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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159719 | Method for correcting the gray balance of a printing process A method for correcting gray balance of a printing process includes imaging printing forms assigned to color separations with a test form, printing a printing material using the printing forms in a printing press and calorimetrically measuring the test form printed ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8094342 | Image processing device that retains a high resolution dithering matrix and image processing method therefor A device capable of providing an image quality that is close to a high resolution printing engine unit by low resolution printing engine unit. It includes a processing unit for comparing thresholds included in a high resolution dithering matrix with a pixel value in... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085437 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes an expansion unit to expand image data to first matrix data including a plurality of rows and columns, a first mask unit to mask the first matrix data by performing a logical operation on the first matrix data and a mask pattern, ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8040566 | Image generating device, image generating method and printing device An image generating method comprises the steps of extracting elliptical shape parameters (specifying an elliptical shape), gradation pattern parameters (specifying a gradation pattern to be drawn in the elliptical shape) and drawing area parameters (specifying a dra... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035859 | Image forming system, image forming apparatus and density correction method An image forming system, image forming apparatus, and method of correcting image density are provided. The system includes a forming unit that forms an image; an acquisition unit that acquires factor information corresponding to a factor which is capable of causing ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8023151 | High-image-quality halftone process An image processing method involves processing image data indicative of an image represented with a prescribed number of input tones by each of pixel groups composed of a plurality of print pixels, and generating dot data representing a status of dot formation on ea... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7982915 | Inkjet recording apparatus, image processing method, storage medium, pigmented ink, and recorded matter A disclosed inkjet recording apparatus for performing recording by jetting a recording liquid onto a recording medium includes an image processing unit configured to obtain an output halftone level by performing halftone processing on input image data, to select a d... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7973973 | Display device, display panel driver and method of driving display panel An LCD device according to the present invention has: an LCD panel; an operation and correction circuit configured to perform a correction operation with respect to an input gray-scale data of a target frame image by using an arithmetic expression to generate an out... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7973972 | Halftone dot formation method and apparatus, and image forming apparatus An image processing method generates a halftone image by forming a halftone dot represented by a set of one or plural output dots corresponding to an intensity of an input image signal while making a part of the dots constituting the halftone dot to be an actual non... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7965417 | Tone correction table generation method and apparatus There is provided a method of generating a tone correction table used to correct tone characteristics of image data of each component color in a color image forming apparatus, comprising the steps of outputting color patch images of each component color for respecti... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7957031 | High-image-quality halftone process An image processing method involves processing image data indicative of an image represented with a prescribed number of input tones by each of pixel groups composed of a plurality of print pixels, and generating dot data representing a status of dot formation on ea... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7948657 | Image processing method and image processing apparatus An image processing method for deciding the quantization data on each image plane of the image data composed of at least first and second image planes includes performing a quantization process for the sum total value of pixel values existing at the same position on... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944587 | Image data generation device, image data generation processing program and thermal transfer recording device An image data generation device is provided with: an image data acquisition unit for acquiring image data; a division unit for spatially dividing the acquired data by a plurality of matrices; a priority order setting element for setting the priority order for perfor... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940426 | Image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a medium on which an image processing control program is recorded, an image evaluation device, an image evaluation method and a medium on which an image evaluation program is recorded In image processing according to the prior art, the important part of photographic image data (referred to herein as the object) could not be determined and therefore required human participation. A computer 21 which is the core of image processing cal... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7924464 | High-image-quality halftone process An image processing method involves processing image data indicative of an image represented with a prescribed number of input tones by each of pixel groups composed of a plurality of print pixels, and generating dot data representing a status of dot formation on ea... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920292 | Database system for processing image data for consistent color printing Present systems and methods enable digital color printers to consistently print color output from computer generated image data that includes spot color definitions. Colors that are defined as spot colors can be separated from colors that are defined as combinations... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7889393 | Document reading apparatus and an image formation apparatus therewith A document reading apparatus and an image formation apparatus are disclosed. The document reading apparatus detects a locally patent image pixel in a main scanning direction, determines whether locally patent image pixels continuously appear at the same pixel positi... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889394 | Image processing apparatus and method An image processing apparatus for processing multilevel image data including values of respective color components includes an adding unit configured to add quantization errors to the respective values of the color components of a target pixel, an output determinati... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7826095 | System and method for estimating color separation misregistration utilizing frequency-shifted halftone patterns that form a moiré pattern A method and system for estimating color separation misregistration of a printing system. The method may include marking a substrate to form a misregistration estimation patch. The misregistration estimation patch being formed by first and second color separations. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7826094 | Apparatus for processing data describing an image and image forming device An apparatus for processing data describing an image is provided with an input device, a binarizing device, a correcting device, a driving pulse generating device, and an adjusting device. The input device inputs the data. The binarizing device performs a binarizing... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7808678 | Image processing device, image output device, terminal device, image forming system, computer readable medium storing program thereof and image processing method An image processing device includes a multivalue-converting unit that converts input binary image data including plural color components into multivalued image data; a restriction unit that restricts imaging materials to be used for multivalued image data produced b... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7796301 | Method of super image resolution A method of improving resolution for an image is disclosed. The method for improving resolution of an image includes loading a first image and creating a first super grid image based on the first image. The method also includes loading a second image and creating a ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7773265 | Image correction apparatus and image correction method An image correction apparatus and method enable correcting an image so that the image is always discernible and at least text can be read regardless of user settings. A correction range that increases the gray level and a correction range that decreases the gray lev... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7755801 | Image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a medium on which an image processing control program is recorded, an image evaluation device, an image evaluation method and a medium on which an image evaluation program is recorded In image processing according to the prior art, the important part of photographic image data (referred to herein as the object) could not be determined and therefore required human participation. A computer 21 which is the core of image processing cal... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7719717 | Image recording apparatus and method, image reproducing apparatus and method, and recording medium on which image processing program is recorded The present invention is intended to record image data having a wide dynamic range is a file together with image data having a narrow dynamic range. First, an image recording apparatus separately gradation-converts image data to be recorded into primary data having ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7710603 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method Image forming apparatus 1 capable of forming dots of types in quantity of α (integer satisfying α≧2) wherein there are provided, target pixel selection means 2 that selects a target pixel, recording rate acquisition means 3 that acquires a r... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7706023 | Data processing method, printing apparatus, host apparatus, and printing system A data processing method, printing apparatus, host apparatus, and printing system are capable of reducing the data transfer rate from the host apparatus to the printing apparatus, suppressing density unevenness, and reducing the cost of the apparatus. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7646512 | Image processing apparatus and method of the same The invention discloses an image processing apparatus and method thereof capable of preserving a great deal of light and dark details, so as to improve the contrast of each image. Furthermore, when calculating the value of gray level, the gray levels may be divided ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7616346 | Processing image data for consistent color printing Present systems and methods enable digital color printers to consistently print color output from computer generated image data that includes spot color definitions. Colors that are defined as spot colors can be separated from colors that are defined as combinations... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7605948 | Image display apparatus and correction method of image signal An image display apparatus including a plurality of pixels, a drive circuit for outputting drive signals for driving the pixels, and a correction circuit for correcting an input signal corresponding to a predetermined pixel with a correction value to output a correc... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7599096 | Tint adjustment for monochrome image printing On the basis of a standard one-dimensional LUT 412, a plurality of one-dimensional LUTs 413 having mutually different tones are generated. Next, a plurality of monochrome sample images are generated using this one-dimensional LUTs 413, and a cat... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7595910 | Method for making a dot for dot proof A method for making a dot for dot proof for a printing device, such as a press, on another device, such as a proofer, the method including (a) inputting, at pixel level, binary or pseudo-binary data indicating at a given pixel screened colorant values of the printin... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7573613 | Method and apparatus for controlling picture color tone of printing press A picture color tone controlling method for a printing press is disclosed wherein color tone control can be performed using an IRGB densitometer which requires a lower cost than a spectrometer. A target mixed color halftone density for each ink supplying unit width ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7564587 | Method of scoring a printed form having targets to be marked A digital form scoring system that does not require that the targets on the marked form be digitally captured with a drop-out scanner. This is accomplished by locating each target, and in the mark interpretation logic, sensing an area within the outline of the targe... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7564586 | Method, system and computer program for compressing and transmitting image raster data A method and system for printing of gray scale images utilizes raster image data. A page is divided into tiles in a two dimensional grid. Tiles are checked for the presence of dither cells for generating gray scale values. Tiles without dither cells are compressed f... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7554696 | Dot-gain reduction method for multi-level halftoning A method for minimizing color-image halftone dot-gain in the output of a multi-level halftone color-imaging output device. The method includes characterizing that device's halftone output, on a per-color basis, regarding pixel-pattern-specific dot gain which can be ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7508548 | Image processing method and image processing apparatus In image processing according to the prior art, the important part of photographic image data (referred to herein as the object) could not be determined and therefore required human participation. A computer 21 which is the core of image processing cal... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7499197 | Image forming control apparatus, image forming control method and computer readable medium An image forming control apparatus includes: a gradation correction curve generator and a calibration data generator. The gradation correction curve generator generates a gradation correction curve based on a correspondence between an output instruction values each ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7474441 | Image processing device, method, program and recording medium recording the program When the image data having a predetermined gradation value for each pixel is input, and the image data is searched from the initial pixel and the total of the gradation values of the pixels, including the searched pixels, becomes a predetermined threshold value or m... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7443540 | Electro-optical device, method of driving the same, data line driving circuit, signal processing circuit, and electronic apparatus A signal processing unit that generates data signals for controlling gray-scale levels of electro-optical elements includes a first D/A conversion unit that generates gray-scale signals from gray-scale data for designating the gray-scale levels of the electro-optica... | 10/28/2008 |
