Glory Ltd.

Komori Corporation

Ryuzo Tanigawa

Sayuri Yanagiuchi

Hiromitsu Numauchi

Kazutaka Adachi

Hiroyuki Onishi

Takashi Suto

A print quality examination device is provided in a printing machine () provided with a printing unit () that performs printing on a mirror-reflection member () of a sheet () to which the mirror-reflection member () is added. The print quality examination device of the printing machine is provided with an examination camera () that images a picture printed on the sheet (), a light source () that irradiates the sheet () with light, and a print quality examination unit () that examines the quality of the picture printed by the printing unit () based on image data imaged by the examination camera (). The examination camera () or the light source () is configured to be movably supported on an arc about a detection point (P) imaged by the examination camera () for the sheet ().

Print quality examination device

Provided is a method for removing character background in a color image that obtains an image for printing evaluation by removing a background design of a character from the color image of a printed object on which the character has been printed. The method includes separating a color input image into a character part and a background part, calculating a discriminant function for separating pixels of the character part and pixels of the background part based on pixel values, and generating a background-removed image by removing the background part from the input image by using the discriminant function. Moreover, an installation adjustment method of a line camera including adjusting, based on a signal acquired by capturing an installation adjustment chart fixed to the inspection drum, an installation position of the line camera that acquires an image of a large-size printed object arranged on an inspection drum, is executed by using an installation adjustment chart wherein a plurality of patterns formed by white background and black vertical lines are arranged by shifting in a vertical direction so that the vertical lines continue horizontally only in a predetermined rectangular region that is elongated in a scan line direction of the line camera.

Method and apparatus for removing character background from colored image

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Himeji, Japan

Ryuzo Tanigawa