System and method for detecting defects in an image

    公开(公告)号:US10210608B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US15487596

    申请日:2017-04-14

    Abstract: An image system for detecting defects in an image may include a processing device to detect defects in a target image by analyzing the activity level in a reference and the target image. The system may identify a quiet area/pixel in the reference image based on the activity level, check the activity level of the corresponding pixel in the target image, and classify the pixel in the target image as defective if the activity level of the pixel in the target image exceeds a noise threshold. The system may additionally swap the reference and target image, repeat the detection steps and combine the detection results with those before the swap. The system may also include an image sensor to scan a printed document of the reference image into a scanned electronic document (the target image).

    System and method for defect detection in a print system

    公开(公告)号:US10198809B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US15487584

    申请日:2017-04-14

    Abstract: A system for detecting defects in a print system may include a print engine to print an electronic document (a reference image) and yield a printed document. The system may also include an image sensor to scan the printed document into a scanned electronic document (a target image). The system may include a processing device to detect defects in the printed document by analyzing the activity level in the reference and target image. The system may identify a quiet area/pixel in the reference image based on the activity level, check the activity level of the corresponding pixel in the target image, and classify the pixel in the target image as defective if the activity level of the pixel in the target image exceeds a noise threshold. The system may additionally swap the reference and target image, repeat the detection steps and combine the detection results with those before the swap.

    Calibrating toner concentration sensors using reload measurement
    5.
    发明授权
    Calibrating toner concentration sensors using reload measurement 有权
    使用重载测量校准调色剂浓度传感器

    公开(公告)号:US09086648B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-21

    申请号:US14183793

    申请日:2014-02-19

    CPC classification number: G03G15/0855 G03G15/5041

    Abstract: Devices and methods detect an amount of toner on a photoreceptor caused by a printing process, and calculate a reload signal using a processor. The reload signal shows the amount of toner being reloaded on a donor roll from a toner container to replace the toner being removed from the donor roll during the printing process (as detected by an optical sensor). Such devices and methods generate a toner concentration (TC) sensor response representing a concentration of toner particles within the toner/developer mixture using a TC sensor, calculate a calibration sensor relationship between the TC sensor response and the reload signal, using the processor, based on changes in the TC sensor response and the reload signal that occur while changing the toner concentration during the printing process, and calibrate the TC sensor based on differences between the calibration sensor relationship and a previously established model relationship using the processor.

    Abstract translation: 设备和方法检测由打印处理引起的感光体上的调色剂量,并使用处理器计算重新加载信号。 重新载入信号示出了从调色剂容器重新装载在供体辊上的调色剂的量,以更换在印刷过程期间(由光学传感器检测到的)从供体辊移除的调色剂。 这样的装置和方法使用TC传感器产生表示调色剂/显影剂混合物中的调色剂颗粒浓度的调色剂浓度(TC)传感器响应,使用基于处理器的TC传感器响应和重载信号之间的校准传感器关系 关于在打印过程中改变调色剂浓度时发生的TC传感器响应和重新加载信号的变化,并且基于使用处理器的校准传感器关系和先前建立的模型关系之间的差异来校准TC传感器。

    System and method for visually detecting defective inkjets in an inkjet imaging apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    System and method for visually detecting defective inkjets in an inkjet imaging apparatus 有权
    用于视觉检测喷墨成像设备中的有缺陷的喷墨喷嘴的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08864283B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-21

    申请号:US13890790

    申请日:2013-05-09

    CPC classification number: B41J2/2142 B41J2/2139 B41J2/2146

    Abstract: A method of printer operation enables visual detection of defective inkjets. The method includes operating inkjets in a predetermined number of printheads that eject a same color of ink to form a test pattern having three portions. One portion is printed by the even-numbered inkjets in each printhead, one portion is printed by the odd-numbered inkjets in each printhead, and a third portion is printed by all of the inkjets in each printhead. The portions are printed immediately adjacent to one another in a process direction with the third portion between the other two portions.

    Abstract translation: 打印机操作的方法使得能够可视地检测有缺陷的喷墨喷嘴。 该方法包括在预定数量的打印头中操作喷墨喷嘴以喷射相同颜色的墨水以形成具有三个部分的测试图案。 一部分由每个打印头中的偶数喷墨打印头,一部分由每个打印头中的奇数喷墨打印,并且第三部分由每个打印头中的所有喷墨打印。 这些部分在处理方向上彼此紧邻地打印,其中第三部分在另外的两个部分之间。

    System and method for measuring image on paper registration using customer source images

    公开(公告)号:US11348214B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:US16988183

    申请日:2020-08-07

    Abstract: A system and method are provided for registering source and target images. The method includes receiving a first source image and a first scanned image. The first scanned image is one that has been generated by scanning a printed page that has been generated by printing the first source image or a transformed first source image derived from the first source image. Locations of corners of a target image in the first scanned image are identified. With a first computed transform, the corners of the target image in the first scanned image are aligned to corners of the first source image to generate an aligned target image. Local features in the source image and aligned target image are detected. A second transform is computed to align the target image with the first source image, based on the detected local features.

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