Seiko Epson Corporation

Minoru Koyama

Toru Fujita

Koichi Otsuki

Noboru Asauchi

Toshimitsu Hirai

Kiyoshi Mukaiyama

An image processing device for forming an image on a medium includes an image data acquiring part and an expanding part. The image data acquiring part is configured to acquire an image data used for forming the image. The expanding part is configured to expand, based on a correspondence relationship for expansion, the acquired image data into a plurality of printing data.

Image processing device and method expanding aquired image data into printing data corresponding to a multi-layer image with color values less than or equal to a maximum ink amount

An image processing device includes: a storage part configured to store a correlation between a pre-deformation color and a post-deformation color that reflects a color variation accompanying a deformation of a medium, with respect to a degree of deformation of the medium; an acquisition part configured to acquire degree-of-deformation information and color information for each region of a deformed object; and a determination part configured to determine a color of the image based on the degree-of-deformation information, the color information, and the correlation, so that the post-deformation color of each region of the deformed object approximates the color information.

Image processing device, image processing method and program for same, and printing system

An image processing device includes a multi-layer data acquiring part configured to acquire multi-layer data having a required-formation-amount-related value representing a value relating to a formation amount required to form an image, and an expanding part configured to expand, based on a correspondence relationship for expansion, the acquired multi-layer data into multiple sets of single-layer data. The correspondence relationship for expansion has a correspondence relationship between the required-formation-amount-related value in each of the sets of single-layer data and the required-formation-amount-related value in the multi-layer data. The required-formation-amount-related value in the multi-layer data is image data that exceeds a maximum-formation-amount-related value representing a value relating to a maximum formation amount of a color value of the single-layer data with which an image can be printed in a single printing process. The required-formation-amount-related value in the single-layer data is image data that is equal to or less than the maximum-formation-amount-related value.

Device, method, system, and computer program product for creating image data to form a multi-layer image on a medium using multiple sets of single-layer data

A printed layer formation processing device performs a part of a process for forming a printed layer on a part of the print medium by a first colorant in a molded object formation process. The printed layer formation processing device includes: a formation amount correspondence relationship storage part that stores a formation amount correspondence relationship, which is a correspondence relationship between a degree of deformation of the print medium and a formation amount of the first colorant, which are correlated so that the thickness of the printed layer is substantially the same in respective regions of the molded object, a deformation degree acquisition part that acquires the degree of deformation in the respective regions of the print medium; and a formation amount determining part that determines the formation amount of the first colorant in the respective regions based on the degree of the deformation and the formation amount correspondence relationship.

Device, method, system, and computer program product for determining amount of colorant to maintain thickness of printed layer in regions of molded object based on deformation of print medium

A plurality of grid points for forming a quadrangle, and an internal point included within the quadrangle, are quasi-formed on a medium prior to deformation, and position information is acquired that relates to the positions of the quasi-formed grid points and internal point moved in conjunction with the deformation of the medium. A triangle deformation ratio is acquired from the areas of triangles formed by the grid points and internal point before and after deformation, and a discharge amount of ink formed on the medium is computed in accordance with the deformation ratio after deformation, with respect to the triangles before deformation.

Device, method, system, and computer program product for determining amount of ink to be formed in a region of a medium based on a computed deformation ratio

A plurality of grid points for forming a quadrangle is quasi-formed on a medium prior to deformation, after which position information is acquired that relates to the positions of the grid points moved in conjunction with deformation of the medium. The area difference of two triangles divided by a first diagonal is computed in a quadrangle formed by the grid points after deformation of the medium, and the area difference of two triangles divided by a second diagonal different from the first diagonal is computed in the quadrangle. The quadrangle quasi-formed on the medium prior to deformation is divided using one of the first and second diagonals that yields the larger area difference, and the formation amount of colorant formed on the medium is corrected according to the deformation ratio after deformation for the triangles formed by the division.

Image processing device, image processing method, and image processing program

The invention provides a film forming method that improves throughput in a preliminary discharge. The film forming method according to the present invention can include a preliminary discharge step of preliminarily discharging liquid droplets from a head and a liquid droplet discharge step of relatively moving the head and the work to discharge the liquid droplets onto the surface of the work from the head. The preliminary discharge of the liquid droplets is carried out while the head and the work are moved relative to each other.

Film forming method, film forming apparatus, method of manufacturing device, and apparatus for manufacturing device

An electronic device substrate includes an insulating plate base, an electronic circuit formed on one surface of the base, and a conductive film formed on the other surface of the base and having electrical conductivity. The electronic device substrate is completed through a manufacturing process including charge-removal movement in which removal of a charge of the base is combined with movement of the electronic device substrate. In the charge-removal movement, the electronic device substrate is moved with being supported by a substrate support part that has electrical conductivity and is grounded. The substrate support part abuts the conductive film during the charge-removal movement.

Electronic device substrate, electronic device, method of manufacturing electronic device, and electronic apparatus

A substrate carrying method for removing the electrical charges on a substrate and then carrying the substrate includes forming a conductive layer with conductivity on a part of the surface of the substrate, and carrying the substrate while supporting a conductive layer-forming region of the substrate by a grounded substrate supporting unit with conductivity.

Substrate carrying method and substrate carrying apparatus

A plurality of unit areas (bit) B are set on a base board. A liquid drop made of a liquid member is ejected to the unit area B from a liquid drop ejecting head so as to form a layer on the base board. A first pattern is formed by a first nozzle group Na in nozzles N which are formed in the liquid drop ejecting head. A second pattern is formed by a second nozzle group Nb which is different from the first nozzle group Na. By doing this, it is possible to maintain a stable ejection operation so as to form a pattern in preferable accuracy when patterns having different features are formed on the base board by using the liquid drop ejecting apparatus.

Layer forming method, layer forming apparatus, device, manufacturing method for device, and electronic apparatus

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a volume measuring method and a volume measuring device which enable a volume of a minute droplet to be measured easily and precisely, and a droplet discharging device including this, and a manufacturing method of an electro-optic device, and the electro-optic device and electronic equipment. A volume measuring method of exemplary embodiments of the present invention include acquiring a central point in horizontal plane view of a droplet dropped on a horizontal plane as origin coordinates by image recognizing device, measuring outline coordinates of a droplet surface with respect to the origin coordinates at plurality of positions while scanning a line segment connecting the acquired central point in horizontal plane view and one arbitrary point A of an outer periphery of the droplet in a radial direction of the droplet by electromagnetic device, and calculating a volume of the droplet based on the measurement result of the outline coordinates.

Volume measuring method, volume measuring device and droplet discharging device comprising the same, and manufacturing method of electro-optic device, electro-optic device and electronic equipment

A driving device of an ink-jet print head is provided that discharges liquid drops through a plurality of nozzles. The driving device comprises a data storage unit which stores a data block for liquid drop discharge; a data determination unit which determines the stored data block; a shift register which outputs the determined data block to the ink-jet print head; and a clock signal generation unit which generates clock signals for driving the shift register. The data determination unit determines whether the data block has a predetermined array. When the data block has the predetermined array, the clock signal generation unit stops generating the clock signals and the shift register outputs the data block having the predetermined array to the ink-jet print head.

Driving device of ink-jet print head, control method of the driving device, and liquid drop discharge apparatus

An ink-jet head control circuit is provided that includes a latch circuit which respectively stores a first data block and a second data block following the first data block, for ink liquid drop discharge, and a data determination unit which calculates a state transition data block based on the stored first and second data blocks. If the first data block is the same as the second data block, the data determination unit outputs a state transition data block having a first value (Low), and if the first data block is different from the second data block, the data determination unit outputs a state transition data block having a second value (High).

Ink-jet head control circuit, ink-jet head module, data transmission method, and liquid drop discharge apparatus

A method of manufacture of an optical device comprises a process of forming a bankwhich demarcates a region in which a functional material is distributed, and a process of distributing a lens materialin the liquid state in the region which is demarcated by the bank, and of thereby forming a lenswhich is layered against the functional material

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Matsumoto, Japan

Minoru Koyama