Staining data management method and staining system

Abstract

To provide a dyeing data management method and a dyeing system capable of improving dyeing quality in a uniform manner in the whole of a plurality of dyeing systems which are arranged at different footholds.SOLUTION: A lens is dyed (S1) in a first dyeing system, then first result color information being color information of the dyed lens is acquired (S2), and on the basis of the acquired first result color information, dyeing data for regulating a discharge amount of a dye stuff to a substrate by a printing device, is generated, for dyeing the lens to a dyeing scheduled color (S3). The generated dyeing data is provided from the first dyeing system to a second dyeing system (S4). The second dyeing system executes (S6) dyeing of the lens according to the dyeing data provided from the first dyeing system, and acquires second result color information being color information of the dyed lens (S7).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Claims

1. A method for managing staining data performed between multiple staining systems located at different sites, Each of the aforementioned staining systems is A printing device for printing dye onto a substrate, A transfer device for transferring the dye to a lens while the lens is facing the substrate on which the dye is printed, A dye fixing device that fixes the dye to the lens by heating the lens onto which the dye has been transferred, A color information measuring instrument for measuring the color information of the lens on which the dye has been fixed, Control unit and Equipped with, A first dyeing step in which the lens is dyed using the first printing apparatus, first transfer apparatus, and first dye fixing apparatus of the first dyeing system among the plurality of dyeing systems, A first result color information acquisition step in which a first result color information, which is the color information of the lens dyed in the first dyeing step, is acquired by a first color information measuring instrument of the first dyeing system, A dyeing data creation step that creates dyeing data that defines the amount of dye discharged from the first printing device to the substrate by the printing device for dyeing the lens to the color to be dyed, based on the amount of dye discharged from the first printing device in the first dyeing step and the first result color information acquired in the first result color information acquisition step, A data storage step in which the staining data created in the staining data creation step is stored in a storage device, A data provision step of providing the dyeing data for dyeing the lens to the predetermined color from the first dyeing system to another dyeing system, the second dyeing system, via a network, A second dyeing step in which the second dyeing system performs dyeing of the lens according to the provided dyeing data using the second printing apparatus, second transfer apparatus, and second dye fixing apparatus of the second dyeing system, A second result color information acquisition step is performed by acquiring second result color information, which is the color information of the lens dyed in the second dyeing step, using a second color information measuring instrument of the second dyeing system. The control unit of the first staining system acquires the second result color information from the second staining system via a network, and compares the acquired second result color information with the planned color information in a comparison step. The control unit of the first dyeing system corrects the dyeing data based on the comparison result in the comparison step, thereby bringing the color of the lens to be dyed in the subsequent dyeing process of the second dyeing system closer to the planned color. If the staining data is corrected in the correction step, a data update step is performed to update the staining data used in the second staining system among the data stored in the storage device with the staining data corrected in the correction step. A correction data provision step, in which the staining data corrected in the correction step is provided from the first staining system to the second staining system via a network, A method for managing staining data, characterized by including the following:

2. A method for managing staining data performed between multiple staining systems located at different sites, Each of the aforementioned staining systems is A printing device for printing dye onto a substrate, A transfer device for transferring the dye to a lens while the lens is facing the substrate on which the dye is printed, A dye fixing device that fixes the dye to the lens by heating the lens onto which the dye has been transferred, A color information measuring instrument for measuring the color information of the lens on which the dye has been fixed, Control unit and Equipped with, A first dyeing step in which the lens is dyed using the first printing apparatus, first transfer apparatus, and first dye fixing apparatus of the first dyeing system among the plurality of dyeing systems, A first result color information acquisition step in which a first result color information, which is the color information of the lens dyed in the first dyeing step, is acquired by a first color information measuring instrument of the first dyeing system, A dyeing data creation step that creates dyeing data that defines the amount of dye discharged from the first printing device to the substrate by the printing device for dyeing the lens to the color to be dyed, based on the amount of dye discharged from the first printing device in the first dyeing step and the first result color information acquired in the first result color information acquisition step, A data storage step in which the staining data created in the staining data creation step is stored in a storage device, A data provision step of providing the dyeing data for dyeing the lens to the predetermined color from the first dyeing system to another dyeing system, the second dyeing system, via a network, A second dyeing step in which the second dyeing system performs dyeing of the lens according to the provided dyeing data using the second printing apparatus, second transfer apparatus, and second dye fixing apparatus of the second dyeing system, A second result color information acquisition step is performed by acquiring second result color information, which is the color information of the lens dyed in the second dyeing step, using a second color information measuring instrument of the second dyeing system. The control unit of the second dyeing system performs a comparison step of comparing the second result color information obtained in the second result color information acquisition step with the planned color information, The control unit of the second dyeing system corrects the dyeing data based on the comparison result in the comparison step, thereby bringing the color of the lens dyed in subsequent dyeing processes in the second dyeing system closer to the planned color. The control unit of the second staining system transmits at least one of the comparison results from the comparison step and the correction results of the staining data from the correction step to the control unit of the first staining system via a network. If the staining data is corrected in the correction step, a data update step is performed to update the staining data used in the second staining system among the data stored in the storage device with the staining data corrected in the correction step. A method for managing staining data, characterized by including the following:

3. A staining system for staining lenses, A printing device for printing dye onto a substrate, A transfer device for transferring the dye to a lens while the lens is facing the substrate on which the dye is printed, A dye fixing device that fixes the dye to the lens by heating the lens onto which the dye has been transferred, A color information measuring instrument for measuring the color information of the lens on which the dye has been fixed, Control unit and Equipped with, A first dyeing step involves dyeing the lens using the printing apparatus, the transfer apparatus, and the dye fixing apparatus, A first result color information acquisition step in which the color information of the lens dyed in the first dyeing step is acquired by the color information measuring instrument, A dyeing data creation step that creates dyeing data that defines the amount of dye discharged by the printing device onto the substrate for dyeing the lens to the color to be dyed, based on the amount of dye discharged from the printing device in the first dyeing step and the first result color information acquired in the first result color information acquisition step, A data storage step in which the staining data created in the staining data creation step is stored in a storage device, A data provision step of providing the dyeing data for dyeing the lens to the predetermined color to a second dyeing system, which is another dyeing system, via a network, A result acquisition step of acquiring second result color information, which is the color information of the lens actually dyed by the second dyeing system according to the dyeing data, from the second dyeing system via a network, A comparison step is performed to compare the second result color information obtained in the result acquisition step with the planned color information, A correction step in which the color of the lens dyed in the subsequent dyeing process of the second dyeing system is brought closer to the planned color by correcting the dyeing data based on the comparison results in the comparison step, If the staining data is corrected in the correction step, a data update step is performed to update the staining data used in the second staining system among the data stored in the storage device with the staining data corrected in the correction step. A correction data provision step, which provides the corrected staining data from the correction step to the second staining system via a network, A staining system characterized by performing the following actions.

4. A staining system for staining lenses, A printing device for printing dye onto a substrate, A transfer device for transferring the dye to a lens while the lens is facing the substrate on which the dye is printed, A dye fixing device that fixes the dye to the lens by heating the lens onto which the dye has been transferred, A color information measuring instrument for measuring the color information of the lens on which the dye has been fixed, Control unit and Equipped with, A dyeing data acquisition step involves acquiring information on the color to be dyed and dyeing data that specifies the amount of dye dispensed onto the substrate by the printing device, which is created by another dyeing system to dye the lens to the aforementioned color, from the other dyeing system via a network. A second dyeing step in which the printing apparatus, the transfer apparatus, and the dye fixing apparatus are used to dye the lens according to the dyeing data, A second result color information acquisition step is performed by acquiring second result color information, which is the color information of the lens dyed in the second dyeing step, using the color information measuring instrument. A comparison step is performed to compare the second result color information obtained in the second result color information acquisition step with the planned color information, A correction step is performed to correct the dyeing data based on the comparison results in the comparison step, thereby bringing the color of the lens to be dyed in the subsequent dyeing process closer to the planned color. A result transmission step that transmits at least one of the comparison results from the comparison step and the correction results of the staining data from the correction step to the other staining system via a network, Execute, A staining system characterized in that, when the staining data is corrected in the correction step, the staining data used in the staining system among the data stored in the storage device is updated with the staining data corrected in the correction step.

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