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20090161185 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There are provided a first color processing step of performing color processing on an image read from a front side of a document and a second color processing step of performing color processing on an image read from a back side of the document. A color of the image color-processed in the first color processing step is set as an initial target. A color processing parameter used in the second color processing step is adjusted such that a color of the image color-processed in the second color processing step matches the initial target. The color processing parameters used in the first and second color processing steps are adjusted in multiple steps such that both the color obtained by the parameter adjustment and the color of the image color-processed in the first color processing step become closer stepwise to the color of the image color-processed in the second color processing step. | 06-25-2009 |
20090244661 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING CONTROL METHOD - Pieces of reading frequency information representing the use frequencies of first and second reading units are acquired. Read color information of a color on a document that is read by the first or second reading unit is acquired. Based on the acquired pieces of reading frequency information and the acquired read color information, one of the first and second reading units is decided as a reference reading unit serving as a reference when performing correction to make the reading characteristics of the first and second reading units relatively coincide with each other. | 10-01-2009 |
20100208312 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THAT CORRECT COLOR CONVERSION TABLE USED WHEN READING DOCUMENT - Conventionally, it is not possible to evenly correct a color conversion table of a reading device in the entire color region even with a limited number of patches. In order to correct a color conversion table, a color conversion table from a device-independent color space into a device-independent color space is newly stored. A shift in read data between devices is reflected in a correction 3D-LUT and a color conversion table is corrected using the correction 3D-LUT. Thereby, it is possible to correct the entire color region with a smaller number of pieces of data and with less time and effort than when a color conversion table is newly recreated. | 08-19-2010 |
20110286018 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image using a plurality of coloring agents includes a printing unit configured to print patch data to be used for correction of image data to be output by the image forming apparatus using the plurality of coloring agents, a selection unit configured to select a color corresponding to a coloring agent to be used in printing by the printing unit from the plurality of coloring agents, and a change unit configured to change an arrangement of a pattern of patch data which is printed using the coloring agent of the color selected by the selection unit to an arrangement different from an arrangement of a pattern of patch data to be formed using the selected coloring agent in patch data to be printed using the plurality of coloring agents when the patch data is printed by the printing unit. | 11-24-2011 |
20140036325 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THAT CORRECT COLOR CONVERSION TABLE USED WHEN READING DOCUMENT - Conventionally, it is not possible to evenly correct a color conversion table of a reading device in the entire color region even with a limited number of patches. In order to correct a color conversion table, a color conversion table from a device-independent color space into a device-independent color space is newly stored. A shift in read data between devices is reflected in a correction 3D-LUT and a color conversion table is corrected using the correction 3D-LUT. Thereby, it is possible to correct the entire color region with a smaller number of pieces of data and with less time and effort than when a color conversion table is newly recreated. | 02-06-2014 |
20140139883 | COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A color image processing apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form a color image using recording materials of plural colors, an image processing unit configured to implement plural image processing methods that achieve plural types of pseudo-halftone representations, a color measurement unit configured to perform color measurement of the color image formed by the image forming unit, and a control unit configured to control execution of multi-color calibration in which the color measurement unit performs color measurement of a pattern image including plural multi-color patch images formed using recording materials of plural colors by using a smaller number of image processing methods than plural image processing methods used in single-color calibration for correcting reproduction characteristics of single-color images formed by the image forming unit and in which reproduction characteristics of a multi-color image formed by the image forming unit are corrected using a result of the color measurement. | 05-22-2014 |
20140253931 | COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING COLOR IMAGE - In a color image processing apparatus in the present invention, correction values used for causing reproduction characteristics of multi-colors formed by an image forming unit to be close to target values are obtained using results of measurement of colors of multi-color patch images formed by the image forming unit using a plurality of recording materials. The color image processing apparatus includes a first processing unit configured to, when the image forming unit forms a color image, execute a correction process using the correction values, a second processing unit configured to, when the image forming unit forms the color image, execute the correction process without using at least some of the correction values or not to execute the correction process, and a control unit configured to selectively cause the first processing unit and the second processing unit to operate. | 09-11-2014 |
20150124272 | COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING COLOR IMAGE - In a color image processing apparatus in the present invention, correction values used for causing reproduction characteristics of multi-colors formed by an image forming unit to be close to target values are obtained using results of measurement of colors of multi-color patch images formed by the image forming unit using a plurality of recording materials. The color image processing apparatus includes a first processing unit configured to, when the image forming unit forms a color image, execute a correction process using the correction values, a second processing unit configured to, when the image forming unit forms the color image, execute the correction process without using at least some of the correction values or not to execute the correction process, and a control unit configured to selectively cause the first processing unit and the second processing unit to operate. | 05-07-2015 |
20150286907 | COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A color image processing apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form a color image using recording materials of plural colors, an image processing unit configured to implement plural image processing methods that achieve plural types of pseudo-halftone representations, a color measurement unit configured to perform color measurement of the color image formed by the image forming unit, and a control unit configured to control execution of multi-color calibration in which the color measurement unit performs color measurement of a pattern image including plural multi-color patch images formed using recording materials of plural colors by using a smaller number of image processing methods than plural image processing methods used in single-color calibration for correcting reproduction characteristics of single-color images formed by the image forming unit and in which reproduction characteristics of a multi-color image formed by the image forming unit are corrected using a result of the color measurement. | 10-08-2015 |
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20110102624 | Pixel defect correction device, imaging apparatus, pixel defect correction method, and program - A pixel defect correction device includes: a defect determining section determining whether a pixel of interest of an image, in which pixels each having a pixel value are arrayed in a two-dimensional manner, is a defect of the image; a gradient detecting section detecting a gradient or an edge in a processing region, which includes pixels with the pixel of interest in the middle, based on values of at least peripheral pixels around the pixel of interest which are included in the processing region; a correction value acquisition section selecting a pixel, which is used for acquisition of a correction value of the pixel of interest, according to the detected gradient or edge and acquiring the correction value from a value of the selected pixel; and a defective pixel replacing section replacing the value of the pixel of interest with the correction value when the pixel of interest is determined to be a defect. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102649 | Pixel defect detection and correction device, imaging apparatus, pixel defect detection and correction method, and program - A pixel defect detection and correction device includes: an average value acquisition section that acquires an average value of pixel values of adjacent pixels with different colors excluding a pixel whose defect is to be detected, which is a pixel of interest, in a processing region where adjacent pixels with the same color and adjacent pixels with different colors are arrayed with the pixel whose defect is to be detected in the middle; and a defect determining section that determines whether the pixel whose defect is to be detected is defective on the basis of at least the average value. The defect determining section determines whether the pixel whose defect is to be detected is defective by comparison of the pixel value of the pixel whose defect is to be detected, the average value of adjacent pixels with different colors, and a designated different-color pixel threshold value. | 05-05-2011 |
20130027595 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND AD-CONVERSION OUTPUT BIT COUNT CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging apparatus including: a pixel array section having pixels laid out two-dimensionally to form a matrix to serve as pixels each used for detecting a physical quantity; an AD conversion section, which stands for an Analog to Digital conversion section, configured to carry out an AD conversion process on an analog pixel signal read out from the pixel array section; and a control section configured to control the AD conversion section on the basis of register values stored in a register, wherein in accordance with a clock frequency used for processing the pixel signal, the control section sets output bit count information expressed by one of the register values to serve as information used for setting an output bit count for the AD conversion process. | 01-31-2013 |
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20130122353 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide a secondary battery having satisfactory high-temperature cycle characteristics. The present invention relates to a laminate type secondary battery including an electrode element containing an electrode pair in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged so as to face each other, an electrolyte and a jacket housing the electrode element and the electrolyte, in which the negative electrode includes a negative-electrode active material containing at least one of a metal (a) capable of forming an alloy with lithium and a metal oxide (b) capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, a negative electrode binder and a negative electrode current collector; the electrolyte contains a nonaqueous solvent and biphenyl; and the content of the biphenyl in the electrolyte is 0.5 to 2.5% by mass, based on the total of the nonaqueous solvent and the biphenyl. | 05-16-2013 |
20130157119 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An object is to provide a secondary battery in which decomposition of an electrolyte liquid is suppressed and generation of a gas is reduced, even in the case of using a laminate film as a package. Further, the present exemplary embodiment provides a secondary battery of stacked laminate type comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged to face each other, an electrolyte liquid and a package accommodating the electrode assembly and said electrolyte liquid, wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance comprising a metal (a) capable of being alloyed with lithium, a metal oxide (b) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions and a carbon material (c) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, to a negative electrode current collector, with at least one selected from polyimides and polyamideimides, and the electrolyte liquid comprises a predetermined nitrile compound. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157120 | SECONDARY BATTERY - The object of an exemplary embodiment of the invention is to provide a secondary battery with a high performance in which the generation of the swelling can be suppressed and in which the cycle property is excellent. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are oppositely disposed, an electrolyte liquid, and a package which encloses the electrode assembly and the electrolyte liquid inside; wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance, which comprises metal (a) that can be alloyed with lithium, metal oxide (b) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion, and carbon material (c) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion, to a negative electrode collector with at least one selected from polyimides and a polyamide-imides; and wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a compound represented by any one of predetermined formulae. | 06-20-2013 |
20130164603 | SECONDARY BATTERY - The object is to provide a secondary battery with higher performance, and especially to provide a secondary battery having low impedance. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are oppositely disposed, an electrolyte liquid, and a package which encloses the electrode assembly and the electrolyte liquid inside; wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance to a negative electrode collector with a negative electrode binder; and wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a fluorine-containing cyclic ether compound. | 06-27-2013 |
20130164604 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An objection is to provide a high performance secondary battery having good flame retardancy and cycle properties. The present exemplary embodiment provides a secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged to face each other, an electrolyte liquid and a package accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrolyte liquid, wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance comprising a metal (a) capable of being alloyed with lithium, a metal oxide (b) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions and a carbon material (c) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, to a negative electrode current collector, with a negative electrode binder, and the electrolyte liquid comprises a supporting salt and an electrolytic solvent, the electrolytic solvent comprising at least one phosphate ester compound selected from phosphite esters, phosphonate esters and bisphosphonate esters. | 06-27-2013 |
20130164605 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery in which the decomposition of an electrolyte liquid is suppressed and the generation of a gas is reduced, even in the case of using a laminate film as a package. The present exemplary embodiment is a secondary battery of a stacked laminate type comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged to face each other, an electrolyte liquid, and a package accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrolyte liquid, wherein the negative electrode is made by binding a negative electrode active substance containing a metal (a) capable of being alloyed with lithium, a metal oxide (b) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and a carbon material (c) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, to a negative electrode current collector, with at least one selected from polyimides and polyamideimides; and the electrolyte liquid comprises acrylonitrile or an acrylonitrile compound being an acrylonitrile derivative. | 06-27-2013 |
20130183576 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An object is to provide a higher-performance secondary battery, particularly to provide a secondary battery having a low impedance. The present exemplary embodiment is a secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged to face each other, an electrolyte liquid, and a package accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrolyte liquid, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active substance containing at least one selected from a metal (a) capable of being alloyed with lithium, and a metal oxide (b) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, a negative electrode binder, and a negative electrode current collector; and the electrolyte liquid contains a sulfide compound. | 07-18-2013 |
20130230762 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR USE IN SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery capable of suppressing deterioration of rate characteristics and cycle characteristics even under a high-temperature environment is provided. The secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment is a secondary battery having an electrode element in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged so as to face each other, an electrolytic solution and an outer package packaging the electrode element and the electrolytic solution, in which the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active material to a negative electrode collector, with a negative electrode binder; and the electrolytic solution contains an organic sulfurane compound. The secondary battery electrolytic solution according to the exemplary embodiment contains an organic sulfurane compound. | 09-05-2013 |
20130260218 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY TO BE USED IN SAME - Provided is a secondary battery having a good battery property at a high temperature. A secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises a negative electrode and an electrolyte liquid; wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance on a negative electrode collector with a negative electrode binder; and wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a compound (A) having a C═S bond. In this embodiment, the negative electrode active substance is formed by covering at least one of a metal (a) that can be alloyed with lithium and a metal oxide (b) that can absorb and desorb a lithium ion with a carbon material (c). Alternatively, the negative electrode active substance comprises a metal (a) that can be alloyed with lithium and the negative electrode binder negative electrode is a polyimide or a polyamide-imide. | 10-03-2013 |
20130266846 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery having high capacity and satisfactory high-temperature cycle characteristics is provided. A secondary battery according to the exemplary embodiment has an electrode element in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged so as to face each other, an electrolytic solution and an outer package packaging the electrode element and the electrolytic solution, wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active material containing at least one of a metal (a) capable of forming an alloy with lithium and a metal oxide (b) capable of absorbing and releasing lithium ions, to a negative electrode collector, with a polyimide or a polyamide-imide serving as a negative electrode binder; and the electrolytic solution contains a phosphazene compound. | 10-10-2013 |
20130266875 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a secondary battery which comprises a negative electrode and a battery electrolyte liquid comprising a supporting salt and a non-aqueous electrolyte solvent; wherein the negative electrode is obtained by pre-forming a SEI coating film on a negative electrode structure which is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance comprising a metal (a). that can be alloyed with lithium, a metal oxide (b) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion and a carbon material (c) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion, to a negative electrode current collector with a negative electrode binder, and wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte solvent contains at least an ionic liquid. | 10-10-2013 |
20140017559 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTE LIQUID - The object is to provide a secondary battery which has an excellent cycle property even in high-temperature environment and which has small resistance increase even when it is used in high-temperature environment. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte liquid; wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a chain-type fluorinated sulfone compound represented by a predetermined formula. | 01-16-2014 |
20140017572 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTE LIQUID - The object is to provide a lithium ion secondary battery which has an excellent cycle property even in high-temperature environment and which has small volume increase. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material, and an electrolyte liquid; wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a chain-type fluorinated ester compound represented by a predetermined formula and a chain-type fluorinated ether compound represented by a predetermined formula; wherein the negative electrode active material comprises metal (a) that can be alloyed with lithium, metal oxide (b) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion, and carbon material (c) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion; and wherein metal (a) is silicon, and metal oxide (b) is silicon oxide. | 01-16-2014 |