Videojet Technologies Inc.

X-rite Europe Gmbh

X-rite Europe Ag

Martin Beyer

Francis Lamy

Peter Ehbets

Robert Weaver

Bruno Zimmermann

Moshe Keydar

John Fini

Kristiaan Van Bael

David Hasler

Roland Campa

Björn Seegers

Markus Hülskötter

A method of providing coding instructions to a printer includes creating artwork design for a package and creating coding instructions associated with the artwork design, the coding instructions for printing a code on the package. The coding instructions are associated with the artwork design and transferred to a remote storage location. An identifier is provided with the package, package materials, or a component thereof to allow a user to retrieve the coding instructions for printing the code on the package.

Method of providing coding instructions to a printer

Exemplary methods are directed to the linearization and characterization of an image producing device. In the method, a color test chart of the device is reproduced and measured based on a small number of color measurement fields with defined device color values. Associated color values are determined for each color measurement field and used to calculate linearization curves for the device. Additionally, by analysis of the device color values, the measured color values, and device behavior, an expanded color test chart with expanded device color values and associated expanded color values is calculated. The number of color measurement fields in the expanded color test chart is larger than the number of color measurement fields in the original color test chart. An ICC profile for the device is calculated from the expanded device color values and the expanded color values.

Linearization and characterization process of an image producing device

A color management system using distributed profiles includes a color printer adapted to print controlled color using a custom profile. The color printer system creates a custom profile by reading its initial characterization data, the profiles of the inks and the profile of the paper used in the printer. The color printing system includes a spectral measurement module adapted to generate spectral measurement of an output of the color printer. The printing system computes its initial characterization data by using the output of the color printer, measured by the spectral measurement module. The printing system updates the paper profile, the ink profile and/or the printer characterization data based on the measurement of the spectral measurement module.

Color management system using distributed profiles for color printing systems

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