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Printer, color conversion control program and color conversion control method

US10244148B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 2017
Grant dateMar 26, 2019
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printer includes: an inline scanner which acquires an RGB value of each patch of a color chart; an inline colorimeter which acquires a colorimetric value of each patch of the color chart; a profile creation unit which creates a profile for associating the RGB value with the colorimetric value of each patch; and a color conversion unit which estimates a colorimetric value corresponding to an RGB value of input data by extrapolation calculation using four points including three points forming a plane and one supporting point in data of the profile, wherein the color conversion unit estimates the colorimetric value corresponding to the RGB value based on a set of four points remained after deleting one or a plurality of sets of four points according to a predetermined rule from a plurality of sets of four points selected for an RGB value input.

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