Invisible Image Printing via Multi-Toner Fluorescence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing printing technologies fail to effectively form and display invisible images in various environments, such as concert venues or aquariums, where the visibility of these images under different light conditions is inconsistent, leading to suboptimal visitor experiences.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that includes a terminal device and an image forming apparatus, which communicates via a network to receive environment and condition information, and outputs setting information for the image forming apparatus to ensure the appropriate display of invisible images under specific conditions, using a combination of invisible green, red, and blue toners to create visible images under black light while remaining invisible under visible light.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single-color invisible image is printed on entrance tickets, then authenticity confirmation is achieved, but the visual appeal and visitor engagement are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies composite materials by combining multiple toners with different fluorescent characteristics (yellow-green, red, blue toners) to create a multi-color invisible image. This composite approach maintains the reliability of authenticity confirmation while significantly enhancing visual appeal through coordinated color effects under UV illumination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color changes by employing toners that exhibit different fluorescent colors under UV light. The yellow-green, red, and blue toners create a dynamic visual effect that changes appearance under different lighting conditions, transforming the static single-color image into a vibrant multi-color display that engages visitors while maintaining security functionality.
2Ease of manufacture
If invisible images are formed using conventional printing methods, then production is simple, but the images fail to display consistently across various light environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by carefully controlling the composition ratios and fluorescent characteristics of multiple toners. By adjusting the parameters of toner selection, mixing proportions, and printing conditions, the system achieves consistent display across various light environments while maintaining the simplicity of conventional printing processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The use of composite toner materials with specific fluorescent properties enables the invisible image to respond predictably to different lighting conditions. This composite approach maintains ease of manufacture using standard printing equipment while ensuring reliable and consistent visual display across diverse environments through the coordinated optical properties of the toner combination.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple toners are used to create colorful invisible images, then visual appeal is enhanced, but the printing process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a printing system that uses multiple toners but maintains compatibility with conventional printing equipment and processes. The multi-toner approach enhances visual appeal through coordinated color effects while the system is designed to be universally applicable to standard printing infrastructure, minimizing the increase in process complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The composite toner system is designed to work within existing printing frameworks. By selecting toners with complementary fluorescent properties and establishing standardized mixing and application procedures, the patent enhances visual appeal through multi-color effects while keeping the printing process complexity manageable through systematic material composition and process standardization.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables the creation of visible invisible images under black light, enhancing visitor experiences by providing a unified and engaging experience in various environments, such as aquariums or concert venues, by ensuring the images are only visible under intended conditions.
Implementation Method 1
an invisible image in which a light emission intensity of invisible light is higher than a light emission intensity of visible light
Implementation Method 2
the image is visible under invisible light such as ultraviolet light emitted from a black light
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives an input of environment information indicating an environment in which an image is observed and condition information indicating a condition for forming the image, and outputs setting information of an image forming apparatus that forms the image according to a combination of the environment information and the condition information.