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US 2016/0355030 A1Published application
Gloss control through selective deposition of transparent ink
AssigneeElectronics for Imaging, Inc.
InventorPeter HEATH
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention take advantage of the change in gloss caused by overprinting a printed image with clear ink. Embodiments of the invention thus implement gloss control functionality in a printer without the requirements of a pin and cure or other known systems.
Claims15
A method for gloss control, comprising:
- receiving a selection of a percentage of clear ink to apply to a printed image and/or print medium relative a gloss response curve to determine a value of gloss control;
- and
- in accordance with said selection, depositing small (0-25%) amounts of clear ink to said image and/or print medium to lower said image and/or print medium gloss level, wherein the image and/or print medium is more matte.
A method for gloss control, comprising:
- providing a gloss response curve relative to a percentage of clear ink applied to a printed image and/or print medium, said gloss response curve effecting control of said printer's print engine;
- and
- responsive to user selection of said gloss response curve, depositing small (0-25%) amounts of clear ink to said image and/or print medium to lower said image and/or print medium gloss level, wherein the image and/or print medium is more matte.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a non-transitory storage medium containing information representing a gloss response curve for controlling a printer print engine to effect control of a percentage of clear ink to be applied to a printed image and/or print medium;
- responsive to user selection, said gloss response curve providing control signals to said printer for depositing clear ink over said printed image and/or a print medium in accordance with said selection to effect selected control of glossiness of said printed image and/or said medium;
- and
- said control signals operating a printer to deposit small (0-25%) amounts of clear ink to said image and/or print medium to lower said image and/or print medium gloss level, wherein the image and/or print medium is more matte.
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