Ink color optimization imposition method and device

Abstract

The present invention discloses an ink color optimization platemaking method and device. When determining the platemaking method, the present invention processes the products of customers with different color requirements separately, and puts the products with high requirements together, and the products with ordinary requirements together. Following the priority of the same customer, the products with high requirements of the same customer are put together first. When the layout is not full, the products of different customers are separated and put on different plates, and the color blocks on the printed document are grouped according to the density, size and color value of the color block distribution on the printed document, and then the file color is converted into quantifiable data; according to the quantifiable data, the color weight sorting method is determined as color from light to heavy and then to light or color from light to heavy; the sorting method of the platemaking is determined according to the ink weight. The present invention can improve the applicability of printing production, meet the product requirements of different customers under different production conditions, and improve the platemaking efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of combined printing, and in particular to an ink color optimization combined printing method and device. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development and advancement of the printing industry, the demand for plate printing is growing in order to complete order requirements at a lower cost and higher efficiency. The rise of the plate printing model has greatly improved the efficiency and cost control capabilities of the printing industry, but it has also put forward other special requirements for printing, among which one of the important influencing factors is color difference.

[0003] The imposition printing mode is to splice various customers' products together according to certain logical rules, combine them into a large plate for joint printing, and cut the products out after printing. However, this will easily cause a color difference problem in the working process, that is, because of different customers, different products, different pictures, and different color requirements, if there is no intelligent algorithm and strategy calculation and multiple processing before printing, in the printing process, the color difference between the products will be too large and penetrate each other, eventually causing obvious color difference visible to the naked eye. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ink color optimization imposition method and device to solve the problem in the prior art that in the printing process, the colors of products are easily too different and penetrate each other, eventually causing obvious color differences visible to the naked eye.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present invention provides an ink color optimization imposition method, comprising:

[0006] Receive a customer's imposition order, the imposition order includes an order barcode and a product barcode, the order barcode is used to record order information, and the product barcode is used to record product information;

[0007] Scan the order barcode and product barcode to obtain order information and product information;

[0008] Determine the imposition method according to the order information and product information and the imposition influencing factors of the customer; wherein the imposition influencing factors include the strictness of the customer's color requirements and the type of the customer. When determining the imposition method, the products of customers with different color requirements are processed separately, and the products with high requirements are put together, and the products with ordinary requirements are put together. Following the priority order of the same customer, the products with high requirements of the same customer are put together first. When the layout is not full, the products of different customers are separated and put on different layouts;

[0009] The color blocks on the printed document are grouped according to their density, size and color value, and then the color of the document is converted into quantifiable data; according to the quantifiable data, the color weight sorting method is determined as from light to heavy to light or from light to heavy; the imposition sorting method is determined according to the ink weight;

[0010] Print and produce the ordered products according to the described imposition and sequencing methods.

[0011] Furthermore, the color blocks on the printed document are grouped according to their density, size and color value, and then in the step of converting the color of the document into quantifiable data, the color value adopts the printing four-color CMYK.

[0012] Further, according to the quantifiable data, the color sorting method is determined as the color from light to heavy and then to light or from light to heavy. The selection of the sorting method of the imposition is determined by the ink mixing ability of the printing press and the rotation direction of the printing cylinder.

[0013] Furthermore, the method further comprises:

[0014] Cut out the printed products;

[0015] The cut products are packaged, packed and shipped according to the order.

[0016] In a second aspect, the present invention provides an ink color optimization imposition device, comprising:

[0017] A receiving unit, used to receive a customer's imposition order, wherein the imposition order includes an order barcode and a product barcode, wherein the order barcode is used to record order information, and the product barcode is used to record product information;

[0018] A scanning unit, used to scan the order barcode and product barcode to obtain order information and product information;

[0019] The imposition unit is used to determine the imposition method according to the order information and product information and the imposition influencing factors of the customer; wherein the imposition influencing factors include the strictness of the customer's color requirements and the type of the customer. When determining the imposition method, the products of customers with different color requirements are processed separately, and the products with high requirements are put together, and the products with ordinary requirements are put together. Following the priority order of the same customer, the products with high requirements of the same customer are put together first. When the layout is not full, the products of different customers are separated and put on different layouts;

[0020] A sorting unit is used to group the color blocks on the printed document according to their density, size and color value, and then convert the color of the document into quantifiable data; according to the quantifiable data, determine the color weight sorting method from light to heavy to light or from light to heavy; determine the imposition sorting method according to the ink weight;

[0021] The printing unit is used to print and produce the ordered products according to the imposition method and sorting method.

[0022] Furthermore, the color value adopts the printing four-color CMYK.

[0023] Furthermore, the determining unit selects the sorting mode of the imposition, which is determined by the ink mixing capability of the printing press and the rotation direction of the printing cylinder.

[0024] Furthermore, the device also includes:

[0025] A cutting unit is used to cut out the printed products;

[0026] The packaging unit is used to package the cut products, pack them according to the order and ship them out.

[0027] Beneficial effects of the present invention: the ink color optimization platemaking method and device provided by the present invention receive a platemaking order from a customer, the platemaking order includes an order barcode and a product barcode, the order barcode is used to record order information, and the product barcode is used to record product information; scan the order barcode and the product barcode to obtain the order information and the product information; determine the platemaking method according to the order information and the product information and the platemaking influencing factors of the customer; wherein the platemaking influencing factors include the degree of strictness of the customer's color requirements and the type of the customer, and when determining the platemaking method, the products of customers with different color requirements are processed separately, high requirements are put together, and ordinary requirements are put together, and the priority order of the same customer is followed to put the products of the same customer together. Products with high requirements are assembled together first, and when the layout is not full, products of different customers are separated and assembled on different layouts; color blocks are grouped according to density, size and color value of the distribution on the printed document, and then the file color is converted into quantifiable data; according to the quantifiable data, the color weight sorting method is determined as from light to heavy and then to light or from light to heavy; the sorting method of the imposition is determined according to the ink weight; according to the imposition method and sorting method, the ordered products are printed and produced; the present invention can improve the applicability of printing production, and can meet the product needs of different customers under different production conditions; improve the efficiency of imposition, follow the customer needs and convenience principles, carefully plan the imposition method, and greatly improve the efficiency of imposition. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings are only provided for reference and illustration and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0029] In the accompanying drawings,

[0030] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of the ink color optimization imposition method of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the first type of imposition method;

[0032] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the second layout method

[0033] Figure 4 The figure is a block diagram of the ink color optimization imposition device of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] To further illustrate the technical means and effects of the present invention, the following is a detailed description in conjunction with the preferred embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings.

[0035] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0036] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, which are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0037] In this application, the word "exemplary" is used to mean "serving as an example, illustration, or description". Any embodiment described in this application as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as being preferred or advantageous over other embodiments. The following description is given to enable any technician in the field to implement and use the present application. In the following description, details are listed for the purpose of explanation. It should be understood that a person of ordinary skill in the art can recognize that the present application can be implemented without using these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and processes will not be elaborated in detail to avoid obscuring the description of the present application with unnecessary details. Therefore, the present application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown, but is consistent with the widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed in the present application.

[0038] See also Figure 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an ink color optimization imposition method, comprising:

[0039] S101, receiving a panelization order from a customer, wherein the panelization order includes an order barcode and a product barcode, wherein the order barcode is used to record order information, and the product barcode is used to record product information.

[0040] S102, scanning the order barcode and product barcode to obtain order information and product information.

[0041] S103, determining the imposition method according to the order information and product information and the imposition influencing factors of the customer; wherein the imposition influencing factors include the strictness of the customer's color requirements and the type of the customer. When determining the imposition method, the products of customers with different color requirements are processed separately, and products with high requirements are put together, and products with ordinary requirements are put together. Following the priority order of the same customer, the high-requirement products of the same customer are put together first. When the layout is not full, the products of different customers are separated and put on different layouts.

[0042] Since different customers have different needs and emphasis on color, different impositions can be arranged according to different requirements of different customers, so that the processing of ordinary requirements is faster, and the imposition of high requirements is processed with a more accurate ink color optimization algorithm. Therefore, in the production process, the products of customers with different requirements need to be processed separately, and the products with high requirements are put together, and the products with ordinary requirements are put together.

[0043] In order to make the production process and the subsequent product and order sorting and delivery work more convenient and quick, during production work, it is necessary to put the products of the same customer on the same plate as much as possible according to the lightness or heaviness of the color.

[0044] When the layout is not full, you need to separate different customers as much as possible. When the layout is not full, try to separate the products of different customers and put them on different plates to separate the products of different customers to avoid color penetration.

[0045] Among them, if the customer of this order has strict requirements on color, then the products of this order can be produced in one version together with other products with high color requirements.

[0046] S104, grouping the color blocks on the printed document according to their density, size and color value, and then converting the color of the document into quantifiable data; determining the color weight sorting method from light to heavy to light or from light to heavy according to the quantifiable data; determining the sorting method of the imposition according to the ink weight.

[0047] The algorithm for calculating the color value of the product is to group the color blocks on the printed document according to their density, size and color value. The color value uses the four-color CMYK printing method, and then converts the file color into quantifiable data. The imposition sorting method is determined according to the specific situation, based on the coloring of the printing press cylinder or other factors that affect the coloring of the printing machine.

[0048] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 , where the color order is as follows:

[0049] The first sorting method: color from light → heavy ← light;

[0050] The second sorting method: color from light to heavy.

[0051] Products in the same assembly are sorted by color weight, transitioning from light colors to heavy colors, or from heavy colors to light colors, so that products of similar colors are put together closely to avoid serious color difference problems caused by mutual penetration during the production process due to large color differences among nearby products.

[0052] Intelligently sort the products of the same version according to the lightness or heaviness of the color. The sorting method of the imposition is determined by the ink penetration ability of the printing press and the rotation direction of the printing cylinder. For example, when the printing cylinder just starts working, the ink coloring may be light and the rotation direction of the cylinder may be due to the low temperature. Since the ink penetration ability of the printing press is limited, the ink color of the elongated skylight along the rotation direction of the printing cylinder will become darker at the upper and lower ends as the temperature rises during printing. You can use the first color sorting method at the beginning, such as Figure 2 , the sorting method is: light → heavy ← light, printing production. Then, as the temperature of the printing press cylinder increases and the ink coloring condition is better, the second color sorting method can be used, such as Figure 3, the sorting method is: light → heavy, printing production.

[0053] The ink color optimization platemaking method of the present invention, based on the above-mentioned numerous influencing factors, ultimately determines the most reasonable and appropriate way to plate production, which not only complies with the principle of convenience in production allocation and printing work, but also avoids the problem of obvious color difference in products caused by not carefully planning the platemaking method.

[0054] S105, printing and producing the ordered products according to the said imposition method and sorting method.

[0055] S106, cutting out the printed product.

[0056] S107, the cut products are packaged, packed according to the order and shipped.

[0057] It can be seen from the above embodiments that the present invention can adapt the optimal platemaking method in a personalized and intelligent manner according to the specific needs and product requirements of different customers, complete the task of platemaking printing in the most efficient and convenient way, and avoid obvious color errors and unnecessary waste of resources as much as possible. Improve the applicability of printing production and meet the product needs of different customers under different production conditions. Improve the efficiency of platemaking, follow customer needs and convenience principles, and carefully plan the platemaking method, which greatly improves the efficiency of platemaking.

[0058] See also Figure 4 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an ink color optimization imposition device, comprising:

[0059] The receiving unit 41 is used to receive a customer's imposition order, wherein the imposition order includes an order barcode and a product barcode, wherein the order barcode is used to record order information, and the product barcode is used to record product information.

[0060] The scanning unit 42 is used to scan the order barcode and the product barcode to obtain the order information and the product information.

[0061] The imposition unit 43 is used to determine the imposition method according to the order information and product information and the imposition influencing factors of the customer; wherein the imposition influencing factors include the strictness of the customer's color requirements and the type of customer, and the products of customers with different color requirements are processed separately, and the products with high requirements are put together, and the products with ordinary requirements are put together. Following the priority order of the same customer, the high-requirement products of the same customer are put together first. When the layout is not full, the products of different customers are separated and put on different layouts.

[0062] The sorting unit 44 is used to group the color blocks on the printed document according to their density, size and color value, and then convert the color of the document into quantifiable data; according to the quantifiable data, determine the color weight sorting method from light to heavy and then to light or from light to heavy; determine the sorting method of the imposition according to the ink weight.

[0063] The printing unit 45 is used to print and produce the ordered products according to the imposition method and sorting method.

[0064] The cutting unit 46 is used to cut out the printed product.

[0065] The packaging unit 47 is used to package the cut products, pack them according to the order and ship them out.

[0066] Furthermore, the sorting unit includes: a grouping unit, which is used to group the color blocks on the printed document according to their density, size and color value, and then convert the document color into quantifiable data; a determination unit, which is used to determine the color weight sorting method from light to heavy and then to light or from light to heavy according to the quantifiable data.

[0067] Furthermore, the color value adopts the printing four-color CMYK.

[0068] Furthermore, the determining unit selects the sorting mode of the imposition, which is determined by the ink mixing capability of the printing press and the rotation direction of the printing cylinder.

[0069] When receiving many different customer and order product requirements, the ink color optimization platemaking device can handle various types of orders and products in a differentiated and personalized manner based on the different needs of different customers for different products and combined with the current production and printing conditions, so as to meet customer requirements reasonably and quickly and avoid obvious color difference problems caused by color penetration.

[0070] The embodiment of the present invention further provides a storage medium, and the embodiment of the present invention further provides a storage medium, wherein a computer program is stored in the storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, some or all of the steps in each embodiment of the ink color optimization imposition method provided by the present invention are implemented. The storage medium can be a disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM) or a random access memory (RAM).

[0071] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the technology in the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Based on this understanding, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a storage medium such as ROM / RAM, a disk, an optical disk, etc., and includes a number of instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present invention or some parts of the embodiments.

[0072] The same or similar parts between the various embodiments in this specification can be referred to each other. In particular, for the ink color optimization imposition device embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description in the method embodiment.

[0073] The above-described embodiments of the present invention do not limit the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ink color optimization imposition method, characterized in that: include: Receive a customer's imposition order, the imposition order includes an order barcode and a product barcode, the order barcode is used to record order information, and the product barcode is used to record product information; Scan the order barcode and product barcode to obtain order information and product information; Determine the imposition method according to the order information and product information and the imposition influencing factors of the customer; wherein the imposition influencing factors include the strictness of the customer's color requirements and the type of the customer. When determining the imposition method, the products of customers with different color requirements are processed separately, and the products with high requirements are put together, and the products with ordinary requirements are put together. Following the priority order of the same customer, the products with high requirements of the same customer are put together first. When the layout is not full, the products of different customers are separated and put on different layouts; The color blocks on the printed document are grouped according to their density, size and color value, and then the document colors are converted into quantifiable data; according to the quantifiable data, the color weight sorting method is determined as from light to heavy to light or from light to heavy; the imposition sorting method is determined according to the color weight; Print and produce the ordered products according to the described imposition and sequencing methods.

2. The ink color optimization imposition method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The color blocks on the printed document are grouped according to their density, size and color value, and then the document color is converted into quantifiable data. The color value adopts the four-color CMYK printing method.

3. The ink color optimization imposition method according to claim 2, characterized in that: According to the quantifiable data, the color sorting method is determined as from light to heavy to light or from light to heavy. The selection of the sorting method of the imposition is determined by the ink mixing ability of the printing press and the rotation direction of the printing cylinder.

4. The ink color optimization imposition method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Cut out the printed products; The cut products are packaged, packed and shipped according to the order.

5. An ink color optimization imposition device, characterized in that: include: A receiving unit, used to receive a customer's imposition order, wherein the imposition order includes an order barcode and a product barcode, wherein the order barcode is used to record order information, and the product barcode is used to record product information; A scanning unit, used to scan the order barcode and product barcode to obtain order information and product information; The imposition unit is used to determine the imposition method according to the order information and product information and the imposition influencing factors of the customer; wherein the imposition influencing factors include the strictness of the customer's color requirements and the type of the customer. When determining the imposition method, the products of customers with different color requirements are processed separately, and the products with high requirements are put together, and the products with ordinary requirements are put together. Following the priority order of the same customer, the products with high requirements of the same customer are put together first. When the layout is not full, the products of different customers are separated and put on different layouts; A sorting unit is used to group the color blocks on the printed document according to their density, size and color value, and then convert the color of the document into quantifiable data; according to the quantifiable data, determine the color weight sorting method from light to heavy to light or from light to heavy; determine the imposition sorting method according to the color weight; The printing unit is used to print and produce the ordered products according to the imposition method and sorting method.

6. The ink color optimization imposition device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The color value adopts the four-color CMYK printing method.

7. The ink color optimization imposition device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The selection of the sorting method for the imposition is determined by the inking ability of the printing press and the rotation direction of the printing cylinder.

8. The ink color optimization imposition device according to claim 5, characterized in that: Also includes: A cutting unit is used to cut out the printed products; The packaging unit is used to package the cut products, pack them according to the order and ship them out.

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