公开(公告)号：US11305550B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16286883

申请日：2019-02-27

申请人： Mikel Stanich ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Larry M. Ernst

发明人： Mikel Stanich ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Larry M. Ernst

IPC分类号： B41J2/20 ,  B41J2/205 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41J29/393 ,  H04N1/405 ,  G06K15/10

摘要： A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store halftone calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the halftone calibration logic determine an uncalibrated deposition distribution for each of a plurality of pel forming elements, determine a calibrated deposition distribution for each of the plurality of pel forming elements and determine calibration values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements.

公开(公告)号：US20220083826A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17534617

申请日：2021-11-24

申请人： Mikel Stanich ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Walter F. Kailey

发明人： Mikel Stanich ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Walter F. Kailey

IPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/405

摘要： A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store halftone calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the halftone calibration logic to receive print image measurement data corresponding to a first halftone design associated with each of a plurality of pel forming elements, generate measurement data for each of the pel forming elements based on the print image measurement data, generate a uniformity compensated halftone for each of the pel forming elements based on inverse transfer functions corresponding to each of the pel forming elements and the first halftone design and transmit the uniformity compensated halftone for each of the pel forming elements.

公开(公告)号：US20200274991A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16286883

申请日：2019-02-27

申请人： Mikel Stanich ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Larry M. Ernst

发明人： Mikel Stanich ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Larry M. Ernst

IPC分类号： H04N1/405 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/205 ,  B41J29/393

摘要： A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store halftone calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the halftone calibration logic determine an uncalibrated deposition distribution for each of a plurality of pel forming elements, determine a calibrated deposition distribution for each of the plurality of pel forming elements and determine calibration values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements.

公开(公告)号：US12045521B1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US18171873

申请日：2023-02-21

申请人： Walter F. Kailey ,  Mikel Stanich

发明人： Walter F. Kailey ,  Mikel Stanich

IPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  B41J2/21 ,  G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/122 ,  G06F3/1256 ,  G06F3/1282

摘要： A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store halftone modification logic and one or more processors coupled with at least one physical memory device to execute the halftone modification logic to receive a first halftone design comprising a first threshold array associated with a plurality of pel forming elements, receive a flush pattern comprising a flushing array defining a plurality of flush drop locations associated with the plurality of pel forming elements and generate a second halftone design based on the first threshold array and the flush pattern, wherein the second halftone design defines the plurality of flush drop locations.

公开(公告)号：US11922241B1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US18182932

申请日：2023-03-13

申请人： Mikel Stanich ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Scott R. Johnson ,  Pallavi Premkumar ,  William Manchester

发明人： Mikel Stanich ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Scott R. Johnson ,  Pallavi Premkumar ,  William Manchester

IPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  B41J2/045

CPC分类号： G06K15/027 ,  B41J2/04508 ,  B41J2/0456 ,  B41J2/04586

摘要： A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the calibration logic to receive a reference halftone design, receive reference ink drop size data, receive a reference printer transfer function corresponding to the reference halftone design, a reference printer response target and a reference print substrate, receive first print measurement data corresponding to the reference halftone design, the reference printer transfer function and a first print substrate, receive first printer response target, generate a first intermediate print substrate transfer function based on the first print measurement data and the first printer response target, generate a first printer transfer function based on the first intermediate print substrate transfer function, the reference halftone design, the reference ink drop size data and the reference printer transfer function and generate a first print substrate transfer function as an approximation of a function with input values determined as the first printer transfer function evaluated at digital count values and output values determined as the composition of the first intermediate print substrate transfer function and the reference printer transfer function evaluated at the digital count values, wherein a transfer function comprises a mapping of an input digital count to an output digital count.

公开(公告)号：US11755865B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17684252

申请日：2022-03-01

申请人： Mikel Stanich ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Ziling Zhang ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Samuel Hopper

发明人： Mikel Stanich ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Ziling Zhang ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Samuel Hopper

IPC分类号： G06K15/02

CPC分类号： G06K15/1881

摘要： A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store drop size logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the drop size logic to receive first ink usage drop fraction data for each of a plurality of color planes associated with a first halftone design, a first transfer function, and print job data, wherein ink usage drop fraction data represents the fraction of ink drops for each instructed drop size corresponding to each input digital count for a halftoning module, receive first ink drop size data for each of a plurality of color planes associated with the first halftone design and the first transfer function, receive second ink usage drop fraction data for each of the plurality of color planes associated with the first halftone design, a second transfer function and the print job data and generate second ink drop size data for each of the plurality of color planes based on the first ink usage drop fraction data, the first ink drop size data and the second ink usage drop fraction data.

公开(公告)号：US20230283736A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US17684266

申请日：2022-03-01

申请人： Mikel Stanich ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Ziling Zhang ,  Brandon Skogen

发明人： Mikel Stanich ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Ziling Zhang ,  Brandon Skogen

IPC分类号： B41J2/21 ,  G06K15/10

CPC分类号： B41J2/2139 ,  G06K15/102

摘要： A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store compensation logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the compensation logic to generate transfer functions for each of a plurality of color planes to compensate for non-functioning pel forming elements, wherein the transfer functions are generated based on ink deposition functions for groups of pel forming elements including functioning pel forming elements and the non-functioning pel forming elements, wherein the transfer functions transform input digital counts and the ink deposition functions represent output ink amount versus input digital count.

公开(公告)号：US20230281413A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US17684252

申请日：2022-03-01

申请人： Mikel Stanich ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Ziling Zhang ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Samuel Hopper

发明人： Mikel Stanich ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  Ziling Zhang ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Samuel Hopper

IPC分类号： B41J2/045 ,  B41J2/21 ,  G06K15/02

CPC分类号： B41J2/0456 ,  B41J2/2121 ,  G06K15/1881

摘要： A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store drop size logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the drop size logic to receive first ink usage drop fraction data for each of a plurality of color planes associated with a first halftone design, a first transfer function, and print job data, wherein ink usage drop fraction data represents the fraction of ink drops for each instructed drop size corresponding to each input digital count for a halftoning module, receive first ink drop size data for each of a plurality of color planes associated with the first halftone design and the first transfer function, receive second ink usage drop fraction data for each of the plurality of color planes associated with the first halftone design, a second transfer function and the print job data and generate second ink drop size data for each of the plurality of color planes based on the first ink usage drop fraction data, the first ink drop size data and the second ink usage drop fraction data.

公开(公告)号：US11630975B1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US17684262

申请日：2022-03-01

申请人： Soraya Terrab ,  Mikel Stanich ,  Ziling Zhang ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  James Chauvin

发明人： Soraya Terrab ,  Mikel Stanich ,  Ziling Zhang ,  Nikita Gurudath ,  Walter F. Kailey ,  James Chauvin

IPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  B41J2/21 ,  G03G15/01 ,  G06K15/10

摘要： A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the calibration logic to perform uniformity compensation, including receiving print image measurement data corresponding to primary color markings and secondary color markings printed by pel forming elements, wherein each of the pel forming elements is associated with one of a plurality of primary colors, generating a first set of transfer functions based on the print image measurement data, wherein the first set of transfer functions includes a transfer function for each of the pel forming elements associated with a primary color, generating a second set of transfer functions based on the print image measurement data, wherein the second set of transfer functions includes transfer functions for each of the pel forming elements associated with a plurality of secondary colors, generating a set of inverse transfer functions for each of the pel forming elements based on the first set of transfer functions and the corresponding second set of transfer functions and generating a uniformity compensated halftone design based on the set of inverse transfer functions and a first halftone design.

公开(公告)号：US20220286581A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17194103

申请日：2021-03-05

申请人： Walter F. Kailey ,  Mikel Stanich ,  Nikita Gurudath

发明人： Walter F. Kailey ,  Mikel Stanich ,  Nikita Gurudath

IPC分类号： H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/405 ,  B41J2/21

摘要： A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the calibration logic to receive an image having a blended input color comprising a first primary color value and a second primary color value, generate blend weights for the blended input color based on the first primary color value and the second primary color value, receive a plurality of transfer functions corresponding to each of the first primary color value and the second primary color values and apply the blend weights and the plurality of transfer functions to the first primary color value and the second primary color value to generate a uniformity corrected first primary color value and a uniformity corrected second primary color value associated with the blended input color.