Method and system for registering printing stations of a printing press
US9393772B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30144
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for registering printing presses includes printing stations for printing color images on a web includes an imager acquiring images of a web common area. The acquired image includes a portion of a color image associated with a printing station and a portion of one other color image associated with an un-registered printing station and a processor, coupled with the imager. A portion of the color image is registered with a portion of the other color image according to two monochrome images, each corresponding to a color image printed on the common area and determined according to the location of each pixel of the acquired image in a color separation space, the location is determined according to the projected location on a color projection plane. The portion of the one color image is registered with the portion of the one other color image with a reference image.
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