Image Processing Apparatus for Variable Light Source Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing variable printing technologies fail to effectively correct images for varying light source conditions across different display locations, requiring multiple print data sets and complicating user selection of appropriate correction images.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus that specifies correction values for image data based on light source conditions, allowing for automatic image processing and printing adjustments according to records in a database, ensuring consistent image appearance across various environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple corrected image data sets are prepared for different light source conditions, then image appearance consistency across different display locations is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to the need to manage and specify multiple image data sets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the image correction process adaptive rather than static. The system automatically adjusts the correction applied to images based on the detected light source conditions at the display location. Instead of preparing multiple fixed correction sets, the system dynamically selects and applies appropriate correction parameters in real-time based on environmental light conditions, thereby maintaining image consistency without manually managing multiple data sets
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of image correction based on light source conditions. By detecting characteristics of the display environment's light sources and adjusting correction parameters accordingly, the system can handle different lighting conditions with a single flexible correction mechanism rather than multiple fixed correction data sets, reducing complexity while maintaining reliability
2Reliability
If multiple corrected image data sets are prepared for different light source conditions, then image appearance consistency across different display locations is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in specifying the appropriate image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically determine and apply the appropriate image correction without requiring user intervention. The system autonomously detects light source conditions at the display location and selects the suitable correction parameters, eliminating the need for users to manually specify which correction image to use among multiple options, thereby significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining image consistency
3Reliability
If correction processes are applied to entire print product areas, then comprehensive light source correction is achieved, but productivity deteriorates due to increased processing time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the print product into multiple regions with different correction requirements. Instead of uniformly applying correction to the entire print product, the system identifies and applies corrections only to specific areas that require light source compensation. This selective approach maintains comprehensive correction where needed while reducing overall processing time and improving productivity
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing apparatus for performing printing by replacing objects in a master template with data stored in a database and executing a process according to a record in the database includes a unit configured to specify a predetermined field and other fields in the database, and a unit configured to perform image processing according to information indicated by the specified other fields, on image data indicated by the specified predetermined field.