Line Width Matching for Printing Apparatuses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for matching line widths between different printing apparatuses require tedious visual comparisons, making it difficult for users to easily set appropriate line width adjustment values.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that acquires and analyzes line width detection images printed by both the target and the user's printing apparatus, determining an adjustment value based on the relationship between line widths to ensure accurate matching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If line width adjustment value is determined by repeated visual comparison, then line width matching between different printing apparatuses can be achieved, but the operation becomes very troublesome and time-consuming for users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual visual comparison method with an automated image processing system. The determination unit automatically calculates the adjustment value by comparing line width detection images from different printing apparatuses, substituting the mechanical visual inspection process with computational image analysis. This eliminates the need for users to repeatedly adjust and visually compare line widths manually.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically determining the line width adjustment value without requiring user intervention in the adjustment process. The determination unit performs the entire measurement and calculation process autonomously, allowing the system to serve itself in establishing the correction parameters needed for line width matching.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual line width adjustment is performed through repeated trials, then accurate matching can be achieved, but significant time is consumed in the process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the determination unit calculate the adjustment value in advance through automated image processing. Instead of performing repeated adjustments during the matching process, the system pre-determines the correct adjustment value by analyzing line width detection images, thereby eliminating the time-consuming trial-and-adjustment cycle.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated image processing and calculation system replaces the time-consuming manual adjustment process. The determination unit uses computational methods to quickly analyze line width differences and calculate the precise adjustment value, substituting the slow mechanical process of repeated printing and visual comparison with rapid digital processing.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus performs processing for putting a width of a line in an output in a case where printing is performed by a first printing apparatus based on print data including a line close to a width of a line in an output in a case where printing is performed by a second printing apparatus based on the print data. A first acquisition unit is configured to acquire first information relating to an output in a case where printed matter including a plurality of line width detection images is printed by the second printing apparatus.