Show-through compensation apparatus and method

Abstract

Apparatus and methods that adjust image data for show-through image information of an image on a back side of an image bearing substrate on an image on the front side of the image bearing substrate. Image data for a front side image and a back side image of an image bearing substrate is obtained from an optical sensor that senses light reflected from the image bearing substrate. The image data is stored in a memory and is used to determine scanned density data and approximate absorbency data for the front side and the back side of the image bearing substrate. Show-through compensated density data for the front side image is computed by filtering the absorbency data for the back side with a filter characteristic of the show-through characteristics of the image bearing substrate and subtracting this filtered absorbency data from the front side scanned density data. Show-through compensated density data for the back side image is computed by filtering the absorbency data for the front side with a filter characteristic of the show-through characteristics of the image bearing substrate and subtracting this filtered absorbency data from the back side scanned density data. If required, the show-through compensated density data for the front and back side images is converted into show-through compensated reflectance images for the front and back side.

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