DE69416892T2 - Selbstkalibrierender Farbdrucker - Google Patents

Selbstkalibrierender Farbdrucker

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DE69416892T2
DE69416892T2 DE69416892T DE69416892T DE69416892T2 DE 69416892 T2 DE69416892 T2 DE 69416892T2 DE 69416892 T DE69416892 T DE 69416892T DE 69416892 T DE69416892 T DE 69416892T DE 69416892 T2 DE69416892 T2 DE 69416892T2
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color printer
calibrating color
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printer
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William J Lloyd
John D Meyer
King-Wah W Yeung
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Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/46—Colour picture communication systems
    • H04N1/56—Processing of colour picture signals
    • H04N1/60—Colour correction or control
    • H04N1/603—Colour correction or control controlled by characteristics of the picture signal generator or the picture reproducer
    • H04N1/6033—Colour correction or control controlled by characteristics of the picture signal generator or the picture reproducer using test pattern analysis
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US08/053,638 US5508826A (en) 1993-04-27 1993-04-27 Method and apparatus for calibrated digital printing using a four by four transformation matrix

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Owner name: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO., L.P., HOUSTON, TE