Method for calibrating a color printer using a scanner for color measurements
US5537516A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a method for calibrating color reproduction devices such as printers and for stabilizing the print colors generated by a computer controlled color reproduction device. Further, the present invention acts to standardize the print colors produced across a family or series of color reproduction devices. It may be incorporated into a color management system used to produce consistent colors across a variety of reproduction devices. In the first embodiment of the present invention, an object scanning device and an object color reproduction device are used. In the second embodiment, an object densitometer is used as the measuring device to measure densities. In yet another embodiment, an object colorimeter is used as the measuring device to measure CIE values. The present invention enables generation of a set of calibration curves for correcting the color output of the color reproduction device. The calibration curves provide modification functions for each of the individual color print channels of the color reproduction device (e.g., CMYK). The calibration curves are used to alter the rendering of color reproductions, and thereby achieve a desired result. The ca…
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