Printing device, carriage and color measurement method
US8203749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/3878
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a color printing device, whereby the color printing device comprises a reciprocating color measurement device and a reciprocating optical density sensor, to a mobile carriage comprising a color printhead, a color measurement device and an optical density sensor and to a color measurement method comprising the following steps: identify the position of a pattern on a two-dimensional media using a mobile optical density sensor; derive the position of a color patch on the media from the position of the pattern; measure the color of the color patch using a color measurement device.
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