forming an image of visually imperceptible banding artifacts is provided. For this purpose, in a printing apparatus wherein a printing head is scanned for a plurality of times in a main scanning direction and at each scanning the printing head is divided into a plurality of blocks and printing is made to a region corresponding to each of the blocks by multi-scanning printing, the region is formed by printing one divided region in each of the plurality of scans in a transporting direction.

摘要翻译： 通过减少数量的主扫描时间和通过人视觉不可见的周期的绑定间距执行打印，提供了用于形成视觉上不可察觉的带状伪像的图像的打印装置和打印方法。 为此，在打印头沿主扫描方向扫描多次的打印装置中，并且在每次扫描时，打印头被分成多个块，并且打印到对应于 通过多次扫描打印的块，通过在传送方向上的多个扫描中的每一个中打印一个分割区域来形成该区域。

公开(公告)号：US20120218330A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-30

申请号：US13407051

申请日：2012-02-28

申请人： Miyuki Fujita ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yuji Konno ,  Shuichi Murakami ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Tetsuya Edamura ,  Tetsuhiro Maeda

发明人： Miyuki Fujita ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yuji Konno ,  Shuichi Murakami ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Tetsuya Edamura ,  Tetsuhiro Maeda

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/2135 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/04586 ,  B41J19/145

摘要： With an ink jet head having for each color two parallel columns of nozzles arranged shifted by one-half the pitch, odd-numbered rasters and even-numbered rasters are printed by the two nozzle columns. The registration between the odd- and even-numbered rasters is secured during the printing to produce a high quality image. The ink ejection timing between the two raster groups is shifted by a predetermined interval to form adjustment patterns; the adjustment patterns are checked and, according to the check result, an adjustment value for the ink ejection timing between the two ink nozzle columns is entered, and the entered adjustment value is stored to be reflected on the actual printing operation. To facilitate the adjustment pattern check, the adjustment patterns have a dot distribution with a blue noise characteristic at a resolution at which the printing apparatus can print.

摘要翻译： 对于每个颜色的喷墨头，两个平行的喷嘴排列偏移了一半的间距，奇数光栅和偶数光栅由两个喷嘴列打印。 奇数和偶数光栅之间的对准在打印期间得到保证，以产生高质量的图像。 两个光栅组之间的喷墨定时偏移预定间隔以形成调整图案; 检查调整图案，并且根据检查结果，输入两个墨水喷嘴列之间的墨水喷射正时的调节值，并且输入的调整值被存储以反映在实际打印操作上。 为了便于调整图案检查，调整图案具有在打印装置可以打印的分辨率下具有蓝色噪声特性的点分布。

公开(公告)号：US08147019B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-03

申请号：US11207817

申请日：2005-08-22

申请人： Miyuki Fujita ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yuji Konno ,  Shuichi Murakami ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Tetsuya Edamura ,  Tetsuhiro Maeda

发明人： Miyuki Fujita ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yuji Konno ,  Shuichi Murakami ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Tetsuya Edamura ,  Tetsuhiro Maeda

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J2/2135 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/04586 ,  B41J19/145

摘要： By using an ink jet head, which has for each color two parallel columns of nozzles arranged side by side in the main scan direction and shifted from each other by one-half the pitch at which the nozzles are arranged in each column, odd-numbered rasters and even-numbered rasters making up an image are printed by the two nozzle columns. The registration between the odd- and even-numbered rasters is secured during the printing to produce an image with high print quality. For that purpose, the ink ejection timing between the two raster groups is shifted by a predetermined interval to form a plurality of adjustment patterns; the adjustment patterns printed are checked and, according to the check result, an adjustment value for the ink ejection timing between the two ink nozzle columns is entered, and the entered adjustment value is stored to be reflected on the actual printing operation. To facilitate the adjustment pattern check, the plurality of adjustment patterns have a dot distribution with a blue noise characteristic at a resolution at which the printing apparatus can print.

摘要翻译： 通过使用喷墨头，其对于每种颜色，在主扫描方向上并排布置两个并列的喷嘴，并且彼此偏移了每列喷嘴排列的间距的一半，奇数 构成图像的光栅和偶数光栅由两个喷嘴列打印。 奇数和偶数光栅之间的对准在打印期间得到保证，以产生具有高打印质量的图像。 为此，两个光栅组之间的喷墨定时偏移预定间隔以形成多个调整图案; 检查打印的调整图案，并且根据检查结果，输入两个墨水喷嘴列之间的墨水喷射正时的调整值，并且输入的调整值被存储以反映在实际打印操作上。 为了便于调整图案检查，多个调整图案具有在打印装置可以打印的分辨率下具有蓝色噪声特性的点分布。

公开(公告)号：US07588306B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-15

申请号：US12041822

申请日：2008-03-04

申请人： Atsuhiko Masuyama ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yuji Konno ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Tetsuya Edamura

发明人： Atsuhiko Masuyama ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yuji Konno ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Tetsuya Edamura

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/5058 ,  B41J2/2132 ,  B41J11/0065

摘要： A contamination of a printing medium caused by ink mist or the like is suppressed, which may scatter or float in an apparatus when margin-less printing is carried out in an ink jet printer. When margin-less printing for an edge of a printing medium P is performed, a predetermined edge area {circle around (1)} is printed using a smaller number of ejection openings during one scanning operation than that used for other areas {circle around (2)} and {circle around (3)}, while taking transportation errors relating to this end into consideration. This reduces the amount of ink mist resulting from ink ejected out of the edge of the printing medium during one scanning operation.

摘要翻译： 抑制由墨雾等引起的打印介质的污染，当在喷墨打印机中进行无边距打印时，可能会在装置中分散或漂浮。 当执行打印介质P的边缘的无边距打印时，在一次扫描操作期间使用较少数量的喷射口来打印预定的边缘区域（圆周（1）}，而不是用于其它区域 2）}和{圈绕（3）}，同时考虑与此相关的运输错误。 这减少了在一次扫描操作期间从打印介质的边缘喷出的墨所产生的墨雾量。

公开(公告)号：US07533949B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-19

申请号：US11774084

申请日：2007-07-06

申请人： Hirowo Inoue ,  Hisashi Ishikawa ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Miyuki Fujita ,  Yuji Konno ,  Kenji Takahashi ,  Norihiro Kawatoko

发明人： Hirowo Inoue ,  Hisashi Ishikawa ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Miyuki Fujita ,  Yuji Konno ,  Kenji Takahashi ,  Norihiro Kawatoko

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： H04N1/32128 ,  B41J3/00 ,  B41J3/407 ,  H04N1/00278 ,  H04N1/0097 ,  H04N1/2353 ,  H04N1/2369 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/3205 ,  H04N2201/3214 ,  H04N2201/3242 ,  H04N2201/3243 ,  H04N2201/3252 ,  H04N2201/3253 ,  H04N2201/3277

摘要： An image forming system includes an electronic device and image forming device. The electronic device has a recording unit for recording a target image together with a recording condition of the target image and an output unit for outputting an image and a recording condition recorded by the recording unit. The image forming device has a requesting unit for requesting the electronic device to output an image to be formed and an image forming unit for applying an image processing to an image output by the output unit responsive to a request by the requesting unit. The requesting unit controls a quality of an image that the image forming device requests the electronic device to output in conformity with the recording condition and an image forming condition.

摘要翻译： 图像形成系统包括电子装置和图像形成装置。 电子设备具有记录单元，用于与目标图像的记录条件一起记录目标图像，以及用于输出图像的输出单元和由记录单元记录的记录条件。 图像形成装置具有：请求单元，用于请求电子装置输出要形成的图像;以及图像形成单元，用于响应于请求单元的请求，对由输出单元输出的图像应用图像处理。 请求单元控制图像形成装置根据记录条件和图像形成条件请求电子装置输出的图像的质量。

公开(公告)号：US07477422B2

公开(公告)日：2009-01-13

申请号：US11392684

申请日：2006-03-30

申请人： Yuji Konno ,  Hisashi Ishikawa ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Miyuki Fujita ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Tetsuya Edamura ,  Tetsuhiro Maeda

发明人： Yuji Konno ,  Hisashi Ishikawa ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Miyuki Fujita ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Tetsuya Edamura ,  Tetsuhiro Maeda

IPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  H04N1/405

CPC分类号： H04N1/4015 ,  H04N1/4051

摘要： When recording a gradation pixel by performing pseudo-halftone processing, the occurrence of unevenness in the density in the recorded image is suppressed. For that purpose, when recording a pseudo-halftone image using dot patterns, a dot-pattern table storing a plurality of different dot patterns is provided for each gradation value. One dot-pattern table is selected from N dot-pattern tables based on gradation-value information for each pixel. One dot pattern is selected from the selected dot-pattern table, based on position information indicated by the pixel, and recording is performed using the selected dot pattern. It is thereby possible to prevent the concentrated use of a particular nozzle of a recording head, and suppress the occurrence of unevenness in the density due to characteristics of the specific nozzle.

摘要翻译： 当通过进行伪半色调处理来记录灰度像素时，抑制了记录图像中的浓度不均匀的发生。 为此，当使用点图案记录伪半色调图像时，为每个灰度值提供存储多个不同点图案的点图案表。 基于每个像素的灰度值信息，从N个点图案表中选择一个点图案表。 根据由像素指示的位置信息，从所选择的点阵列表中选择一个点图形，并使用所选择的点图案进行记录。 从而可以防止记录头的特定喷嘴的集中使用，并且抑制由于特定喷嘴的特性导致的密度不均匀的发生。

公开(公告)号：US20080158275A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-03

申请号：US12041822

申请日：2008-03-04

申请人： Atsuhiko Masuyama ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yuji Konno ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Tetsuya Edamura

发明人： Atsuhiko Masuyama ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yuji Konno ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Tetsuya Edamura

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/5058 ,  B41J2/2132 ,  B41J11/0065

摘要： A contamination of a printing medium caused by ink mist or the like is suppressed, which may scatter or float in an apparatus when margin-less printing is carried out in an ink jet printer. When margin-less printing for an edge of a printing medium P is performed, a predetermined edge area {circle around (4)} is printed using a smaller number of ejection openings during one scanning operation than that used for other areas {circle around (2)} and {circle around (3)}, while taking transportation errors relating to this end into consideration. This reduces the amount of ink mist resulting from ink ejected out of the edge of the printing medium during one scanning operation.

摘要翻译： 抑制由墨雾等引起的打印介质的污染，当在喷墨打印机中进行无边距打印时，可能会在装置中分散或漂浮。 当执行打印介质P的边缘的无边距打印时，在一次扫描操作期间使用较少数量的喷射口来打印预定的边缘区域（围绕（4）}的圆周） 2）}和{圈绕（3）}，同时考虑与此相关的运输错误。 这减少了在一次扫描操作期间从打印介质的边缘喷出的墨所产生的墨雾量。

公开(公告)号：US07385730B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-10

申请号：US10198108

申请日：2002-07-19

申请人： Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yuji Konno ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Tetsuya Edamura ,  Tetsuhiro Maeda ,  Atsuhiko Masuyama

发明人： Takayuki Ogasahara ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yuji Konno ,  Norihiro Kawatoko ,  Tetsuya Edamura ,  Tetsuhiro Maeda ,  Atsuhiko Masuyama

IPC分类号： H04N1/40 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/2056 ,  G06K15/102 ,  H04N1/46

摘要： In an apparatus for performing printing using a color ink-jet head having a plurality of ink-discharge-port strings corresponding to ink materials having different color tones, a high-quality image having excellent gradation can be recorded, while reducing the cost of the apparatus and increasing the data processing speed by reducing the capacity of a memory for storing dot arrangement patterns. For that purpose, as a plurality of dot arrangement patterns for determining dot arrangement at output within a M×N-dot region for one input pixel, (1) patterns having a large number of gradation levels that can be represented (for example, nine gradation levels) and a high recording resolution (for example, 1,200 dpi (dots per inch)×2,400 dpi) are used for colors in which uneven stripes tend to be pronouncedly observed (for example, light cyan and light magenta), and (2) patterns having a small number of gradation levels that can be represented (for example, five gradation levels) and a low recording resolution (for example, 1,200 dpi×1,200 dpi) are used for colors in which uneven stripes tend to be less pronouncedly observed (for example, black, cyan, magenta and yellow).

摘要翻译： 在使用具有对应于具有不同色调的油墨材料的多个喷墨口串的彩色喷墨头进行打印的设备中，可以记录具有优异灰度的高质量图像，同时降低成本 并且通过减小用于存储点排列模式的存储器的容量来增加数据处理速度。 为此，作为用于确定一个输入像素的M×N点区域内的输出处的点排列的多个点排列图案，（1）能够表示大量灰度等级的图案（例如，9个灰度等级 ）和高记录分辨率（例如，1,200dpi（每英寸点数）×2,400dpi）用于显着观察到不均匀条纹（例如浅青色和浅品红色）的颜色，以及（2） 对于不均匀条纹倾向于较不明显地观察到的颜色，使用具有可表示的少量灰度等级的图案（例如，5个灰度级）和低记录分辨率（例如1,200dpi×200dpi） 例如黑色，青色，品红色和黄色）。