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Color image reading apparatus including color correction means

US5237401A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 1991
Grant dateAug 17, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/6033
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A color image reading apparatus includes a multi-chip image sensor having a plurality of image sensor units adapted to read a test chart comprising a color slip having a plurality of colors. A processing circuit is provided for automatically calculating color correcting coefficients, respectively, for the plurality of image sensors and storing them in memory. This will reduce problems of color reproducibility among image sensors and among image reading apparatus.

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