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Method of determining and storing color printing information

Patent 4481532 Issued on November 6, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject July 8, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

2434561

3612753

Document copying apparatus
Patent #: 4058828
Issued on: 11/15/1977
Inventor: Ladd

Method of color correction Patent #: 4060829
Issued on: 11/29/1977
Inventor: Sakamoto

Inventors

Application

No. 06/396247 filed on 07/08/1982

US Classes:

358/519, Gamma correction358/504Measuring, testing, and calibrating

Examiners

Primary: Murray, Richard

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

H04N 1/60 (20060101)

Abstract

A method of determining a set of color correction values includes generating a set of three gray mapper, or gamma, curves and determining from these curves the amount of color correction required to duplicate a sample set of color chips utilizing the particular inks and paper to be used in the final printing process. A set of correction percentages is generated from the correction determination for each of the colors of the set of color chips and these percentages are used in conjunction with input color values to generate corrected color values. The corrected color values may be modified to permit the variable substitution of black ink for a combination of the three colored inks or may be used to compensate for variations in hue of different black inks.

Other References

  • Paper to Technical Association of Graphic Arts entitled "A Proposed Engineering Approach to Color Reproduction" by Irving Pobbaravsky, Jul., 1977
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