Processing an object for printing
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJan Morovic, Peter Morovic
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Abstract
A method for processing an object for printing, the object comprising a plurality of properties defined at each of a plurality of locations within the object, each property represented by a metamer set of possible combinations of proportions of at least one of a set of printing materials, the method comprising: selecting a combination of the metamer sets of a given location within an object that provides all of the plurality of properties defined for the given location.
Claims15
A method for processing an object for printing, the object comprising a plurality of properties defined at each of a plurality of locations within the object, each property represented by a metamer set of possible combinations of proportions of at least one of a set of printing materials, the method comprising:
- selecting a combination of the metamer sets of a given location within an object that provides all of the plurality of properties defined for the given location.
Apparatus for processing an object for printing, the object comprising a plurality of properties defined at each of a plurality of locations within the object each property represented by a metamer set of possible combinations of proportions of at least one of a set of printing materials, the apparatus comprising:
- a selector to select a combination of the metamer sets for a given location within an object that provides all of the plurality of properties defined for the given location.
The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the selector comprises
- an identifier to identify the metamer set for each property defined at the given location.
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the selector further comprises
- a selection applicator to select one of the identified metamer sets for a given location within an object that provides all of the plurality of properties defined for the given location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.