COLOR CONVERTING METHOD, COLOR CONVERTING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A color converting method comprising:
- a first acquiring step of acquiring an optical property value of a first print printed on a first medium and an optical property value of a second print printed on a second medium, which is either the same as or different from the first medium;
a second acquiring step of acquiring an optical property value of a second protective film that covers the second print;
a third acquiring step of acquiring a spectral distribution of a first light source, which serves as an observational light source for the first print, and a spectral distribution of a second light source, which is either the same as or different from the first light source and which serves as an observational light source for a second protective-film-covered print produced by covering the second print with the second protective film;
a first generating step of generating a first profile corresponding to the first print based on the acquired optical property value of the first print and the acquired spectral distribution of the first light source;
a second generating step of generating a second profile corresponding to the second protective-film-covered print based on the acquired optical property value of the second print, the acquired optical property value of the second protective film, and the acquired spectral distribution of the second light source; and
a color converting step for converting colors of image data representing an image of the first print into colors of image data representing an image of the second print, using the generated first profile as an input profile and the generated second profile as an output profile.
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Abstract
A first profile corresponding to a first print is generated based on first spectral data of a first print and third spectral data of a light source, which serves as an observational light source for the first print. A second profile corresponding to a second protective-film-covered print is generated based on spectral data of a second print, second spectral data of a second laminating film, and third spectral data of a light source, which serves as an observational light source for the second protective-film-covered print. Using the first profile as an input profile and the second profile as an output profile, colors of image data representing an image of the first print are converted into colors of image data representing an image of the second print.
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20 Claims
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1. A color converting method comprising:
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a first acquiring step of acquiring an optical property value of a first print printed on a first medium and an optical property value of a second print printed on a second medium, which is either the same as or different from the first medium; a second acquiring step of acquiring an optical property value of a second protective film that covers the second print; a third acquiring step of acquiring a spectral distribution of a first light source, which serves as an observational light source for the first print, and a spectral distribution of a second light source, which is either the same as or different from the first light source and which serves as an observational light source for a second protective-film-covered print produced by covering the second print with the second protective film; a first generating step of generating a first profile corresponding to the first print based on the acquired optical property value of the first print and the acquired spectral distribution of the first light source; a second generating step of generating a second profile corresponding to the second protective-film-covered print based on the acquired optical property value of the second print, the acquired optical property value of the second protective film, and the acquired spectral distribution of the second light source; and a color converting step for converting colors of image data representing an image of the first print into colors of image data representing an image of the second print, using the generated first profile as an input profile and the generated second profile as an output profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A color converting method comprising:
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a first acquiring step of acquiring an optical property value of a first print printed on a first medium and an optical property value of a second print printed on a second medium, which is either the same as or different from the first medium; a second acquiring step of acquiring an optical property value of a first protective film that covers the first print and an optical property value of a second protective film that covers the second print, the second protective film being either the same as or different from the first protective film; a third acquiring step of acquiring a spectral distribution of a first light source, which serves as an observational light source for a first protective-film-covered print produced by covering the first print with the first protective film, and a spectral distribution of a second light source, which is either the same as or different from the first light source and which serves as an observational light source for a second protective-film-covered print produced by covering the second print with the second protective film; a first generating step of generating a first profile corresponding to the first protective-film-covered print based on the acquired optical property value of the first print, the acquired optical property value of the first protective film, and the acquired spectral distribution of the first light source; a second generating step of generating a second profile corresponding to the second protective-film-covered print based on the acquired optical property value of the second print, the acquired optical property value of the second protective film, and the acquired spectral distribution of the second light source; and a color converting step of converting colors of image data representing an image of the first print into colors of image data representing an image of the second print, using the generated first profile as an input profile and the generated second profile as an output profile. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A color converting apparatus comprising:
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a first acquirer for acquiring an optical property value of a first print printed on a first medium and an optical property value of a second print printed on a second medium, which is either the same as or different from the first medium; a second acquirer for acquiring an optical property value of a second protective film that covers the second print; a third acquirer for acquiring a spectral distribution of a first light source, which serves as an observational light source for the first print, and a spectral distribution of a second light source, which is either the same as or different from the first light source and which serves as an observational light source for a second protective-film-covered print produced by covering the second print with the second protective film; a profile generator for generating a first profile corresponding to the first print based on the optical property value of the first print acquired by the first acquirer and the spectral distribution of the first light source acquired by the third acquirer, and generating a second profile corresponding to the second protective-film-covered print based on the optical property value of the second print acquired by the first acquirer, the optical property value of the second protective film acquired by the second acquirer, and the spectral distribution of the second light source acquired by the third acquirer; and a color converter for converting colors of image data representing an image of the first print into colors of image data representing an image of the second print, using the first profile generated by the profile generator as an input profile and the second profile generated by the profile generator as an output profile.
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18. A color converting apparatus comprising:
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a first acquirer for acquiring an optical property value of a first print printed on a first medium and an optical property value of a second print printed on a second medium, which is either the same as or different from the first medium; a second acquirer for acquiring an optical property value of a first protective film that covers the first print and an optical property value of a second protective film that covers the second print, the second protective film being either the same as or different from the first protective film; a third acquirer for acquiring a spectral distribution of a first light source, which serves as an observational light source for a first protective-film-covered print produced by covering the first print with the first protective film, and a spectral distribution of a second light source, which is either the same as or different from the first light source and which serves as an observational light source for a second protective-film-covered print produced by covering the second print with the second protective film; a profile generator for generating a first profile corresponding to the first protective-film-covered print based on the optical property value of the first print acquired by the first acquirer, the optical property value of the first protective film acquired by the second acquirer, and the spectral distribution of the first light source acquired by the third acquirer, and generating a second profile corresponding to the second protective-film-covered print based on the optical property value of the second print acquired by the first acquirer, the optical property value of the second protective film acquired by the second acquirer, and the spectral distribution of the second light source acquired by the third acquirer; and a color converter for converting colors of image data representing an image of the first print into colors of image data representing an image of the second print, using the first profile generated by the profile generator as an input profile and the second profile generated by the profile generator as an output profile.
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19. A recording medium storing therein a program to be executed by a computer, the program enabling the computer to function as:
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a first acquirer for acquiring an optical property value of a first print printed on a first medium and an optical property value of a second print printed on a second medium, which is either the same as or different from the first medium; a second acquirer for acquiring an optical property value of a second protective film that covers the second print; a third acquirer for acquiring a spectral distribution of a first light source, which serves as an observational light source for the first print, and a spectral distribution of a second light source, which is either the same as or different from the first light source and which serves as an observational light source for a second protective-film-covered print produced by covering the second print with the second protective film; a profile generator for generating a first profile corresponding to the first print based on the optical property value of the first print acquired by the first acquirer and the spectral distribution of the first light source acquired by the third acquirer, and generating a second profile corresponding to the second protective-film-covered print based on the optical property value of the second print acquired by the first acquirer, the optical property value of the second protective film acquired by the second acquirer, and the spectral distribution of the second light source acquired by the third acquirer; and a color converter for converting colors of image data representing an image of the first print into colors of image data representing an image of the second print, using the first profile generated by the profile generator as an input profile and the second profile generated by the profile generator as an output profile.
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20. A recording medium storing therein a program to be executed by a computer, the program enabling the computer to function as:
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a first acquirer for acquiring an optical property value of a first print printed on a first medium and an optical property value of a second print printed on a second medium, which is either the same as or different from the first medium; a second acquirer for acquiring an optical property value of a first protective film that covers the first print and an optical property value of a second protective film that covers the second print, the second protective film being either the same as or different from the first protective film; a third acquirer for acquiring a spectral distribution of a first light source, which serves as an observational light source for a first protective-film-covered print produced by covering the first print with the first protective film, and a spectral distribution of a second light source, which is either the same as or different from the first light source and which serves as an observational light source for a second protective-film-covered print produced by covering the second print with the second protective film; a profile generator for generating a first profile corresponding to the first protective-film-covered print based on the optical property value of the first print acquired by the first acquirer, the optical property value of the first protective film acquired by the second acquirer, and the spectral distribution of the first light source acquired by the third acquirer, and generating a second profile corresponding to the second protective-film-covered print based on the optical property value of the second print acquired by the first acquirer, the optical property value of the second protective film acquired by the second acquirer, and the spectral distribution of the second light source acquired by the third acquirer; and a color converter for converting colors of image data representing an image of the first print into colors of image data representing an image of the second print, using the first profile generated by the profile generator as an input profile and the second profile generated by the profile generator as an output profile.
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