Image Processing Apparatus Preview Generation for Recording Medium
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image processing systems fail to accurately generate preview images that consider the color and material of the recording medium, leading to potential inaccuracies in simulating the final printed image, especially when the recording medium is not white or transparent.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus that includes an obtaining unit for attribute information, an identification unit for the recording medium's color, a generation unit for creating a display image based on the identified color and print data, and a determination unit for determining the display color of the drawing area, which allows for the generation of preview images that take into account the recording medium's color and material, including blending and boundary generation as necessary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional image processing systems generate preview images without considering recording medium color and material, then the processing complexity is reduced, but the accuracy of the simulated printed image deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification of the recording medium's color and material properties before generating the preview image. The obtaining unit acquires attribute information about the recording medium in advance, and the determination unit uses this information to determine the appropriate display color for the drawing area before the preview image is rendered, ensuring accurate simulation without adding complex processing during image generation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary determination unit that acts as a mediator between the print data and the preview image generation. This unit determines the display color of the drawing area based on the recording medium attributes, serving as an intermediate step that translates physical medium properties into appropriate visual representation parameters for the preview image
2Measurement precision
If the determination unit determines the display color of the drawing area as white when the attribute information specifies that a white Color material be used, then the display accuracy is improved, but the visibility of the white color material in the preview image deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The determination unit applies color changes by determining the display color of the drawing area as a color other than white when the attribute information specifies that a white color material be used. This color substitution technique allows the preview image to visually represent the presence and position of white color material application areas, enabling users to verify where white toner will be applied without losing the visual information about these areas
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit that obtains attribute information that specifies a process performed by an image forming apparatus in accordance with a print job including print data, a generation unit that generates a display image on the basis of the print data included in the print job, and a determination unit that determines a display color of a drawing area which corresponds to an area of a recording medium for printing the print data and in which a display image generated by the generation unit is to be disposed. If the attribute information specifies that a white color material be used, the determination unit determines the display color of the drawing area as a color other than white.