Color-matched printing
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining quantities of primary coloring agents to generate a hue approximating that of an original color; and
determining a quantity of at least one neutral coloring agent to adjust the hue so that the determined coloring agent quantities can be used to generate a color approximating the original color.
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Abstract
A technique is disclosed for matching a color, applicable for example to printing a color which matches a color on a CRT display. Quantities of toners which will generate the matching color are determined and then a pattern of toners which will approximate those quantities is applied. To determine the quantities, a definition of the original color, such as its RGB coordinates, is converted to coordinates in a linear mixing space, such as CIE coordinates. These coordinates, together with coordinates of the toners are then used to calculate quantities of toners which will produce a matching color. The calculations match hue, saturation and reflectance so that the matching color appears like the original color and so that characteristics of an original image are preserved. A table containing the area coverages of available toner patterns is used in selecting the toner pattern. A separate pattern for each toner may be selected by comparing the quantity of that toner with the area coverages of its available patterns to find the separate toner pattern which will come closest to that quantity. The selected separate patterns of the toners are then combined to obtain a combined toner pattern, which is then applied.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining quantities of primary coloring agents to generate a hue approximating that of an original color; and determining a quantity of at least one neutral coloring agent to adjust the hue so that the determined coloring agent quantities can be used to generate a color approximating the original color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
performing linear mixing calculations with an original color'"'"'s linear mixing coordinates and linear mixing coordinates of at least two primary coloring agents and at least one neutral coloring agent to determine quantities of the coloring agents to be used to generate a color approximating the original color. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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