Method and apparatus for generating differential gloss image using laser energy
AssigneesPalo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Xerox Corporation
InventorsChu-heng LIU, Timothy David STOWE
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Abstract
A method and system for enabling an image production device to generate differential gloss for a print includes exposing a toner image of a material to laser to cause one or more portions of the toner image to melt. The material includes the toner image and a substrate. The substrate is to remain substantially unaffected by the laser.
Claims20
A method for generating differential gloss, the method comprising:
- exposing a toner image of a material to laser to cause one or more portions of the toner image to melt, wherein the material is to include the toner image and a substrate, and wherein the substrate is to remain substantially unaffected by the laser.
An image production device, comprising:
- a processor;
- a heating device coupled to the processor and configured to melt one or more portions of a toner image of a material that includes a substrate and the toner image, wherein the substrate is to remain substantially unaffected by the heating device, and wherein a surface of the one or more portions of the toner image is to be transformed between a flat state and a rough state based on operations of the heating device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for controlling a computing device for controlling an image production device to generate a print having differential gloss, the instructions comprising:
- configuring a heating device to use laser to cause a toner image of a material to melt based on pigments of the toner image absorbing the laser, wherein a surface of one or more portions of the toner image is to be transformed between a flat state and a rough state by the heating device
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.