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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technologies to efficiently transmit information if an image output apparatus, such as a digital camera, and a printing apparatus directly communicate, and allow the printing apparatus to quickly determine whether or not the connected image output apparatus can migrate to a specified protocol to print. SOLUTION: If a digital still camera DSC and a printer are direct-connected and images stored in the DSC are directly printed, the printing apparatus sequentially requires information stored in the digital still camera to determine whether or not the digital still camera is compatible with a photo direct printing mode (S26 to S31). As a result, if the printing apparatus receives scripts including specified information (S30;Yes), it determines that the connected digital still camera is compatible with the photo direct printing mode. Thereby, the digital still camera assigns the first number that the printer requires to a script file that is authentication information, so that the number of repetitions from S26 to S31 is reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PURPOSE:To always give the optimum color correction to at least one of using colors and at the same time to prevent the generation of a pseudo contour, by changing the combinations of using coloring materials in response to the input picture data to perform correction of different colors. CONSTITUTION:The video signal containing each of R, G and B signals and a cycle signal is led to an A/D converter 2 via an interface 1, and gradation signals of R, G and B are converted into digital signals. These digital signals are applied to a picture processing circuit 4 via a line memory 3 to be converted into signals of C (cyan), M (magenta), Y (yellow) and BL (black), respectively. Furthermore these signals are converted into applied voltage value of each head and supplied to a head driver 6. Here the color correction is carried out on the basis of the input data and by switching successively plural types of color correction functions. Then the amount of ink sprayed from an ink jet head 9 is controlled.
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PURPOSE:To improve the reproducibility in the high light part detected from input image data by providing means for controlling a printer so as to form the dots of the coloring material selected according to the input image data. CONSTITUTION:The input image data of red R, green G and blue B for every picture element of an original picture is converted to the densities of yellow Y, magenta M and cyan C by a YMC converter 21 and said densities are subjected to a gamma conversion by a gamma converter 22 and a color correction by a color corrector 23. The max. values of Y, M and C are detected from the input image data in a comparator 24 and one among limiters 25-27 is turned on in accordance with the color detected simultaneously. The limiter compares the data and the respective min. optical reflected density values of Y, M, C when designated as YL, ML, CL, and when the data is smaller, the limiter outputs respectively the values of YL, ML, CL. Yellow, magenta and cyan inks are discharged from heads 31-33 according to the impressed voltage. The min. dots are thus striken in the high light part as well and therefore the good picture elements are obtd. without unnatural white blank-out or the decrease in the contrast over the entire part.
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To provide the titled device capable of covering a wide range of density with a simple construction and particularly performing tone reproduction, wherein a plurality of recording heads having different density characteristics are used, and the heads are aligned on the same main scanning line. CONSTITUTION:Video signals from R, G, B are inputted into sample-and-hold circuits SHR, SHG, SHB, and a synchronizing signal SYNC is inputted into a system controller to sample and hold the video signals. Outputs of respective color video signals are stored in line memories MR, MG, MB. This information is subjected to a masking treatment and a ground color removing treatment by a matrix circuit MX, and respective signals of cyan C, magenta M, yellow Y and black BL are outputted. The signals thus outputted are stored in latch memories MC, MM, MY, MBL and are inputted into head-controlling matrix circuits MXC, MXM, MXY, MXBL. The signals thus inputted are converted into code signals, which are inputted into digital-to-analog converters DAC, DAM, DAY, DABL, and are inputted into a head-driving circuit DRC to control the ejected quantity of ink droplets.
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PURPOSE:To display a natural and elegant picture which is free from ''roughness'', by specifying the rate of region of a gradation level which is expressed by an image forming element of the highest optical density when the picture information having gradations such as characters, patterns, graphs, pictures, etc. are displayed. CONSTITUTION:The rate of gradation property which is expressed by an image forming element of the highest optical density in formation of an image by an ink jet recording method, etc. is set at
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To judge whether or not a digital camera conforms to a photographic direct printing mode, without transmitting unprepared information to the digital camera side, and to notify the function of a printing apparatus after the digital camera is judged to conform. SOLUTION: In the case where the digital camera DSC and a printer are directly connected with each other to directly print an image stored and held in the DSC, the printer apparatus requires information possessed by the digital camera so as to judge whether or not the digital camera conforms to the photographic direct printing mode (S29). As a result, if a script in which specific information is described is received (S30; Yes), the digital camera being connected is judged to conform to the photographic direct printing mode, and the printer apparatus transmits to the digital camera a script which shows that the printer being connected conforms to the photographic direct printing mode (S33). COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PURPOSE: To make smooth the optimum parametor necessary to form an image by dividing an image-forming area into plural areas by an image-forming means at the time of test print mode, and having a control means to control an image- processing means so that the image processing can be executed by the different parameter for respective areas. CONSTITUTION: In the example, 640 samplings are executed in the horizontal scanning direction and 480 samplings are executed in the vertical scanning direction when the image is formed, and when the histogram is obtained, 64 samplings are executed at an interval of 10 samplings in the horizontal scanning direction. From the above, after dark and highlight points are set, the actual image-forming is executed. Normalized (RGB→CMY is also converted.) C-M-Y data are sent to a masking circuit 7 to remove the non-uniform color component of ink to be printed next, and printed at an ink jet printer main body 9. When the test print mode is on, the histogram is obtained. The element, which changes a dark point only, is divided and printed. COPYRIGHT: (C)1986,JPO&Japio
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PURPOSE: To obtain a picture with good quality without being affected with temporary dropout or noise by sampling a picture signal of the identical scanning position for plural number of times and operating the data to obtain a sampling data of the scanning position. CONSTITUTION: Horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals in an input video signal are separated, the horizontal synchronizing signal is delayed for a prescribed time, a sampling signal is outputted to a sample-and-hold circuit 11, where the signal is sampled and held, the holding value is stored in an internal storage memory 31 of a microprocessor 3 and one vertical period is finished. A digital signal data on the same picture position is stored again in the memory 31. When the data for two times' share are compared and they are coincident, the data is transferred to a picture processing circuit 4. The amount of delay of a delay circuit 14 is changed and the process is moved to the sampling of the next vertical line. If they are not coincident, the operation is repeated again. COPYRIGHT: (C)1984,JPO&Japio
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PURPOSE:To always execute an optimum color correction, and to reproduce faithfully a color video by changing a combination of a coloring material to be used, in accordance with an input picture data, and also executing a different color correction in accordance with the combination. CONSTITUTION:A video signal containing each color signal and a synchronizing signal is applied to a video signal interface 1, digitized by an A/D converting circuit 2, and its prescribed line share is stored in a line memory 3. A picture signal stored in this memory 3 is applied to a picture processing circuit 4, converted to a signal of cyan, magenta, yellow and black, and supplied to an ink jet head 9 through a driving circuit 6. A masking circuit provided with an arithmetic circuit, a switching circuit and an each color correcting function circuit is provided on this circuit 4. Subsequently, by a timing signal from a system controller 5, a combination of a coloring material is changed in accordance with an input picture data, a color correction is executed in accordance with its combination, and a color video is reproduced faithfully.
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PURPOSE: To express a density variation without losing a quality sense, by switching a light and shade dot at a point where a density level is changed suddenly. CONSTITUTION: Inks whose coloring density are different are used for expressing the light and shade of an image. Also, the tone is expressed by controlling the size of a dot. Which coloring density ink is used is determined by an input picture signal, and in case of ink jet, how many volts are applied to the head is determined. Also, differentiation to a density signal of the input picture signal is executed, and as a result of the differentiation, when a part where density is varied suddenly is detected, the kind of ink to be used is changed by making its point a boundary. As for a dot having ink of a dark color and a small diameter, and a dot having ink of a light color and a large diameter, even if each tone is same, each quality sense is different due to a difference of the dot diameter. A difference of the quality sense, however, is not felt by changing ink at a sudden variation point of density. COPYRIGHT: (C)1984,JPO&Japio