公开(公告)号：US08681387B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-25

申请号：US12958819

申请日：2010-12-02

申请人： Martin S. Maltz ,  Zhigang Fan ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Judith Stinehour

发明人： Martin S. Maltz ,  Zhigang Fan ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Judith Stinehour

IPC分类号： H04N1/32

CPC分类号： H04N1/0044 ,  H04N1/00883

摘要： A method and system for creating guilloché base pattern with two-dimensional periodicity in a plurality of replicate patterns is shown wherein the creating can be assessed in real-time for pattern acceptability by a user. A base pattern is set on an imaging device in vector space relative to a set of predetermined pattern nodes. The base pattern is modulated via a user interface by adjusting positions of the pattern known for selectively controlling curve shapes of the pattern. A guilloché mark is illustrated by display on the imaging device of the adjusted base pattern and a compilation of associated replicate patterns for user assessment of the mark.

摘要翻译： 示出了用于在多个重复图案中创建具有二维周期性的illo形基底图案的方法和系统，其中可以实时地评估创建以便用户的图案可接受性。 在相对于一组预定图案节点的向量空间中的成像装置上设置基本图案。 通过调整已知的用于选择性地控制图案的曲线形状的图案的位置，经由用户界面调制基本图案。 通过在成像装置上显示调整后的基本图案和用于用户评估标记的相关联的重复图案的汇编来说明illo迹标记。

公开(公告)号：US08610959B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-17

申请号：US13029753

申请日：2011-02-17

申请人： Yao Rong Wang ,  Lalit Keshav Mestha ,  Martin S. Maltz

发明人： Yao Rong Wang ,  Lalit Keshav Mestha ,  Martin S. Maltz

IPC分类号： H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/6016 ,  H04N1/40006

摘要： What is disclosed is a system and method which addresses the problem of inheriting color management intent from a fleet color management LUT into a 4-to-4 cascaded LUT. The LUT is updated starting with a set of patches that either form a uniform or non-uniform grid of the LUT or can be projected to a uniform or non-uniform grid in the CMYK space using, e.g., PCA. A set of L*a*b* target as well a variable that serve the purpose of preserving the GCR and other elements of the fleet profile is obtained by passing the set of CMYK values to the fleet printer model. By iterating on the printer (or the printer model of the engine at the moment of the engine change) and converging to the targets, the engine device cmyk set is obtained. The LUT is formed between the uniform or non-uniform gridded CMYK and the device cmyk.

摘要翻译： 公开的是一种系统和方法，其解决将车队颜色管理LUT的颜色管理意图从继承到4对4级联LUT的问题。 LUT以从LUT的统一或非均匀网格形成的一组补丁开始更新，或者使用例如PCA将其投影到CMYK空间中的均匀或非均匀网格。 通过将一组CMYK值传递给车队打印机模型，获得一组L * a * b *目标以及用于保存GCR和船队简档的其他元素的变量。 通过在打印机（或发动机更换时刻的发动机的打印机型号）上迭代并收敛到目标，获得发动机装置cmyk组。 LUT在均匀或不均匀的网格CMYK和设备cmyk之间形成。

公开(公告)号：US08305636B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US12391443

申请日：2009-02-24

申请人： Zhigang Fan ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Yao Rong Wang ,  Alvaro Enrique Gil

发明人： Zhigang Fan ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Yao Rong Wang ,  Alvaro Enrique Gil

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/40

摘要： A system and methods for performing UCR/GCR (Undercolor Removal/Gray Color Replacement) in a digital printer is provided. The system and method includes maximizing the linearity of a color mapping function mapping a device independent color to a device dependent color through linear filtering and performing color projection to ensure color accuracy. The system and methods reduces graininess of printed color images having flesh-tones by also including a K reduction step.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在数字打印机中执行UCR / GCR（底色去除/灰色替换）的系统和方法。 该系统和方法包括通过线性滤波使得设备独立颜色映射到与器件相关的颜色的颜色映射函数的最大化，并执行颜色投影以确保颜色精度。 该系统和方法通过还包括K还原步骤来减少具有肉色的印刷彩色图像的颗粒度。

公开(公告)号：US08111432B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-07

申请号：US12106709

申请日：2008-04-21

申请人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Martin S. Maltz

发明人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Martin S. Maltz

IPC分类号： H04N1/40 ,  H04N1/46 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/32309

摘要： A system and method for infrared watermarking using gray component replacement and other color removal schemes is shown. This method includes providing a substrate and implementing two infrared absorption strategies, one with low infrared absorption and the other with high infrared absorption. These two strategies are then combined in order to form two gamuts with substantially similar shapes. This combination can be made by blending the gamuts at areas where one of the strategies do not meet or implementing the intersection of the two gamuts. A watermark is then printed along with an image. The resultant image with watermark is void of artifacts while still having a consistent watermark signal.

摘要翻译： 示出了使用灰色组件替换和其他颜色去除方案的红外水印的系统和方法。 该方法包括提供基板并实现两个红外吸收策略，一个具有低红外吸收，另一个具有高红外吸收。 然后组合这两种策略以形成具有基本相似形状的两个色域。 这种组合可以通过在其中一个策略不满足或实现两个色域的交点的区域混合色域来进行。 然后将水印与图像一起打印。 所得到的具有水印的图像在没有伪像的同时仍然具有一致的水印信号。

公开(公告)号：US07835033B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-16

申请号：US12019940

申请日：2008-01-25

申请人： Raja Bala ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Lalit Keshav Mestha ,  Alvaro Enrique Gil

发明人： Raja Bala ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Lalit Keshav Mestha ,  Alvaro Enrique Gil

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F15/00 ,  H04N1/6058

摘要： This disclosure provides a method and system to generate device dependent color space representations for an image output device. The method and system are particularly applicable to a printing device, where gamut boundary separated profile methods are executed to map device in-gamut and device out-of-gamut colors.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供了一种用于为图像输出设备生成依赖于设备的色彩空间表示的方法和系统。 该方法和系统特别适用于打印设备，其中执行色域边界分离的轮廓方法来对设备进行色域内和设备色域外的颜色映射。

公开(公告)号：US20100214616A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-26

申请号：US12391443

申请日：2009-02-24

申请人： Zhigang Fan ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Yao Rong Wang ,  Alvaro Enrique Gil

发明人： Zhigang Fan ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Yao Rong Wang ,  Alvaro Enrique Gil

IPC分类号： H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/40

摘要： A system and methods for performing UCR/GCR (Undercolor Removal/Gray Color Replacement) in a digital printer is provided. The system and method includes maximizing the linearity of a color mapping function mapping a device independent color to a device dependent color through linear filtering and performing color projection to ensure color accuracy. The system and methods reduces graininess of printed color images having flesh-tones by also including a K reduction step.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在数字打印机中执行UCR / GCR（底色去除/灰色替换）的系统和方法。 该系统和方法包括通过线性滤波使得设备独立颜色映射到与器件相关的颜色的颜色映射函数的最大化，并执行颜色投影以确保颜色精度。 该系统和方法通过还包括K还原步骤来减少具有肉色的印刷彩色图像的颗粒度。

公开(公告)号：US20090262400A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-22

申请号：US12106709

申请日：2008-04-21

申请人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Martin S. Maltz

发明人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Martin S. Maltz

IPC分类号： G06K15/02

CPC分类号： H04N1/32309

摘要： A system and method for infrared watermarking using gray component replacement and other color removal schemes is shown. This method includes providing a substrate and implementing two infrared absorption strategies, one with low infrared absorption and the other with high infrared absorption. These two strategies are then combined in order to form two gamuts with substantially similar shapes. This combination can be made by blending the gamuts at areas where one of the strategies do not meet or implementing the intersection of the two gamuts. A watermark is then printed along with an image. The resultant image with watermark is void of artifacts while still having a consistent watermark signal.

摘要翻译： 示出了使用灰色组件替换和其他颜色去除方案的红外水印的系统和方法。 该方法包括提供基板并实现两个红外吸收策略，一个具有低红外吸收，另一个具有高红外吸收。 然后组合这两种策略以形成具有基本相似形状的两个色域。 这种组合可以通过在其中一个策略不满足或实现两个色域的交点的区域混合色域来进行。 然后将水印与图像一起打印。 所得到的具有水印的图像在没有伪像的同时仍然具有一致的水印信号。

公开(公告)号：US06643032B1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-04

申请号：US09221239

申请日：1998-12-28

申请人： Peter A. Crean ,  Martin S. Maltz

发明人： Peter A. Crean ,  Martin S. Maltz

IPC分类号： H04N1405

CPC分类号： H04N1/4078 ,  H04N1/4055

摘要： A halftone cell is composed of a plurality of pixel groupings predefined to correspond to optimal tone level gradations. Selected output pixel groupings vary in number, and in shape of subpixels used from other pixel groupings, in order that successive input levels correspond to successive halftone cells defining substantially equal changes in a measured darkness value. Tone level gradations are optimized by purposeful correlation of input levels to output levels, especially where the number of output levels exceeds the number of input levels. During optimization, a calibration sample is produced by the image output device and calibration elements are empirically measured. Darkness change between successive levels is calculated and compared. Where the percentage of darkness change exceeds a desired amount, additional calibration elements are produced until the change calculated between successive levels is substantially the same. Successive input levels are associated with successive output levels such that a change between any adjacent input levels produces a change in darkness in the desired amount. The correlation is stored in a look up table for use during operation of the image output device.

摘要翻译： 半色调单元由预定为对应于最佳色阶等级的多个像素分组组成。 所选择的输出像素分组在其他像素分组中使用的子像素的数量和形状不同，以便连续的输入电平对应于连续的半色调单元，其在测量的黑暗值中定义基本相等的变化。 通过输入电平与输出电平的有意义的相关性来优化音调级别，特别是输出电平数量超过输入电平数量时。 在优化期间，由图像输出装置产生校准样品，并且经验地测量校准元件。 计算并比较连续水平之间的黑暗变化。 在黑暗变化百分比超过所需量的情况下，产生额外的校准元件，直到在连续水平之间计算的变化基本相同。 连续输入电平与连续输出电平相关联，使得任何相邻输入电平之间的变化产生期望量的黑暗变化。 相关性存储在查找表中，以在图像输出设备的操作期间使用。

公开(公告)号：US06637849B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-28

申请号：US10046156

申请日：2002-01-16

申请人： Martin S. Maltz

发明人： Martin S. Maltz

IPC分类号： B41J2205

CPC分类号： H04N1/6058 ,  H04N1/6025

摘要： The invention provides a system and method for reducing or eliminating kinks in ink limit conversion processes. In particular, an adjusted ink limit conversion process is provided which approaches the limit in a smooth fashion. Moreover, extrapolated values in the input, values that are outside of a predetermined range, are handled in a smooth fashion. The extrapolated values are used to avoid kinks in the conversion process at the end bounds of the range. Ink limiting is performed gradually as the system approaches the ink limit, avoiding sudden changes in the slope of the system response characteristics. If one of a plurality of colors reaches zero ink, the remaining colors are decreased by multiplying them by a factor less than one. Accordingly, the colorant ratio is maintained, and hue shifts are reduced.

公开(公告)号：US5307182A

公开(公告)日：1994-04-26

申请号：US814170

申请日：1991-12-30

申请人： Martin S. Maltz

发明人： Martin S. Maltz

IPC分类号： H04N1/40 ,  H04N1/46 ,  H04N1/60 ,  G03F3/08

CPC分类号： H04N1/644 ,  H04N1/40006 ,  H04N1/60

摘要： An image processing apparatus and method for performing the steps of grouping colors of a multi-pixel image stored in a memory into sets of colors, determining the average color of each set of colors, selecting a target color, for each set of colors, from a plurality of predetermined target colors, the selected target color being the predetermined target color that is closest to the average color of the set, and remapping the color of each pixel of the image stored in the memory to the target color selected for the set including that pixel. The method and apparatus are applicable to multigeneration color image reproduction devices such as color facsimile machines, color photocopiers, and the like.

摘要翻译： 一种图像处理装置和方法，用于执行以下步骤：将存储在存储器中的多像素图像的颜色分组为颜色集合，从每个颜色集合中确定每组颜色的平均颜色，选择目标颜色 多个预定目标颜色，所选择的目标颜色是最接近该组的平均颜色的预定目标颜色，并且将存储在存储器中的图像的每个像素的颜色重新映射到为包括 那个像素。 该方法和装置适用于诸如彩色传真机，彩色复印机等的多代彩色图像再现装置。