PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PRINTING PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
- a unit that generates test pattern data considering visual characteristics, on the basis of a test pattern grayscale value determined on the basis of visual sensitivity;
an N-value conversion unit that converts the test pattern data generated by the unit that generates test pattern data considering visual characteristics into an N value (N≧
2;
N is a natural number);
a printing data generating unit that generates test pattern printing data on the basis of the N-value test pattern data output from the N-value conversion unit;
a printing unit that performs printing on the basis of the test pattern printing data generated by the printing data generating unit;
an output density detecting unit that detects the output density of a test pattern printed by the printing unit;
a printer input/output density information generating unit that generates printer input/output density information for correcting input density, on the basis of the output density of the test pattern detected by the output density detecting unit;
an image data acquiring unit that acquires image data composed of M values (M>
N≧
2;
M is a natural number); and
an input density correcting unit that corrects the input density of the image data acquired by the image data acquiring unit, on the basis of the printer input/output density information generated by the printer input/output density information generating unit.
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Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a unit that generates test pattern data considering visual characteristics, on the basis of a test pattern grayscale value determined on the basis of visual sensitivity; an N-value conversion unit that converts the test pattern data generated by the unit that generates test pattern data considering visual characteristics into an N value (N≧2: N is a natural number); a printing data generating unit that generates test pattern printing data on the basis of the N-value test pattern data output from the N-value conversion unit; a printing unit that performs printing on the basis of the test pattern printing data generated by the printing data generating unit; an output density detecting unit that detects the output density of a test pattern printed by the printing unit; a printer input/output density information generating unit that generates printer input/output density information for correcting input density, on the basis of the output density of the test pattern detected by the output density detecting unit; an image data acquiring unit that acquires image data composed of M values (M>N≧2: N is a natural number); and an input density correcting unit that corrects the input density of the image data acquired by the image data acquiring unit, on the basis of the printer input/output density information generated by the printer input/output density information generating unit.
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9 Claims
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1. A printing apparatus comprising:
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a unit that generates test pattern data considering visual characteristics, on the basis of a test pattern grayscale value determined on the basis of visual sensitivity;
an N-value conversion unit that converts the test pattern data generated by the unit that generates test pattern data considering visual characteristics into an N value (N≧
2;
N is a natural number);
a printing data generating unit that generates test pattern printing data on the basis of the N-value test pattern data output from the N-value conversion unit;
a printing unit that performs printing on the basis of the test pattern printing data generated by the printing data generating unit;
an output density detecting unit that detects the output density of a test pattern printed by the printing unit;
a printer input/output density information generating unit that generates printer input/output density information for correcting input density, on the basis of the output density of the test pattern detected by the output density detecting unit;
an image data acquiring unit that acquires image data composed of M values (M>
N≧
2;
M is a natural number); and
an input density correcting unit that corrects the input density of the image data acquired by the image data acquiring unit, on the basis of the printer input/output density information generated by the printer input/output density information generating unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a unit that generates test pattern data considering visual characteristics, on the basis of a test pattern grayscale value determined on the basis of visual sensitivity;
an N-value conversion unit that converts the test pattern data generated by the unit that generates test pattern data considering visual characteristics into an N value (N≧
2;
N is a natural number);
a printing data generating unit that generates test pattern printing data on the basis of the N-value test pattern data output from the N-value conversion unit;
an output density detecting unit that, after printing is performed by a predetermined printing apparatus on the basis of the test pattern printing data generated by the printing data generating unit, detects the output density of a test pattern printed by the predetermined printing apparatus;
a printer input/output density information generating unit that generates printer input/output density information for correcting input density, on the basis of the output density of the test pattern detected by the output density detecting unit;
an image data acquiring unit that acquires image data composed of M values (M>
N≧
2;
M is a natural number); and
an input density correcting unit that corrects the input density of the image data acquired by the image data acquiring unit, on the basis of the printer input/output density information generated by the printer input/output density information generating unit.
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9. A printing program that allows a computer to execute:
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generating test pattern data considering visual characteristics, on the basis of a test pattern grayscale value determined on the basis of visual sensitivity;
converting the test pattern data generated considering the visual characteristics into an N value (N≧
2;
N is a natural number);
generating test pattern printing data on the basis of the N-value test pattern data obtained in the converting of the test pattern data;
performing printing on the basis of the test pattern printing data generated in the generating of the printing data;
detecting the output density of a test pattern printed in the performing of printing;
generating printer input/output density information for correcting input density, on the basis of the output density of the test pattern detected in the detecting of the output density;
acquiring image data composed of M values (M>
N≧
2;
M is a natural number); and
correcting the input density of the image data acquired in the acquiring of the image data, on the basis of the printer input/output density information generated in the generating of the printer input/output density information.
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