Seiko Epson Corporation

Naoki Hagihara

Takahiro Kamada

Yuko Yamamoto

Mitsuhiro Yamashita

Takuya Ono

Katsuyuki Tanaka

Takumi Shimomukai

Masayuki Seko

Prepare a learning model that has been trained to output similarity for each defect species by machine learning using a teacher image that is an image containing a defect occurring during printing and that is associated with a defect species in advance. Then, a target image is prepared for inspection by acquiring an image of printed matter that has been printed. By using the learning model with respect to this target image, the similarity of the defect present in the target image to a known defect species is acquired, and this similarity is used to discriminate the defect present in the target image as at least one of the known defect species. When updating the learning model based on this discrimination result, the learning model is made to perform machine learning for a defect species that is different from the discriminated defect species or that is associated with an unknown defect.

Defect discrimination apparatus for printed images and defect discrimination method

A profile creation device that causes a display section to display a display screen displaying an input color space image and an output color space image, the profile creation device includes an acquisition section that acquires first color gamut data indicating a color space related to the input device and second color gamut data indicating a color space related to the output device, an image generating section configured to generate an input color space image of a three dimensional image based on the first color gamut data and an output color space image of a three dimensional image based on the second color gamut data, a display control section configured to generate screen data for displaying the display screen having an image display area for displaying the input color space image and the output color space image generated by the image generating section, and an input and output section for transmitting the screen data generated by the display control section to the display section.

Profile creation device and method generating and displaying input and output device color gamuts as 3D images

An image processing method includes: converting a device color CMYK1 that is an input device color depending on an input device into a device color CMYK2 that is an output device color depending on an output device; converting the device color CMYK2 into a spectral reflectance R1 using an output profile showing a relationship between the output device color and a spectral reflectance; converting the spectral reflectance R1 into a spectral reflectance R2, to be reproduced before lamination processing, using a mutual conversion formula of a spectral reflectance before lamination processing and a spectral reflectance after lamination processing; and calculating a device color CMYK3 that is an output device color using the spectral reflectance R2, the output profile, and light source information.

Image processing for color matching before and after lamination printing

A printing device includes: an ink system having a plurality of types of inks; an image input unit accepting an input of an image to be printed; a print condition selection unit accepting a selection of N types of print conditions used when printing the image, N being an integer equal to or greater than 2; an application rate input unit accepting an input of an application rate of each of the N types of print conditions that are selected; a first ink amount calculation unit calculating an expected amount of ink of each of the plurality of types of inks used when it is assumed that the image is printed using singly each of the N types of print conditions that are selected; a second ink amount calculation unit calculating an actual amount of ink used when printing the image, using the expected amount of ink corresponding to each of the N types of print conditions and the application rates of the N types of print conditions; and a printing unit executing printing of the image according to the actual amount of ink.

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Naoki Hagihara