Dynamic Color Interface for Special Ink Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing technologies lack a user-friendly interface for adjusting the amount of color materials used in printing images that combine colors other than a special color with images expressed in a special color.
Innovation Solution
An image processing device with a color setting unit that displays a color conversion profile designation unit when the image data includes only colors other than a special color, and both a color conversion profile designation unit and an amount-of-color-material designation unit when the image data includes both types of colors, allowing for precise adjustment of color materials used in printing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a unified color setting interface is used for all image types, then the interface is simple and easy to implement, but it cannot provide precise control for images with special colors requiring specific color material adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The color setting interface dynamically changes its configuration based on the image type being processed. When a image containing special colors is detected, the interface automatically displays additional color material amount adjustment controls. For standard images, only the basic color conversion profile selection is shown. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the interface simple for routine tasks while providing comprehensive control when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
Different control options are provided for different regions/types of images within the same interface. The interface identifies which portions of the image contain special colors and enables specific color material adjustments only for those regions, while leaving standard color regions controlled by general color profiles. This localized approach allows precise control where needed without complicating the overall interface.
2Manufacturing precision
If separate color setting interfaces are provided for different image types, then precise control for special color images is achieved, but the interface becomes complex and difficult to operate
Solution Approach 1:
A single unified interface handles both standard and special color images by incorporating conditional display logic. The interface includes all possible control options (color conversion profile selection and color material amount adjustment) but only displays the relevant ones based on the image type detected. This multi-functional design provides precise control capability for all image types while maintaining a simple appearance for each specific use case, thereby resolving the contradiction between precision and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically reconfigures itself based on the input image characteristics. When a image with special colors is detected, additional control elements are activated and displayed; when processing standard images, only essential controls remain visible. This dynamic behavior allows the interface to provide precise control when needed without presenting unnecessary complexity for routine operations.
3Productivity
If automatic color conversion is applied to all images, then processing speed is fast and操作简单, but color accuracy for special color images cannot be optimized
Solution Approach 1:
The color processing system dynamically selects its operation mode based on image analysis. For standard images, automatic color conversion is applied for fast processing. When special colors are detected, the system automatically switches to a mode that also optimizes color material amounts, providing both speed and accuracy appropriate to each image type without requiring manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects the presence of special colors in images and self-adjusts its processing approach accordingly. When special colors are identified, the system automatically enables additional color optimization processing without requiring user configuration. This self-service mechanism ensures color accuracy for special color images while maintaining default fast processing for standard images, resolving the contradiction between speed and precision.
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AI summary
An image processing method for acquiring image data and causing a display device to display a color setting unit for configuring a setting for a color of the image data is provided, the image processing method including: causing a color conversion profile designation unit to be displayed in the color setting unit, the color conversion profile designation unit being for designating a color conversion profile, when the image data includes only first image data representing a first image with a plurality of colors including a color other than a special color; and causing the color conversion profile designation unit and an amount-of-color-material designation unit to be displayed, the amount-of-color-material designation unit being for designating an amount of a plurality of color materials used in a printing device, when the image data includes the first image data and second image data representing a second image with the special color.