US4176946A
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Color printer and method of controlling exposure time therefor
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1977-07-19
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Granted: 1979-12-04
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Expires: 1997-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A color printer having three color filters is provided with a filter controller which controls the insertion time of the color filters to print a particular color such as a flesh color of a human figure into a preferable particular color of preferable color balance and density. The filter controller includes an arithmetic memory circuit which memorizes for three primary colors a relation between the color density of the particular color in the color original and the preferable insertion time of the color filters to print the particular color into the preferable particular color on the color paper.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:48
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/72; G03B27/73; G03B27/735
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A method of controlling exposure time in a color printer in which at least two different color filters are used and the insertion time thereof is controlled to reproduce a preferable color on prints from a color original comprising the steps of selecting a particular color contained in the color original by (a) measuring three primary color densities of a number of points of the color original and (b) detecting a preselected particular color among the colors of said number of points of the color original, obtaining a relation between the three mean color densities of said particular color in the color original and the preferable insertion time of said color filters to print said particular color into the particular color of preferable color balance and density on the color paper, and controlling the insertion time of said color filters based on the obtained relation according to the said three mean color densities of the particular color in the color original, thereby printing the particular color in the color original into the particular color of preferable color balance and density.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
180 words
A method of controlling exposure time in a color printer in which at least two different color filters are used and the insertion time thereof is controlled to reproduce a preferable color on prints from a color original comprising the steps of selecting a particular color contained in the color original by (a) measuring three primary color densities of a number of points of the color original and (b) detecting a preselected particular color among the colors of said number of points of the color original, obtaining a relation between the three mean color densities of said particular color in the color original and the preferable insertion time of said color filters to print said particular color into the particular color of preferable color balance and density on the color paper, and controlling the insertion time of said color filters based on the obtained relation according to the said three mean color densities of the particular color in the color original, thereby printing the particular color in the color original into the particular color of preferable color balance and density.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method of controlling exposure time in a color printer as defined in claim 1 wherein said particular color is selected among colors of particular subjects which are often photographed in color photos.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method of controlling exposure time in a color printer as defined in claim 2 wherein said particular color is selected among a flesh color, green of trees, blue of skies or sea, and bluish white of snows.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method of controlling exposure time in a color printer as defined in claim 1 wherein said relation between the color density of said particular color in the color original and the preferable insertion time of said color filters is represented by a linear function.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
184 words
A color printer provided with at least two different color filters the insertion time of which is controllable independently for printing a color image on a color paper from a color original comprising a color measuring means which measures three primary color densities of a number of points of the color original, a color detecting means connected with said color measuring means for detecting a preselected particular color among the colors of said number of points of the color original, an arithmetic means connected with said color detecting means for determining the insertion time of said color filters according to the three mean color densities of the particular color, and a filter control means connected with said arithmetic means for controlling the insertion time of said color filters according to the output of said arithmetic means, said arithmetic means memorizing a relation between the three mean color densities of said particular color in the color original and the preferable insertion time of said color filters to print said particular color into the particular color of preferable color balance and density on the color paper.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
184 words
A color printer provided with at least two different color filters the insertion time of which is controllable independently for printing a color image on a color paper from a color original comprising a color measuring means which measures three primary color densities of a number of points of the color original, a color detecting means connected with said color measuring means for detecting a preselected particular color among the colors of said number of points of the color original, an arithmetic means connected with said color detecting means for determining the insertion time of said color filters according to the three mean color densities of the particular color, and a filter control means connected with said arithmetic means for controlling the insertion time of said color filters according to the output of said arithmetic means, said arithmetic means memorizing a relation between the three mean color densities of said particular color in the color original and the preferable insertion time of said color filters to print said particular color into the particular color of preferable color balance and density on the color paper.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A color printer as defined in claim 5 wherein said color filters are three primary color filters for additive color process.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A color printer as defined in claim 5 wherein said color filters are three primary color filters for subtractive color process.
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