Scan image target locator system for calibrating a printing system
First Claim
1. A system for calibrating a printing system, comprising:
- a printer;
a master test image document printed by said printer, said master test image having three locator symbols and a plurality of test objects, each symbol having a distinct apex, the apexes being non-colinear;
scanning means for scanning said master test image document;
symbol means for detecting the locator symbols printed on said master test image document and for generating transition data therefrom;
coordinate means for determining a coordinate value for each non-colinear apex based on the transition data;
memory means for prestoring image data corresponding to the test objects printed on said master test image document and positional data corresponding to a desired coordinate value for each non-colinear apex;
transformation means for generating a transformation matrix based on a difference between the determined coordinate value for each non-colinear apex and the desired coordinate value for each non-colinear apex;
position compensation means for retrieving prestored image data corresponding to the scanned image data based on the transformation matrix; and
calibration means for comparing scanned image data with the retrieved prestored image data and for generating compensation values based on a difference between the scanned image data and the prestored image data.
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Abstract
A system and method for calibrating a printing system includes a printer and a master test image document printed by the printer. The master test image has three locator symbols and a plurality of test objects, each symbol having a distinct apex. The apexes are non-colinear. A memory prestores image data corresponding to the test objects printed on the master test image document and positional data corresponding to a desired coordinate value for each non-colinear apex. The system also includes a scanner for scanning the master test image document and detects the locator symbols printed on master test image document to generate transition data therefrom. The calibration process determines a coordinate value for each non-colinear apex based on the transition data and generates a transformation matrix based on a difference between the determined coordinate value for each non-colinear apex and the desired coordinate value for each non-colinear apex. A compensation process retrieves prestored image data corresponding to the scanned image data based on the transformation matrix. The calibration process then compares scanned image data with the retrieved prestored image data to generate compensation values based on a difference between the scanned image data and the prestored image data.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for calibrating a printing system, comprising:
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a printer; a master test image document printed by said printer, said master test image having three locator symbols and a plurality of test objects, each symbol having a distinct apex, the apexes being non-colinear; scanning means for scanning said master test image document; symbol means for detecting the locator symbols printed on said master test image document and for generating transition data therefrom; coordinate means for determining a coordinate value for each non-colinear apex based on the transition data; memory means for prestoring image data corresponding to the test objects printed on said master test image document and positional data corresponding to a desired coordinate value for each non-colinear apex; transformation means for generating a transformation matrix based on a difference between the determined coordinate value for each non-colinear apex and the desired coordinate value for each non-colinear apex; position compensation means for retrieving prestored image data corresponding to the scanned image data based on the transformation matrix; and calibration means for comparing scanned image data with the retrieved prestored image data and for generating compensation values based on a difference between the scanned image data and the prestored image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for calibrating a printing system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) printing a master test image document on a printer to be tested, the master test image having three locator symbols and a plurality of test objects, each symbol having a distinct apex, the apexes being non-colinear; (b) scanning the master test image document; (c) detecting the locator symbols printed on the master test image document and generating transition data therefrom; (d) determining a coordinate value for each non-colinear apex based on the transition data; (e) prestoring image data corresponding to the test objects printed on the master test image document and positional data corresponding to a desired coordinate value for each non-colinear apex; (f) generating a transformation matrix based on a difference between the determined coordinate value for each non-colinear apex and the desired coordinate value for each non-colinear apex; (g) retrieving a prestored image data corresponding to the scanned image image data based on the transformation matrix; and (h) comparing scanned image data with the retrieved prestored image data and generating compensation values based on a difference between the scanned image data and the prestored image data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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