Abstract:
Color measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object being measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pass to a variety of filters. The system utilizes the perimeter receiver fiber optics to determine information regarding the height and angle of the probe with respect to the object being measured. Under processor control, the color measurement may be made at a predetermined height and angle. Various color spectral photometer arrangements are disclosed. Translucency, fluorescence and/or surface texture data also may be obtained. Audio feedback may be provided to guide operator use of the system. The probe may have a removable or shielded tip for contamination prevention.
Abstract:
In the color imaging system, multiple rendering devices are provided at different nodes along a network. Each rendering device has a color measurement instrument for calibrating the color presented by the rendering device. A rendering device may represent a color display in which a member surrounds the outer periphery of the screen of the display and a color measuring instrument is coupled to the first member. The color measuring instrument includes a sensor spaced from the screen at an angle with respect to the screen for receiving light from an area of the screen. A rendering device may be a printer in which the measuring of color samples on a sheet rendered by the printer is provided by a sensor coupled to a transport mechanism which moves the sensor and sheet relative to each other, where the sensor provides light from the sample to a spectrograph. The color measuring instruments provide for non-contact measurements of color samples either displayed on a color display, or printed on a sheet, and are self-calibrating by the use of calibration references in the instrument.
Abstract:
For extracting a spectral distribution for correcting a result of color measurement under a first observation condition into a result of color measurement under a second observation condition, a first calorimetric value resulting from the color measurement of a sample specimen for evaluation under the first observation condition is acquired, a second calorimetric value resulting from the color measurement of the sample specimen for evaluation under the second observation condition is acquired, and the variable component of the spectral distribution depending on an observation condition as the component of the spectral distribution relating to the sample specimen for evaluation based on the first calorimetric value and the second calorimetric value.
Abstract:
A technique for sensing color involves detecting a portion of incident light that is not filtered by a color filter in addition to portions of the incident light that are filtered by color filters. The output related to the unfiltered light is used along with the outputs related to the filtered light to correct for voltage offsets that affect the amplification of the outputs. In an application, the output related to the unfiltered light is subtracted from the outputs related to the filtered light in a calculation of a linear transformation matrix.
Abstract:
Imaging systems, imaging device analysis systems, imaging device analysis methods, and light beam emission methods are described. According to one aspect, an imaging device analysis method includes receiving initial light comprising a plurality of wavelengths of light, filtering some of the wavelengths of the initial light forming a plurality of light beams comprising different wavelengths of light, after the filtering, optically communicating the light beams of the different wavelengths of light to an imaging device, receiving the light beams using the imaging device, and analyzing the imaging device using light, wherein the light beams comprising the different wavelengths of light are emitted beams after the receiving.
Abstract:
A technique for sensing color involves detecting a portion of incident light that is not filtered by a color filter in addition to portions of the incident light that are filtered by color filters. The output related to the unfiltered light is used along with the outputs related to the filtered light to correct for voltage offsets that affect the amplification of the outputs. In an application, the output related to the unfiltered light is subtracted from the outputs related to the filtered light in a calculation of a linear transformation matrix.
Abstract:
A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receivers. A second spectrometer system receives light from a second set of the plurality of light receivers. A processor, wherein the processor receives data generated by the first spectrometer system and the second spectrometer system, wherein an optical measurement of a sample under test is produced based on the data generated by the first and second spectrometer systems.
Abstract:
This invention is directed to a system and method for selecting composition components or composition formulations for manufacturing plastics or other articles according to desirable selection criteria. This invention includes a computer readable medium containing a set of computer readable instructions and a components database where the set of computer readable instructions allows for receiving selection criteria, comparing the selection criteria with the database information, selecting composition components or composition formulations within a predetermined range of the selection criteria and displaying the selected components or formulations on a color correct monitor so that the user can view the search results without having to view actual physical samples.
Abstract:
An LED-based spectrophotometer uses a reconstruction algorithm, based on spectral information of an illumination source and a reference spectrophotometer, to convert integrated multiple illuminant measurements from a non-fully illuminant populated color sensor into a fully populated spectral curve using a reference database. A dynamic, Least Squares-based spectral reconstruction algorithm, used to reconstruct spectra, gives greater importance to the data from the reference database in the neighborhood of the color sample under measurement. This is done using linear operators.
Abstract:
The device for the pixel-by-pixel photoelectric measurement of a planar measured object includes projection means (3,21) for the imaging of the measured object (M) onto a two-dimensional CCD image sensor (22), filter means (66) provided in the imaging light path for the wavelength selective filtering of the measuring light impinging on the image sensor, signal processing means (23) for the processing of the electrical signals produced by the image sensor and for the conversion thereof into corresponding digital raw measured data (71), as well as data processing means (7) for the processing of the raw measured data into image data (72) representing the colors of the individual image elements of the measured object. Furthermore, illumination means (4,41-43; 5,51-53) are provided which include a Fresnel lens (42:52), which illuminate the measured object (M) with at least one essentially parallel light bundle under an angle of incidence ({acute over (null)}) of essentially 45nullnull5null. The projection means which include at least one tele-lens (3) constructed as a Fresnel lens, are constructed as tele-centrical imaging optics (3,21), which image each point of the measured object (M) under essentially the same angle of observation of essentially 0null and with essentially the same aperture angle ({acute over (null)}) of essentially maximally 5null onto the light converter element array (22). The data processing means (7) carry out extensive correction measures.