Method and system for characterizing printer color
View Patent ↗A system for characterizing color is provided. The system includes a color patch identification system that receives image data, such as image data of a color wedge, and generates color patch data, such as for two or more patches that make up the color wedge. A color patch characterization system receives the color patch data and generates color density data, such as by calculating the average color density of each color patch.
1. A system for characterizing printer color comprising:
a color indexing system operable to receive image data and to generate color patch data; and
a camera calibration system operable to receive the color patch data and to generate color density data;
wherein the color indexing system further comprises a reference cartridge system operable to receive the image data and to perform one or more of generating reference cartridge data and storing cartridge characterization data.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the camera calibration system further comprises an edge detection system operable to receive the image data and to generate edge data.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the camera calibration system further comprises a uniformity correction system operable to receive dark field data and white field data and to generate correction factor data.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the camera calibration system further comprises a patch size system operable to provide patch number data, and the color patch identification system being operable to generate color patch data by dividing the image data according to the patch number data.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the camera calibration system further comprises an image rotation system operable to receive the image data and to generate image rotation data.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the camera calibration system further comprises a density calculation system operable to receive the color patch data and to generate color density data for each color patch.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the camera calibration system further comprises a noise reduction system operable to receive the color patch data and to delete border pixel data from the color patch data.