摘要:
An image recording apparatus according to the present invention is characterized by comprising first signal conversion section for converting a pixel density value of an current pixel of an input image signal into a first recording control signal for defining a recording amount, second signal conversion section for referring to an adjacent-pixel recording control signal for defining a recording amount of at least one adjacent pixel connected to the current pixel to convert the first recording control signal into a second recording control signal, being closest to the first recording control signal, for defining a recording amount at which pixel formation for the current pixel is stabilized, recording section for recording an image based on the second recording control signal, and error diffusion section for diffusing an error between the pixel density value and a recording density value of the second recording control signal to a pixel density value of each of non-processed pixels located around the current pixel.
摘要:
A color copying machine has a scanning-type proximity linear image sensor unit for optically scanning an input image and producing an image read signal, and a color printer unit for producing a copy image corresponding to the input image at limited levels of printing density. An image type discrimination circuit receives the image read signal, and at least partially discriminates the type of image based on a pattern matching technique, thereby producing a discrimination signal for specifying the image type in a pixel region of a predetermined size of the input image. An adaptive signal processing circuit also receives the image read signal, and performs different image signal correction processing in accordance with the discriminated image type, thus producing a corrected image signal, which is supplied to a multi-value dithering processor. The multi-value dithering processing circuit performs multi-value dither processing of the corrected image signal, and produces a printer drive signal for defining a printing pixel pattern for each pixel of the input image.
摘要:
An image recording system superimposes, on an original image, an additional image which is same as at least any one of visible characters, symbols and numerals recorded on a recorded product and records the superimposed image on the recorded product as an image for certification. The additional image superimpose-recorded on the recorded product cannot visually be recognized and it is permitted to be visible when a universal optical filter is used.
摘要:
In the apparatus for processing a color image, a data signal representing another information differs from the color image is generated by a generating means. The another information is embedded into the color image by varying one of a color difference and a chroma of the color image in accordance with the data signal by an image processing means.
摘要:
A color image processing system which reads or receives a color image and outputs corrected color image to a display or printer. The system estimates the brightness of the original image and executes correction on the basis of this estimation. The system uses histograms to determine correction.
摘要:
An image layout apparatus for recognizing a color frame selectively marked on an original image, and automatically laying out the original image includes a color frame discriminating circuit for discriminating an image signal corresponding to the color frame from an image signal corresponding to the original image, a to-be-laid-out image signal outputting circuit for extracting a specific image signal corresponding to a specific image defined by the color frame from the original image signal, and outputting the specific image signal as a to-be-laid-out image signal, and a layout processing circuit for performing predetermined layout processing such as coloring layout of the to-be-laid-out image signal in accordance with the color frame image signal.
摘要:
A color copier comprises a color line-image sensor, a matrix circuit, and a color conversion circuit. The color line-image sensor reads a color document, to output a plurality of fundamental color signals. The matrix circuit converts the fundamental color signals into a brightness signal and two color-difference signals. The color-conversion circuit converts the brightness and color difference signals into ink-amount control signals for controlling the amounts of color inks used in a color printer. In order to decrease the memory capacity of the color conversion circuit and faithfully reproduce dark colors, a nonlinear conversion circuit is provided at the preceding stage of the matrix circuit. The nonlinear conversion circuit is arranged to increase a change in level of an input signal in a low-level range, to an extent greater than that in a high-level range.
摘要:
An image recording apparatus comprises an unequal interval quatization circuit for quantizing at an unequal interval an input multilevel image signal to prevent at least one signal having a tone level at which a recording density is unstable from being outputted, a circuit for calculating a difference between an unequal-interval-quantized signal and the input image signal, a buffer memory for temporarily storing the difference, a multiplexer for multiplying a recorded signal with a weight coefficient, an adder for adding a resultant signal from the multiplier to the input image signal, and a printer for recording an image, using the quantized signal as a record signal.
摘要:
A method of recording a full color image, for use in a printer such as a thermal printer, by means of a plurality of color inks of such as yellow, cyan, and magenta, and a black ink which is to be printed in an area in which the color inks are superimposed. For black area compensation the black ink is printed in an area smaller than an area in which the color inks are superimposed and which is obtained through the Neugebauer equation.
摘要:
There is presented a color picture reader, and a method for using the same, which enable one to obtain exact and stable color separated signals. By projecting standard light of a light source on a reference plate, there are set reference values of the color separated signals that correspond to the color of the reference plate. In actual measurement, the light source is controlled by comparing the color separated signals of the light from the light source that is reflected from the reference plate with the predetermined reference values so as to bring them to a coincidence.