公开(公告)号：US20180176414A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15125422

申请日：2015-03-10

申请人： Muneaki IWATA ,  Masaaki ISHIDA ,  Atsufumi OMORI ,  Naoto WATANABE ,  Hayato FUJITA

发明人： Muneaki IWATA ,  Masaaki ISHIDA ,  Atsufumi OMORI ,  Naoto WATANABE ,  Hayato FUJITA

IPC分类号： H04N1/393 ,  B41J2/505 ,  H04N1/411 ,  H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/3935 ,  B41J2/505 ,  G06K9/44 ,  H04N1/113 ,  H04N1/393 ,  H04N1/40068 ,  H04N1/411

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image processor, a converter, a light source driver, an identifying unit, and a pattern generator. The image processor generates image data of first resolution and generates tag information indicating whether to perform image processing and associated with pixels of the image data of first resolution. The converter converts the image data of first resolution to image data of a higher second resolution. The light source driver drives a light source using a modulation signal corresponding to the image data of second resolution. The identifying unit identifies a target pixel to be subjected to image processing in the image data of first resolution based on the tag information. The pattern generator generates an image-processed pixel pattern of the second resolution according to the target pixel. The converter converts the target pixel in the image data of first resolution to the generated image-processed pixel pattern.

公开(公告)号：US20170343920A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15600385

申请日：2017-05-19

申请人： Tatsuya Miyadera ,  Muneaki Iwata ,  Hayato Fujita

发明人： Tatsuya Miyadera ,  Muneaki Iwata ,  Hayato Fujita

IPC分类号： G03G15/043 ,  G03G15/04 ,  G06K15/12 ,  H04N1/40

CPC分类号： G03G15/043 ,  G03G15/04045 ,  G06K15/12 ,  G06K15/1873 ,  H04N1/40056 ,  H04N1/40068

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a light source, and circuitry that receives: first image data including first pixels each indicating image density or one of turning on and off the light source; and tag data indicating an attribute of each first pixels. The circuitry sets specific data to identify a first target pixel subjected to change out of the first pixels, converts the first image data into second image data having a higher resolution than that of the first image data, and controls the light source according to the second image data to form an image. In conversion, the circuitry identifies a second target pixel corresponding to the first target pixel out of second pixels of the second image data according to the specific data and the tag data, and changes the second target pixel into a pixel to turn on the light source.

公开(公告)号：US09521295B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-13

申请号：US14556745

申请日：2014-12-01

申请人： Hayato Fujita ,  Masaaki Ishida ,  Atsufumi Omori ,  Naoto Watanabe ,  Muneaki Iwata

发明人： Hayato Fujita ,  Masaaki Ishida ,  Atsufumi Omori ,  Naoto Watanabe ,  Muneaki Iwata

IPC分类号： G06T5/00 ,  B41J2/47 ,  H04N1/40 ,  H04N1/401

CPC分类号： H04N1/40056 ,  H04N1/40025 ,  H04N1/401

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: a light source; and a light source control unit that supplies a pulse drive current according to image data to the light source. An amplitude of a part of the drive current corresponding to a specified pixel of the image data is larger than an amplitude of a part of the drive current corresponding to a normal pixel of the image data that is a pixel other than the specified pixel and the pulse width of the part of the drive current corresponding to the specified pixel is smaller than the pulse width of the part of the drive current corresponding to the normal pixel.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置，包括：光源; 以及光源控制单元，其将根据图像数据的脉冲驱动电流提供给光源。 对应于图像数据的指定像素的驱动电流的一部分的幅度大于与作为除了指定像素之外的像素的图像数据的法线像素相对应的驱动电流的一部分的幅度， 对应于指定像素的驱动电流的部分的脉冲宽度小于与正常像素对应的驱动电流的一部分的脉冲宽度。

公开(公告)号：US09411256B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14597952

申请日：2015-01-15

申请人： Muneaki Iwata ,  Masaaki Ishida ,  Atsufumi Omori ,  Hayato Fujita

发明人： Muneaki Iwata ,  Masaaki Ishida ,  Atsufumi Omori ,  Hayato Fujita

IPC分类号： G03G15/043 ,  H04N1/40 ,  H04N1/405 ,  H04N1/409 ,  G03G15/04

CPC分类号： G03G15/043 ,  G03G15/04027 ,  H04N1/40068 ,  H04N1/4058 ,  H04N1/4092

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: a pseudo-halftone processing unit that processes input image data to output image data of first resolution; a resolution converting unit that converts the image data of the first resolution into image data of second resolution that is higher than the first resolution; a modulation-signal generating unit that generates a modulation signal obtained by modulating the image data of the second resolution according to a clock signal; and a light-source driving unit that drives a light source according to the modulation signal. The pseudo-halftone processing unit converts a region of pixels having the same pixel value into a parallel line pattern that is formed with a plurality of parallel lines oblique relative to a direction of arrangement of pixels. The resolution converting unit generates the image data o in which each edge of the lines forming the parallel line pattern is smoothed.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置包括：伪半色调处理单元，其处理输入图像数据以输出第一分辨率的图像数据; 分辨率转换单元，其将第一分辨率的图像数据转换成高于第一分辨率的第二分辨率的图像数据; 调制信号生成单元，其生成通过根据时钟信号调制所述第二分辨率的图像数据而获得的调制信号; 以及根据调制信号驱动光源的光源驱动单元。 伪半色调处理单元将具有相同像素值的像素的区域转换为平行线图案，该平行线图案形成有相对于像素排列方向倾斜的多条平行线。 分辨率转换单元生成图像数据o，其中形成平行线图案的线的每个边缘被平滑化。

公开(公告)号：US09361558B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-07

申请号：US14257435

申请日：2014-04-21

申请人： Masaaki Ishida ,  Atsufumi Omori ,  Muneaki Iwata ,  Hayato Fujita

发明人： Masaaki Ishida ,  Atsufumi Omori ,  Muneaki Iwata ,  Hayato Fujita

IPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G03G15/043 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/1881 ,  G03G15/043 ,  G03G15/5054 ,  G03G15/5058 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T3/4007 ,  G06T3/403 ,  G06T5/002 ,  G06T5/003

摘要： An image forming apparatus forms an image by irradiating light from a light source to an image carrier. The image forming apparatus includes: an image processing unit that processes image data at resolution N; and a control unit that generates modulation data to drive the light source at resolution m×N (m is a positive integer equal to or larger than 2), which is higher than the resolution N, based on the processed image data. Processing at the image processing unit is pseudo-halftone processing to perform line thinning or thickening on a part of the image data. The control unit converts the image data at the resolution N that has been subjected to the pseudo-halftone processing into data at the resolution m×N, and adjusts an amount of light for a part of the image data based on the resolution m×N.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置通过将来自光源的光照射到图像载体来形成图像。 图像形成装置包括：图像处理单元，以分辨率N处理图像数据; 以及控制单元，其基于处理的图像数据生成调制数据，以以分辨率N高于分辨率N的分辨率m×N（m为等于或大于2的正整数）驱动光源。 在图像处理单元处的处理是伪半色调处理，以对图像数据的一部分进行线条变薄或增厚。 控制单元将经过伪半色调处理的分辨率N的图像数据以分辨率m×N转换成数据，并且基于分辨率m×N调整图像数据的一部分的光量 。

公开(公告)号：US20160147171A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-26

申请号：US14948867

申请日：2015-11-23

申请人： Masaaki ISHIDA ,  Atsufumi OMORI ,  Muneaki IWATA ,  Hayato FUJITA

发明人： Masaaki ISHIDA ,  Atsufumi OMORI ,  Muneaki IWATA ,  Hayato FUJITA

IPC分类号： B41J2/385

CPC分类号： G03G15/043 ,  G06K15/12 ,  G06K15/16 ,  H04N1/40056 ,  H04N1/4092

摘要： An image forming apparatus for forming an image by scanning an image bearer with light modulated in accordance with image information includes a light source configured to emit the light and a control device configured to control the light source in accordance with the image information. The control device sets light emission duration of the light source for forming a particular pixel in the image to be shorter than light emission duration of the light source for forming a normal pixel, which is a pixel other than the particular pixel irk the image, and sets light emission intensity of the light source for forming the particular pixel to be higher than light emission intensity of the light source for forming the normal pixel.

摘要翻译： 通过用根据图像信息调制的光扫描图像载体来形成图像的图像形成装置包括被配置为发射光的光源和被配置为根据图像信息控制光源的控制装置。 控制装置将用于形成图像中的特定像素的光源的发光持续时间设置为短于用于形成作为图像的特定像素之外的像素的法线像素的光源的发光持续时间，以及 将用于形成特定像素的光源的发光强度设置为高于用于形成法线像素的光源的发光强度。

公开(公告)号：US20150251442A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14585383

申请日：2014-12-30

申请人： Masaaki ISHIDA ,  Atsufumi Omori ,  Muneaki Iwata ,  Hayato Fujita

发明人： Masaaki ISHIDA ,  Atsufumi Omori ,  Muneaki Iwata ,  Hayato Fujita

IPC分类号： B41J2/47

CPC分类号： B41J2/471 ,  B41J2/47 ,  B41J2/473

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a drive signal generating unit that generates a drive signal for driving a light source based on a reference pulse signal serving as a reference to form a plurality of pixels arranged in the main-scanning direction of an image, and the drive signal generating unit generates the drive signal by adjusting the pulse width of the reference pulse signal so that the amplitude of portions of the reference pulse signal with the adjusted pulse width corresponding to specific pixels among the pixels is larger than the amplitude of portions corresponding to normal pixels that are pixels other than the specific pixels among the pixels, and so that the pulse width of the portions of the reference pulse signal with the adjusted pulse width corresponding to the specific pixels is smaller than the pulse width of the portions corresponding to the normal pixels.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置，包括：驱动信号生成单元，其基于用作基准的基准脉冲信号生成用于驱动光源的驱动信号，以形成沿图像的主扫描方向布置的多个像素;驱动信号生成单元， 信号产生单元通过调整参考脉冲信号的脉冲宽度来产生驱动信号，使得具有与像素中的特定像素对应的调整脉冲宽度的参考脉冲信号的部分的幅度大于对应于正常的部分的振幅 像素之间的像素除了像素之间的特定像素之外的像素，并且具有对应于特定像素的调整脉冲宽度的参考脉冲信号的部分的脉冲宽度小于对应于正常的部分的脉冲宽度 像素。

公开(公告)号：US20150156373A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-04

申请号：US14556745

申请日：2014-12-01

申请人： Hayato FUJITA ,  Masaaki ISHIDA ,  Atsufumi OMORI ,  Naoto WATANABE ,  Muneaki IWATA

发明人： Hayato FUJITA ,  Masaaki ISHIDA ,  Atsufumi OMORI ,  Naoto WATANABE ,  Muneaki IWATA

IPC分类号： H04N1/40 ,  H04N1/401 ,  H04N1/028

CPC分类号： H04N1/40056 ,  H04N1/40025 ,  H04N1/401

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: a light source; and a light source control unit that supplies a pulse drive current according to image data to the light source. An amplitude of a part of the drive current corresponding to a specified pixel of the image data is larger than an amplitude of a part of the drive current corresponding to a normal pixel of the image data that is a pixel other than the specified pixel and the pulse width of the part of the drive current corresponding to the specified pixel is smaller than the pulse width of the part of the drive current corresponding to the normal pixel.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置，包括：光源; 以及光源控制单元，其将根据图像数据的脉冲驱动电流提供给光源。 对应于图像数据的指定像素的驱动电流的一部分的幅度大于与作为除了指定像素之外的像素的图像数据的法线像素相对应的驱动电流的一部分的幅度， 对应于指定像素的驱动电流的部分的脉冲宽度小于与正常像素对应的驱动电流的一部分的脉冲宽度。

公开(公告)号：US08983318B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13843147

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： Atsufumi Omori ,  Masaaki Ishida ,  Kazuhiro Akatsu ,  Muneaki Iwata ,  Hayato Fujita

发明人： Atsufumi Omori ,  Masaaki Ishida ,  Kazuhiro Akatsu ,  Muneaki Iwata ,  Hayato Fujita

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/556 ,  G03G15/5058

摘要： An image forming apparatus is disclosed, including a light source; a drum; an optical scanning apparatus; and an endless belt. The image forming apparatus further includes a pattern forming unit which forms, on the endless belt along a conveying direction of the endless belt, a density fluctuation detecting pattern having a period; a density sensor which detects the density fluctuating detecting pattern and outputs a density signal including information on density fluctuations in the conveying direction of the endless belt; and a period detecting sensor which detects the period included in the density fluctuations.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种图像形成装置，包括光源; 鼓 光学扫描装置; 和无尽的皮带。 图像形成装置还包括图案形成单元，其沿环形带的输送方向在环形带上形成具有周期的浓度波动检测图案; 密度传感器，其检测所述浓度波动检测图案，并输出密度信号，所述浓度信号包括关于环形带的传送方向上的密度波动的信息; 以及周期检测传感器，其检测包含在密度波动中的周期。

公开(公告)号：US08929759B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-06

申请号：US13889781

申请日：2013-05-08

申请人： Muneaki Iwata ,  Kazuhiro Akatsu ,  Masaaki Ishida ,  Atsufumi Omori ,  Hayato Fujita

发明人： Muneaki Iwata ,  Kazuhiro Akatsu ,  Masaaki Ishida ,  Atsufumi Omori ,  Hayato Fujita

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G13/04 ,  G03G15/043

CPC分类号： G03G13/04 ,  G03G15/043 ,  G03G15/5041 ,  G03G15/5054 ,  G03G15/55

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: a density detection unit that detects densities of an image developed by a developing unit at a plurality of positions in a main-scanning direction; a processing unit that obtains at least one of an amplitude and a phase of a first periodical density change of the image, of which cycle is a rotation cycle of a photosensitive drum, at the plurality of positions in the main-scanning direction on the basis of an output signal of the density detection unit, and corrects a drive signal for the light source so as to suppress the first periodical density change of the image at each position in the main-scanning direction on the basis of the rotation cycle of the photosensitive drum and at least one of the amplitude and the phase.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：浓度检测单元，其检测由主扫描方向上的多个位置处的显影单元显影的图像的浓度; 处理单元，其基于在主扫描方向上的多个位置处获取图像的第一周期性密度变化的幅度和相位中的至少一个，哪个周期是感光鼓的旋转周期 并且校正用于光源的驱动信号，以便基于感光体的旋转周期来抑制主扫描方向上每个位置处的图像的第一周期性密度变化 鼓和振幅和相位中的至少一个。