System for generating proof

Claim 1

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) generating a gray balance setting chart to be established in a region including a gray region using an output apparatus, based on three independent device data; (b) calorimetrically measuring said gray balance setting chart to determine a relationship of calorimetric values thereof to said device data; and (c) determining a relationship of said device data to gray data as a gray balance of said output apparatus, from the determined relationship of the calorimetric values to said device data according to a repetitive calculation process.

Claim 2

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) generating a gray balance setting chart to be established in a region including a gray region using an output apparatus, based on three independent device data; (b) calorimetrically measuring said gray balance setting chart to determine a relationship of calorimetric values thereof to said device data; and (c) determining a relationship of said device data to gray data as a gray balance of said output apparatus, from the determined relationship of the calorimetric values to said device data according to a repetitive calculation process.

Claim 9

An apparatus for establishing a gray balance, comprising: an output apparatus for converting device data into output control data using output adjustment data and outputting a gray balance setting chart to be established in a region including a gray region based on said output control data; a measuring unit for calorimetrically measuring said gray balance setting chart; and an output adjustment data generator for determining a first relationship of colorimetric values measured by a measuring unit with respect to said device data, determining a second relationship of the device data with respect to gray data from said first relationship according to a repetitive calculation process, and generating output adjustment data for which a gray balance has been established from said second relationship.

Claim 10

An apparatus for establishing a gray balance, comprising: an output apparatus for converting device data into output control data using output adjustment data and outputting a gray balance setting chart to be established in a region including a gray region based on said output control data; a measuring unit for calorimetrically measuring said gray balance setting chart; and an output adjustment data generator for determining a first relationship of colorimetric values measured by a measuring unit with respect to said device data, determining a second relationship of the device data with respect to gray data from said first relationship according to a repetitive calculation process, and generating output adjustment data for which a gray balance has been established from said second relationship.

Claim 11

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a chart based on device data on an output medium with a reference output apparatus for which a gray balance has been adjusted, and determining output characteristic data of said reference output apparatus from values measured of said chart; (b) outputting a chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on said output medium with a desired output apparatus for which a gray balance is to be determined, and determining values measured of said chart; (c) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus capable of producing the measured values determined in said step (b), from said output characteristic data; (d) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus corresponding to said device data in said step (b) which is imparted to said desired output apparatus, from said output characteristic data; and (e) establishing a conversion relationship for converting the device data for forming the color of gray into output control data for producing a desired color of gray in said desired output apparatus, from a relationship between said output control data determined in said step (c) and said output control data determined in said step (d).

Claim 12

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a chart based on device data on an output medium with a reference output apparatus for which a gray balance has been adjusted, and determining output characteristic data of said reference output apparatus from values measured of said chart; (b) outputting a chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on said output medium with a desired output apparatus for which a gray balance is to be determined, and determining values measured of said chart; (c) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus capable of producing the measured values determined in said step (b), from said output characteristic data; (d) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus corresponding to said device data in said step (b) which is imparted to said desired output apparatus, from said output characteristic data; and (e) establishing a conversion relationship for converting the device data for forming the color of gray into output control data for producing a desired color of gray in said desired output apparatus, from a relationship between said output control data determined in said step (c) and said output control data determined in said step (d).

Claim 19

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on an output medium with a reference output apparatus for which a gray balance has been adjusted, and determining output characteristic data of said reference output apparatus from values measured of said chart; (b) outputting a chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on said output medium with a desired output apparatus for which a gray balance is to be determined, and determining values measured of said chart; (c) determining output control data for said desired output apparatus capable of producing the measured values determined in said step (a), using a relationship between the measured values in said step (b) and the output control data for said desired output apparatus for producing said measured values; and (d) establishing a conversion relationship for converting the device data for forming the color of gray into the output control data determined in said step (c) for producing a desired color of gray in said desired output apparatus.

Claim 20

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on an output medium with a reference output apparatus for which a gray balance has been adjusted, and determining output characteristic data of said reference output apparatus from values measured of said chart; (b) outputting a chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on said output medium with a desired output apparatus for which a gray balance is to be determined, and determining values measured of said chart; (c) determining output control data for said desired output apparatus capable of producing the measured values determined in said step (a), using a relationship between the measured values in said step (b) and the output control data for said desired output apparatus for producing said measured values; and (d) establishing a conversion relationship for converting the device data for forming the color of gray into the output control data determined in said step (c) for producing a desired color of gray in said desired output apparatus.

Claim 21

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a monochromatic chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on an output medium with a reference output apparatus for which a gray balance has been adjusted, and determining from values for said reference output apparatus with respect to values measured of said monochromatic chart; (b) outputting a monochromatic chart based on device data on said output medium with a desired output apparatus for which a gray balance is to be determined, and determining values measured of said monochromatic chart; (c) determining output control data for said desired output apparatus when the measured values determined in the step (b) are used as measured values determined in said step (a) with respect to the corresponding device data; (d) establishing a conversion relationship for converting the device data into the output control data determined in said step (c) for producing a desired individual color in said desired output apparatus; (e) outputting a gray balance setting chart to be established in a region including a gray region from the device data using said conversion relationship on said output medium in said desired output apparatus, and determining a relationship between measured values of said gray balance setting chart and said device data; and (f) determining a conversion relationship for converting the device data for forming a color of gray into output control data for producing a desired color of gray from the relationship determined in said step (e) according to a repetitive calculation process, and setting the determined conversion relationship in said desired output apparatus.

Claim 22

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a monochromatic chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on an output medium with a reference output apparatus for which a gray balance has been adjusted, and determining from values for said reference output apparatus with respect to values measured of said monochromatic chart; (b) outputting a monochromatic chart based on device data on said output medium with a desired output apparatus for which a gray balance is to be determined, and determining values measured of said monochromatic chart; (c) determining output control data for said desired output apparatus when the measured values determined in the step (b) are used as measured values determined in said step (a) with respect to the corresponding device data; (d) establishing a conversion relationship for converting the device data into the output control data determined in said step (c) for producing a desired individual color in said desired output apparatus; (e) outputting a gray balance setting chart to be established in a region including a gray region from the device data using said conversion relationship on said output medium in said desired output apparatus, and determining a relationship between measured values of said gray balance setting chart and said device data; and (f) determining a conversion relationship for converting the device data for forming a color of gray into output control data for producing a desired color of gray from the relationship determined in said step (e) according to a repetitive calculation process, and setting the determined conversion relationship in said desired output apparatus.

Claim 23

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a chart based on output control data with respect to device data on an output medium with a reference output apparatus for which a gray balance and shading have been adjusted, and determining from output characteristic data of said reference output apparatus from values measured of said chart; (b) outputting a chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on said output medium with a desired output apparatus for which shading is to be corrected, and determining the values measured of said chart with respect to respective predetermined regions on said output medium; (c) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus for producing the measured values determined with respect to the respective predetermined regions in said step (b), from said output characteristic data; (d) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus corresponding to said device data which are imparted to said desired output apparatus in said step (b), from said output characteristic data; and (e) establishing output adjustment data for converting the device data for forming a color of gray into output control data for producing a desired color of gray, with respect to the respective the regions in said desired output apparatus, from a relationship between the output control data determined in said step (c) with respect to the regions and the output control data determined in said step (d).

Claim 24

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a chart based on output control data with respect to device data on an output medium with a reference output apparatus for which a gray balance and shading have been adjusted, and determining from output characteristic data of said reference output apparatus from values measured of said chart; (b) outputting a chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on said output medium with a desired output apparatus for which shading is to be corrected, and determining the values measured of said chart with respect to respective predetermined regions on said output medium; (c) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus for producing the measured values determined with respect to the respective predetermined regions in said step (b), from said output characteristic data; (d) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus corresponding to said device data which are imparted to said desired output apparatus in said step (b), from said output characteristic data; and (e) establishing output adjustment data for converting the device data for forming a color of gray into output control data for producing a desired color of gray, with respect to the respective the regions in said desired output apparatus, from a relationship between the output control data determined in said step (c) with respect to the regions and the output control data determined in said step (d).

Claim 27

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a chart based on output control data with respect to device data on an output medium with a reference output apparatus for which a gray balance and shading have been adjusted, and determining output characteristic data of said reference output apparatus from values measured of said chart; (b) outputting a chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on said output medium with a desired output apparatus for which shading is to be determined, and determining values measured of said chart with respect to respective regions on said output medium; (c) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus capable of producing the measured values determined with respect to the respective regions in said step (b), from said output characteristic data; (d) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus corresponding to said device data in said step (b) which is imparted to said desired output apparatus, from said output characteristic data; (e) establishing gray balance adjustment data for converting the device data for forming the color of gray into output control data for producing a desired color of gray in a particular region of said desired output apparatus, using first corrective data comprising differential data or ratio data between the output control data determined for the particular region in said step (c) and said output control data determined in said step (d); and (f) determining second corrective data comprising differential data or ratio data between the output control data determined for other regions except said particular region in said step (c) and said output control data determined in said step (d), determining third corrective data for the respective regions with respect to said particular region, and establishing shading correcting data for correcting shading in said regions from said third corrective data; the arrangement being such that the output control data for producing the color of gray are converted into the output control data for producing the desired color of gray in all the regions of said desired output apparatus using said gray balance adjustment data and said shading correcting data.

Claim 28

A method of generating a proof, comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a chart based on output control data with respect to device data on an output medium with a reference output apparatus for which a gray balance and shading have been adjusted, and determining output characteristic data of said reference output apparatus from values measured of said chart; (b) outputting a chart based on device data for forming a color of gray on said output medium with a desired output apparatus for which shading is to be determined, and determining values measured of said chart with respect to respective regions on said output medium; (c) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus capable of producing the measured values determined with respect to the respective regions in said step (b), from said output characteristic data; (d) determining output control data for said reference output apparatus corresponding to said device data in said step (b) which is imparted to said desired output apparatus, from said output characteristic data; (e) establishing gray balance adjustment data for converting the device data for forming the color of gray into output control data for producing a desired color of gray in a particular region of said desired output apparatus, using first corrective data comprising differential data or ratio data between the output control data determined for the particular region in said step (c) and said output control data determined in said step (d); and (f) determining second corrective data comprising differential data or ratio data between the output control data determined for other regions except said particular region in said step (c) and said output control data determined in said step (d), determining third corrective data for the respective regions with respect to said particular region, and establishing shading correcting data for correcting shading in said regions from said third corrective data; the arrangement being such that the output control data for producing the color of gray are converted into the output control data for producing the desired color of gray in all the regions of said desired output apparatus using said gray balance adjustment data and said shading correcting data.