Color image scanning system, method and medium
US7986447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/6097
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A color image scanning system, method and medium that generates look-up tables for color data correction based on the type of printing paper and the kind of image on the printing papers, thereby improving color reproducibility upon scanning.A color image scanning system may include a storage unit to store look-up tables having correction values of first color data, obtained by scanning a first printing paper having a plurality of color patches, each of the look-up tables corresponding to a type of printing paper, and a final image generation unit to correct second color data, obtained by scanning a second printing paper, with reference to a look-up table of the look-up tables, the look-up table corresponding to the type of printing paper used by the second printing paper.
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