Method and apparatus for adjusting correlated color temperature
First Claim
1. Apparatus for adjusting color temperature of viewing light to a white point of a color monitor, said apparatus comprising:
- a first light source whose color temperature is adjustable;
means for measuring a color temperature of viewing light, the viewing light including ambient light and light output of said first light source;
means for comparing the color temperature measured by said measuring means with the white point of the color monitor; and
means for adjusting the color temperature of said first light source based on the comparison so that the color temperature of the viewing light is adjusted toward the white point of the color monitor.
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Abstract
A color printing system includes a central processing unit for generating color image data, a color monitor for displaying color image data generated by the central processing unit and a color temperature sensing device for sensing color temperature of viewing light in which color images displayed on the monitor and color images printed by the printer are viewed. A first light source has a light output intensity controllable by the central processing unit. The central processing unit is adapted to control the intensity of the first light source in accordance with the color temperature sensed by the sensing device so as to match the color temperature sensed by the sensing device to a potential color temperature. Additionally, a second light source may be provided. The second light source has a different color temperature than the first light source and the central processor can adjust the intensity of the first and second light source based on relative color temperatures. The central processing unit is adapted to adjust the color temperature of either or both intensity of the first and second light sources.
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21 Claims
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1. Apparatus for adjusting color temperature of viewing light to a white point of a color monitor, said apparatus comprising:
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a first light source whose color temperature is adjustable; means for measuring a color temperature of viewing light, the viewing light including ambient light and light output of said first light source; means for comparing the color temperature measured by said measuring means with the white point of the color monitor; and means for adjusting the color temperature of said first light source based on the comparison so that the color temperature of the viewing light is adjusted toward the white point of the color monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A color printing system for adjusting a color temperature of viewing light to a white point of a color monitor, said color printing system comprising:
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a central processing unit for generating color image data; a first light source having a color temperature controllable by said central processing unit; a color monitor for displaying color image data generated by said central processing unit; a color printer for printing color image data generated by said central processing unit; a color temperature sensing device for sensing color temperature of viewing light which includes ambient light and light output of the first light source and in which color images displayed on said color monitor and color images printed by said color printer are viewed; wherein said central processing unit is adapted to control the color temperature of said first light source in accordance with the color temperature of the viewing light sensed by said color temperature sensing device so as to match the color temperature of the viewing light to the white point of the color monitor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for adjusting color temperature viewing light to a white point of a color monitor, said method comprising the steps of:
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measuring a color temperature of viewing light, the viewing light including ambient light and light output of a first light source; comparing the color temperature of the viewing light measured in the measuring step with the white point of the color monitor; and adjusting the color temperature of the first light source based on the comparison in the comparison step so that the color temperature of the viewing light is adjusted toward the white point of the color monitor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A color printing method for printing color images displayed on a color monitor, and for adjusting a color temperature of viewing light to a white point of the color monitor so that the printed color images are not perceptually different from the displayed color images, said color printing method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a color image on a color monitor; printing the color image displayed on the color monitor; sensing a color temperature of viewing light, the viewing light including ambient light and light output of a first light source, and said viewing light being used to view the color image displayed in the displaying step and to view the color image printed in the printing step; and controlling the color temperature of the first light source in accordance with the color temperature of the viewing light sensed in the sensing step so as to match the color temperature of the viewing light to the white point of the color monitor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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