CN101410255B - Thermal recording device, image forming method and printed matter - Google Patents

Thermal recording device, image forming method and printed matter Download PDF

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CN101410255B
CN101410255B CN2007800115427A CN200780011542A CN101410255B CN 101410255 B CN101410255 B CN 101410255B CN 2007800115427 A CN2007800115427 A CN 2007800115427A CN 200780011542 A CN200780011542 A CN 200780011542A CN 101410255 B CN101410255 B CN 101410255B
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A control section 9 of a thermal printer 1 performs CMYK/RGB-gray conversion, gradation conversion, halftone conversion for an input image data 3, and performs shift processing and rotation processing in accordance with the resolution and the number of lines of the thermal printer 1. The control section 9 performs heat-accumulation correction processing for the image data subjected to the halftone processing, and the image data subjected to the shift processing and the rotation processing, and then prints a hairline image. When a circular hairline is printed, the control section 9 defines a pattern of circular hairlines, and produces a horizontal hairline pattern. Further, the control section 9 shifts the produced horizontal hairline pattern downward to thereby produce another horizontal hairline pattern, performs polar coordinate conversion for the produced horizontal hairline patterns to thereby produce two circular hairlines, performs the heat-accumulation correction processing for the two produced circular hairlines, and prints them.

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Heat sensitive recording apparatus, image forming method and printed article
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of heat sensitive recording apparatus etc., it has alleviated the influence of the heat of accumulating on heat head (thermal head), with high meticulous superfine line (hairline) image of low resolution printing and circular superfine line.
Background technology
Thermal printer is by the heat head back side of China ink band overlapping on the record-paper (ink ribbon) to be heated, and the black heat of China ink band is transferred to the device that prints on the record-paper.The China ink band is to have the hot transfer sheet that hot melt property ink and color layer, and record-paper is that images such as paper, plastic tab are accepted thin slice.
The heat head is made of a plurality of heat generating resistors that form row on substrate.Thermal printer has a plurality of China ink bands, can carry out colored printing by the China ink of the China ink band of the multiple color of overlapping transfer printing on the same position of record-paper.For example, become a plurality of China ink bands pivotably are set, and the China ink band that will carry out hot transfer printing moves on the position of heat head.In addition, the record-paper conveyer is transported to record-paper on the position as the heat head in printing position, and the regulation print range of record-paper is printed.
The pattern that constitutes as the aggregate of making by the many fine rules (superfine line) that extend along a specific direction is the method for superfine line pattern, known a lot of methods.In order to obtain the superfine line pattern of stable distinctness, a kind of method is arranged: the superfine line of describing on the row is paid close attention in configuration, superfine line gap, judge to pay close attention to describe the superfine line gap that disposed on the row whether with so far disposed to superfine line, there is syntople in the superfine line gap that row is described in the decision in superfine line gap, only describe all superfine line gaps of row and determine all superfine lines of describing row not have under the situation of syntople in concern, concern is described row and is described row as decision, and exist the superfine line gap of describing row with decision to have under the situation in superfine line gap of syntople, again pay close attention to the superfine line of describing row, the generation in superfine line gap, configuration (for example, with reference to patent documentation 1).
As the method for making circular superfine line, although known various method can produce pattern, the ripple of periodic striated when making the meticulous circular superfine line of height.A kind of method is arranged: after on charged device, applying vibration voltage, repeat to comprise the imaging process that makes picture bear the charged operation of body, thereby form in the image processing system of coloured image, by in each imaging process that repeats, make frequency shift (FS) at the vibration voltage of above-mentioned charged device 2, ripple or the unequal periodic image disorder (for example, with reference to patent documentation 2) of tone when preventing multiple colour superimposition thus.
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But, in above-mentioned first method, need be used to form the calculating of the complexity of superfine line.
In addition, in above-mentioned second method, owing to the picture of printing photoreceptor dielectric etc. is born the transfer printing mode of imaging process of the operation (once charged) that body similarly carries out charged processing or the image processing system that direct mode forms coloured image is distinctive according to repeating to comprise, therefore is not suitable for heat sensitive recording apparatus etc.
Summary of the invention
In view of the above problems, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of heat sensitive recording apparatus etc., it has alleviated the influence of the heat of accumulating on the heat head, with high meticulous superfine line image of low resolution printing and circular superfine line.
For reach aforementioned purpose first the invention be a kind of printed article, obtain by following steps: to first view data being carried out second view data that greyscale transformation and site conversion obtain, carry out migration processing, generate the 3rd view data, aforementioned the 3rd view data is rotated processing, generate the 4th view data, aforementioned the 3rd view data and the 4th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the 5th view data and the 6th view data, the heat sensitive recording apparatus by having heat head prints the 5th view data and the 6th view data being printed on the body.
By making the image that to read in carry out the image Rotate 180 degree that has carried out skew again to right after the conversion of CMYK/RGB grey, greyscale transformation, the site conversion, and first image and skew, postrotational image are carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct and handle overlapping, printing, just can be with the higher meticulous superfine line of low resolution printing.
Second invention is a kind of heat sensitive recording apparatus, and it is characterized in that comprising: second view data that obtains first view data is carried out greyscale transformation and site conversion is carried out migration processing, generates the unit of the 3rd view data; Aforementioned the 3rd view data is rotated processing, generates the unit of the 4th view data; Aforementioned the 3rd view data and the 4th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the unit of the 5th view data and the 6th view data; And the 5th view data and the 6th view data be printed onto the unit that is printed on the body.
The 3rd invention is a kind of image forming method, and it is characterized in that comprising: second view data that obtains first view data is carried out greyscale transformation and site conversion is carried out migration processing, generates the operation of the 3rd view data; Aforementioned the 3rd view data is rotated processing, generates the operation of the 4th view data; Aforementioned the 3rd view data and the 4th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the operation of the 5th view data and the 6th view data; And the 5th view data and the 6th view data are printed onto the operation that is printed on the body by heat sensitive recording apparatus with heat head.
The 4th invention is a kind of printed article, it is characterized in that, obtain by following steps: first view data that becomes pattern, become second view data of second pattern by aforementioned first view data, aforementioned second view data is carried out migration processing generate the 3rd view data, aforementioned second view data and aforementioned the 3rd view data are carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the 4th view data and the 5th view data, aforementioned the 4th view data and aforementioned the 5th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the 6th view data and the 7th view data, the heat sensitive recording apparatus by having heat head is printed onto aforementioned the 6th view data and aforementioned the 7th view data and is printed on the body.
Carry out pattern definition, generate the cross-wise lines pattern, the cross-wise lines pattern is offset downwards, generate another cross-wise lines pattern.Adopt polar coordinate transform that each cross-wise lines pattern is generated circular superfine line, and synthetic two lines that circle is superfine, reduced ripple, generate higher meticulous circular superfine line.
By the change pattern definition, can easily change the live width of circular superfine line.
The 5th invention is a kind of heat sensitive recording apparatus, and it comprises: the unit that becomes first view data of pattern; Become the unit of second view data of second pattern by aforementioned first view data; Aforementioned second view data is carried out migration processing, generate the unit of the 3rd view data; Aforementioned second view data and aforementioned the 3rd view data are carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the unit of the 4th view data and the 5th view data; Aforementioned the 4th view data and the 5th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the unit of the 6th view data and the 7th view data; And aforementioned the 6th figure view data and aforementioned the 7th view data be printed onto the unit that is printed on the body.
The 6th invention is a kind of image forming method, it is characterized in that comprising: the operation that becomes first view data of pattern; Become the operation of second view data of second pattern by aforementioned first view data; To aforementioned second view data, carry out migration processing, generate the operation of the 3rd view data; Aforementioned second view data and aforementioned the 3rd view data are carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the operation of the 4th view data and the 5th view data; Aforementioned the 4th view data and aforementioned the 5th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the operation of the 6th view data and the 7th view data; By heat sensitive recording apparatus aforementioned the 6th view data and aforementioned the 7th view data are printed onto the operation that is printed on the body with heat head.
The 7th invention is a kind of printed article, it is characterized in that obtaining in the following manner: first view data that becomes pattern, become second view data of second pattern by aforementioned first view data, aforementioned second view data is carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the 3rd view data, aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct to handle, generate the 4th view data, by heat sensitive recording apparatus aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto and is printed on the body with heat head.
The 8th invention is a kind of heat sensitive recording apparatus, it is characterized in that comprising: the unit that becomes first view data of pattern; Become the unit of second view data of second pattern by aforementioned first view data; Aforementioned second view data is carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the unit of the 3rd view data; Aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the unit of the 4th view data; And aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto the unit that is printed on the body.
The 9th invention is a kind of image forming method, it is characterized in that comprising: the operation that becomes first view data of pattern; Become the operation of second view data of second pattern by aforementioned first view data; Aforementioned second view data is carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the operation of the 3rd view data; Aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the operation of the 4th view data; And aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto the operation that is printed on the body by heat sensitive recording apparatus with heat head.
The tenth invention is a kind of printed article, it is characterized in that obtaining: carry out polar coordinate transform to first view data being carried out second view data that greyscale transformation and site conversion obtain by following steps, generate the 3rd view data, aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the 4th view data, by heat sensitive recording apparatus aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto and is printed on the body with heat head.
The 11 invention is a kind of heat sensitive recording apparatus, and it is characterized in that comprising: second view data that obtains first view data is carried out greyscale transformation and site conversion is carried out polar coordinate transform, generates the unit of the 3rd view data; Aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the unit of the 4th view data; Aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto the unit that is printed on the body.
The 12 invention is a kind of image forming method, and it is characterized in that comprising: second view data that obtains first view data is carried out greyscale transformation and site conversion is carried out polar coordinate transform, generates the operation of the 3rd view data; Aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the operation of the 4th view data; By heat sensitive recording apparatus aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto the operation that is printed on the body with heat head.
According to the present invention, a kind of heat sensitive recording apparatus can be provided, alleviated the influence of the heat of on the heat head, accumulating, can be with high meticulous superfine line image of low resolution printing and circular superfine line.
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Fig. 1 is the figure of the structure of expression thermal printer 1.
Fig. 2 is the figure of the relation of expression structure of thermal printer 1 and contents processing.
Fig. 3 is the figure of details of the storage part 7 of expression thermal printer 1.
Fig. 4 is that expression is handled 23 flow charts that move according to the image that passes through of first embodiment.
Fig. 5 is the figure of an example of output image of the situation of expression 100% greyscale transformation.
Fig. 6 is the figure of an example of output image of the situation of expression 80% greyscale transformation.
Fig. 7 is the figure of an example of output image of the situation of expression 65% greyscale transformation.
Fig. 8 is that explanation applies skew to transverse direction, generates image G 531-5 figure.
Fig. 9 is the figure of an example of the site changing image of the superfine line of expression.
Figure 10 is the figure of an example of the site changing image of the expression superfine line that applied migration processing.
Figure 11 is that the figure of migration processing with an example of the site changing image of the superfine line of rotation processing carried out in expression.
Figure 12 is the flow chart of expression according to the handling process of the image processing 23 of first embodiment.
Figure 13 is expression pattern image G 11The figure of an example of 50.
Figure 14 is expression cross-wise lines pattern G 12The figure of an example of 54.
Figure 15 is the cross-wise lines pattern G that migration processing has been carried out in expression 13The figure of an example of 55.
Figure 16 is the circular superfine line G of expression 14The figure of an example of 56.
Figure 17 is the G that the circular superfine line of migration processing has been carried out in expression 15The figure of an example of 57.
Figure 18 is the figure of an example of expression output image 15.
Figure 19 is the figure of the printing example 1 of the circular superfine line of expression.
Figure 20 is the figure of layer structure of the printing example 1 of the circular superfine line of expression.
Figure 21 is the figure of the printing example 2 of the circular superfine line of expression.
Figure 22 is the figure of layer structure of the printing example 2 of the circular superfine line of expression.
Figure 23 is the figure of the printing example 3 of the circular superfine line of expression.
Figure 24 is the figure of layer structure of the printing example 3 of the circular superfine line of expression.
Figure 25 is the figure of the printing example 4 of the circular superfine line of expression.
Figure 26 is the figure of layer structure of the printing example 4 of the circular superfine line of expression.
Figure 27 is the flow chart of expression according to the handling process of the image processing 23 of second embodiment.
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Describe first preferred implementation with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail according to heat sensitive recording apparatus of the present invention etc.
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At first, with reference to Fig. 1, the structure of the heat sensitive recording apparatus (thermal printer 1) according to embodiment of the present invention is described.
Fig. 1 is the figure of the structure of expression thermal printer 1.
As shown in Figure 1, thermal printer 1 is a kind of behind by heat (not shown) heating overlapping China ink band on the record-paper (not shown), thereby the China ink of China ink band is carried out being printed onto after the hot transfer printing device on the record-paper.Thermal printer 1 is made of image input part 5, storage part 7, control part 9, Printing Department 11 etc., and they connect with bus 13 respectively.
The view data 3 that 5 inputs of image input part will be printed.Storage part 7 with the view data 3 of input, calculate temporary transient preservation data, processed images data, image in the way and handle the parameter etc. of usefulness and preserve.Control part 9 is by carrying out CPU (CPU) that program implements and the ROM (read-only storage) that is used to deposit program command or data etc., RAM memories such as (random access memory) formation, and to image input part 5 processing etc. of being taken into of view data 3 or view data 3 is carried out in indication, view data after perhaps will handling sends Printing Department 11 to, prints indication etc.
Although not shown, Printing Department 11 is made of a heat head and heat drive division etc., and wherein, the heat head is made of a plurality of heating resistors that form by row on substrate.Printing Department 11 is if the indication by control part 9 transmits the view data that will print, and then the thermotropism head applies the energy according to pixel value, make thus after the black fusion of applying portion attached on the record-paper, and with output image 15 outputs.Pixel value is big more, and hard copy concentration is high more, and on the contrary, pixel value is more little, and hard copy concentration is low more.
In addition, four kinds of dark green C, peony M, yellow Y and black K are arranged on China ink is with,, carry out colored printing by these China inks being carried out overlapping back transfer printing.
Fig. 2 is the figure of the relation of the structure of thermal printer 1 of presentation graphs 1 and contents processing.
The image that image input part 5 carries out view data 3 reads 21, the image after reading is recorded in the video memory 27 of storage part 7, and sends control part 9 to.9 pairs of view data of control part 3 are carried out image and are handled 23.
The video memory 27 that storage part 7 is stored by the view data of the object that will handle as image, will constitute at the processing parameter 29 that the parameter of carrying out using when image is handled is stored.In addition, although not shown, also in storage part 7, store the control parameter of the first-class Printing Department 11 of other control program and heat etc.
In video memory 27, view data that is obtained as thermal printer 1 or the view data of calculating in image is handled 23 process are logined.
In addition, calculating the view data that obtains in the process and need not be retained in especially in the video memory 27 beyond becoming image that unit constitutes and final view data.
The parameter of uses such as the pattern of 29 pairs of images processing 23 of the processing parameter of storage part 7 is made, migration processing, polar coordinate transform, accumulation of heat correction processing etc. is carried out record.
Control part 9 carries out image and handles 23.Image is handled and 23 to be referred to that CMYK/RGB-grey conversion process, greyscale transform process, site conversion process, pattern definition, cross-wise lines pattern are made, migration processing, rotation processing, polar coordinate transform, accumulation of heat are proofreaied and correct the treatment process of handling etc., and use the video memory 27 interior view data of 29 pairs of storage parts 7 of each processing parameter to carry out the image processing, obtain final view data.The view data of handling in the way is stored in the video memory 27 of storage part 7.The view data that control part 9 will finally obtain sends Printing Department 11 to, and Printing Department 11 carries out image printing 25.
Fig. 3 is the figure of details of the storage part 7 of expression thermal printer 1.Storage part 7 by storage become the view data of the object that image handles video memory 27, store the processing parameter 29 that carries out the parameter used when image is handled and constitute.In addition, although not shown, also in storage part 7, store the control parameter of the first-class Printing Department 11 of other control program and heat etc.
In video memory 23, first image that thermal printer 1 is obtained is that view data is as image G 131-1 logins.And with image G 231-2, image G 331-3, image G 431-4, image G 531-5, image G 631-6, image G 731-7, image G 8Conducts such as 31-8 are handled the view data of calculating in 23 processes at image and are logined.
In addition, at image G as first image 131-1 and the image G that constitutes by final view data 731-7, image G 8The view data that obtains in the computational process beyond the 31-8 need not be retained in the video memory 27 especially.
The processing parameter 29 of storage part 7 records image and handles the 23 CMYK/RGB-grey transformation parameters 33 that use, greyscale transformation parameter 35, site transformation parameter 37, migration processing parameter 39, rotation processing parameter 41, accumulation of heat correction parameter 43 etc.
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Below, the image handling process of thermal printer 1 is described.Fig. 4 is the flow chart that the image of expression first embodiment is handled 23 action, Fig. 5 is the figure of an example of the output image under expression 100% the greyscale transformation situation, Fig. 6 is the figure of an example of the output image under expression 80% the greyscale transformation situation, Fig. 7 is the figure of an example of the output image under expression 65% the greyscale transformation situation, and Fig. 8 is the expression skew of carrying out transverse direction, generates image G 5The key diagram of 31-5, Fig. 9 is the figure of an example of the site changing image of the superfine line of expression, Figure 10 is the figure of an example of the expression site changing image that carries out the superfine line after the migration processing, and Figure 11 is the figure of an example of the site changing image of the superfine line after expression is carried out migration processing and rotation and handled.
The image input part 5 of thermal printer reads in view data 3 (step 101), and control part 9 is with the image G that obtains 131-1 is saved in the video memory 27 of storage part 7 (step 102).
Then, the control part 9 of thermal printer 1 carries out image and handles 23, at first, and according to the resolution ratio of thermal printer 1, with image G 1The cmyk data of 31-1 or RGB data are transformed to grey data, generate image G 231-2 (step 103), and be saved in the video memory 27 of storage part 7.
The control part 9 of thermal printer 1 carries out image G 2The greyscale transformation of 31-2 generates image G 331-3 (step 104), and be saved in the video memory 27 of storage part 7.
In order to form very thin, the higher meticulous superfine line of lines, be under the situation of 600dpi (dots per inch) in the resolution ratio of thermal printer 1, carry out about 65% greyscale transformation.
As Fig. 5, Fig. 6, shown in Figure 7, to compare with the output image that carried out 100% greyscale transformation, the output image that carried out 80% greyscale transformation, the output image that has carried out 65% greyscale transformation becomes thinner, the higher meticulous superfine line of lines.
The resulting image G of 9 pairs of greyscale transformations of the control part of thermal printer 1 331-3 carries out the site to be handled, and generates image G 431-4 (step 105).
CMYK is shown as prerequisite with equal angular, and for example, view data is 90 degree of the line style of type.
The matrix size of site is the resolution ratio of thermal printer 1, according to the line number and difference, for example, resolution ratio at thermal printer 1 is under the situation of 600dpi, online several 601pi is 10 * 10 pixels when (line per inch), during online several 751pi is 8 * 8 pixels, is 6 * 6 pixels when 1001pi, is 5 * 5 pixels when 1201pi.
Then, 9 pairs of the control parts of thermal printer 1 have been implemented the image G that handle the site 431-4 carries out migration processing, generates image G 531-5 (step 106).
As shown in Figure 8, the direction of this migration processing is a right, and the pixel quantity L1 that is offset is according to the line number of site and difference.
For example, when the resolution ratio of thermal printer 1 is 600dpi, if the line number of site is 1001pi, then L1 is 3 pixels, if the line number of site is 751pi, then L1 is 4 pixels, if the line number of site is 601pi, then L1 is 5 pixels, if the line number of site is 1201pi, then L1 is 2 pixels.
After the migration processing, the control part 9 of thermal printer 1 carries out image G 5The rotation of 31-5 is handled, and generates image G 631-6 (step 107).
In rotation is handled, make image G 531-5 Rotate 180 degree.
9 couples of image G of the control part of thermal printer 1 431-4, image G 631-6 carries out accumulation of heat and proofreaies and correct processing, and generates image G 731-7, image G 831-8 (step 108).
The control part 9 of thermal printer 1 finishes image and handles 23 operation, and with image G 731-7 and image G 831-8 sends Printing Department 11 (step 109) to as the final image data.
Printing Department 11 according to the indication of control part 9 with image G 731-7, image G 831-8 prints output (step 110) as output image 15.
Synthesize and print by carrying out image after migration processing, rotation are handled, can obtain the site changing image of higher meticulous superfine line.
To superfine gauze point transformation image shown in Figure 9, synthesize by the image that will implement after the migration processing, as shown in figure 10, will generate the site changing image of higher meticulous superfine line.And, to site changing image shown in Figure 9, synthesize by the image after will implementing migration processing, rotation and handling, as shown in figure 11, will generate the site changing image of the superfine line that has improved randomness with high-fineness more.
More than, according to described present embodiment, can provide a kind of heat sensitive recording apparatus that alleviates the influence of the heat of on the heat head, accumulating and print the meticulous superfine line image of height with low resolution.
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Below, second preferred implementation according to heat sensitive recording apparatus of the present invention is described.
In second embodiment, the formation of thermal printer 1 is identical with the situation of first embodiment with the summary of contents processing, and is such as illustrated in fig. 1 and 2.
Second embodiment is to make the cross-wise lines pattern behind pattern definition, implements migration processing on the cross-wise lines pattern, to two cross-wise lines patterns carry out polar coordinate transform, accumulation of heat proofread and correct handle after, the image of the line that two circles of synthetic printing are superfine.
Below, the flow process by the processing under the situation of the circular superfine line of pattern definition generation is described.Figure 12 is the flow chart of expression according to the handling process of the image processing 23 of first embodiment, and Figure 13 is expression pattern image G 11The figure of an example of 50, Figure 14 are expression cross-wise lines pattern G 12The figure of an example of 54, Figure 15 are the cross-wise lines pattern G after migration processing is carried out in expression 13The figure of an example of 55, Figure 16 are the circular superfine line G of expression 14The figure of an example of 56, Figure 17 are the circular superfine line G after migration processing is implemented in expression 15The figure of an example of 57, Figure 18 are the figure of an example of expression output image 15.
Control part 9 carries out image processing 23 of thermal printer 1, carry out the pattern definition of circular superfine line after, generate pattern image G1150 (step 201).
As shown in figure 13, pattern image G 1150 are made of black picture element 51 and white pixel 53, by changing the size of black picture element 51, white pixel 53, can generate the circular superfine line of various live widths.In the present embodiment, black picture element 51 is 3 pixels, and white pixel 53 is 19 pixels.
Then, the control part 9 of thermal printer 1 is by pattern image G 1150 generate the cross-wise lines pattern G of 3 pixels of black shown in Figure 14,19 pixels of white 1254 (steps 202).
In addition, to cross-wise lines pattern G 1254 offset downward 11 pixels, and generate cross-wise lines pattern G 1355 (steps 203).
9 pairs of cross-wise lines patterns of control part G of thermal printer 1 1254, G 1355 carry out polar coordinate transform respectively, and generate Figure 16 and superfine line G shown in Figure 17 1456, G 1557 (steps 204).
As the image interpolation process that is used to generate circular superfine line, although nearest-neighbor method, bilinear interpolation, 3 the whole bag of tricks such as interpolation method are arranged, nearest-neighbor method can alleviate ripple.
After generating circular superfine line, the line G that 9 pairs of circles of the control part of thermal printer 1 are superfine 1456, G 1557 carry out accumulation of heat proofreaies and correct processing, and generates circular superfine line G 16, G 17(step 205).
The control part 9 of thermal printer 1 finishes image and handles 23 operation, and the line G that circle is superfine 16, G 17Send Printing Department 11 (step 206) to as the final image data.
The line G that Printing Department 11 is superfine with circle according to the indication of control part 9 16, G 17Print output (step 207) as output image 15.
Figure 18 is the output image 15 that becomes the circular superfine line after printing is exported.
As mentioned above,, can reduce ripple, and generate the high circular superfine line that becomes more meticulous by the image after the migration processing is synthesized.
The printing example of circular superfine line then, is described with reference to Figure 19-Figure 26.
Figure 19 is the figure of the printing example 1 of the circular superfine line of expression, Figure 20 is the figure of layer structure of the printing example 1 of the circular superfine line of expression, Figure 21 is the figure of the printing example 2 of the circular superfine line of expression, Figure 22 is the figure of layer structure of the printing example 2 of the circular superfine line of expression, Figure 23 is the figure of the printing example 3 of the circular superfine line of expression, Figure 24 is the figure of layer structure of the printing example 3 of the circular superfine line of expression, Figure 25 is the figure of the printing example 4 of the circular superfine line of expression, and Figure 26 is the figure of layer structure of the printing example 4 of the circular superfine line of expression.
The layer structure of the printing example 1 of circular superfine line shown in Figure 19, as shown in figure 20, be on intermediate transfer film (not shown), to print after the circular superfine line 61, type metal silver color 62, the white 63 and 64 that is used to improve brightness, black 65, and be transferred on the Merlon 66.
The layer structure of the printing example 2 of circular superfine line shown in Figure 21, as shown in figure 22, be on intermediate transfer film (not shown), to have printed after the circular superfine line 71 of dark brown, printing is used to suppress dark brown 72, metallic silver color 73, white 74 and 75, the black 76 of gloss, and is transferred on the Merlon 77.
The layer structure of the printing example 3 of circular superfine line shown in Figure 23 as shown in figure 24, is in order to emphasize third dimension, the circular superfine line 81 of process black on Merlon 82, and type metal silver color 83, white 84 and 85, black 86.
The layer structure of the printing example 4 of circular superfine line shown in Figure 25, as shown in figure 26, be on intermediate transfer film (not shown), to have printed after the circular superfine line 91 of dark brown, print dark green circular gray scale 92, metallic silver color 93, white 94 and 95, black 96, and be transferred on the Merlon 97.Can be easy to carry out the position adjustment of circular superfine line 91 and circular gray scale 92.
More than, according to above-mentioned present embodiment, can provide a kind of heat sensitive recording apparatus, it has alleviated the influence of the heat of accumulating on the heat head, and with the high meticulous circular superfine line of low resolution printing.
In the present embodiment, although make the cross-wise lines pattern behind the define pattern, and the cross-wise lines pattern carried out migration processing, then two cross-wise lines patterns polar coordinate transform, accumulation of heat correction processing have been carried out, the final synthetic image that has printed the superfine line of two circles, but also can implement polar coordinate transform, accumulation of heat correction processing, and the circular superfine line of printing to a cross-wise lines pattern after forming by pattern definition.
In addition, by the black picture element that changes pattern definition, the size of white pixel, can easily print the circular superfine line of various live widths.
(the 3rd embodiment)
Below, the 3rd preferred implementation according to heat sensitive recording apparatus of the present invention is described.
In the 3rd embodiment, the structure of thermal printer 1 is identical with the situation of first embodiment with the summary of contents processing, and is such as depicted in figs. 1 and 2.
The image that the 3rd embodiment has changed second embodiment is handled the part of 23 flow process, for example, carry out polar coordinate transform by the view data 3 after the input being carried out the superfine line image that the conversion of CMYK/RGB-grey, greyscale transformation, site conversion obtain, generate circular superfine line.
Below, illustrate by the handling process under the situation of the circular superfine line of input picture generation.Figure 27 is the flow chart of expression according to the handling process of the image processing 23 of second embodiment.
The image input part 5 of thermal printer 1 reads in view data 3 (step 301), and control part 9 is with the image G that obtains 21Be saved in the video memory 27 of storage part 7 (step 302).
Then, control part 9 carries out image processing 23 of thermal printer 1, at first, according to the resolution ratio of thermal printer 1, with image G 21Cmyk data or RGB data be transformed to grey data, generate image G 22(step 303), and be saved in the video memory 27 of storage part 7.
The control part 9 of thermal printer 1 carries out image G 22Greyscale transformation, generate image G 23(step 304), and be saved in the video memory 27 of storage part 7.
Line is thin in order to make, higher meticulous superfine line, is under the situation of 600dpi (dots per inch) in the resolution ratio of thermal printer 1, carries out about 65% greyscale transformation.
As Fig. 5, Fig. 6, shown in Figure 7, to compare with the output image that carried out 100% greyscale transformation, the output image that carried out 80% greyscale transformation, the output image that has carried out 65% greyscale transformation becomes the thinner high meticulous superfine line of line.
The control part 9 of thermal printer 1 carries out greyscale transformation and the image G that obtains 23Carry out the site and handle, and generate image G 24(step 305).
Under the prerequisite that CMYK is shown with same angular, for example, view data is 90 degree of the line style of type.
The matrix size of site is the resolution ratio of thermal printer 1, according to the line number and difference, for example, resolution ratio at thermal printer 1 is under the situation of 600dpi, online several 601pi is 10 * 10 pixels when (line per inch), during online several 751pi is 8 * 8 pixels, is 6 * 6 pixels when 1001pi, is 5 * 5 pixels when 1201pi.
Then, 9 pairs of the control parts of thermal printer 1 have been implemented the image G that handle the site 24Carry out polar coordinate transform, generate circular superfine line G 25(step 306).
Generate after the circular superfine line line G that 9 pairs of circles of the control part of thermal printer 1 are superfine 25Carry out accumulation of heat and proofread and correct processing, generate circular superfine line G 26(step 307).
The control part 9 of thermal printer 1 finishes image and handles 23 operation, and the line G that circle is superfine 26Send Printing Department 11 (step 308) to as the final image data.
The line G that Printing Department 11 is superfine with circle according to the indication of control part 9 26Print output (step 309) as output image 15.
In aforesaid the 3rd preferred implementation, carry out polar coordinate transform by the view data after will importing being carried out the superfine line image that the conversion of CMYK/RGB grey, greyscale transformation, site conversion obtain, generate high meticulous circular superfine line.
The front with reference to description of drawings relate to the preferred implementation of heat sensitive recording apparatus of the present invention, but be not limited to aforementioned embodiments.For those skilled in the art, in the category of the technological thought that technical scheme is put down in writing, be easy to expect various modifications or modification, obviously this should belong to technical scope of the present invention.

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1. printed article, it is by following acquisition:
Second view data is carried out migration processing, generate the 3rd view data, this second view data is that greyscale transformation and site processing that first view data carries out carrying out according to resolution ratio are obtained;
Aforementioned the 3rd view data is rotated processing, generates the 4th view data;
Aforementioned second view data and aforementioned the 4th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the 5th view data and the 6th view data;
Aforementioned the 5th view data and aforementioned the 6th view data are synthesized, be printed on the body by having the heat sensitive recording apparatus of heat head, being printed onto.
2. according to the printed article of claim 1 record, it is characterized in that,
It is to make aforementioned the 3rd view data Rotate 180 degree that aforementioned rotation is handled.
3. heat sensitive recording apparatus, it possesses:
Second view data is carried out migration processing, generate the unit of the 3rd view data, this second view data is that greyscale transformation and site processing that first view data carries out carrying out according to resolution ratio are obtained;
Aforementioned the 3rd view data is rotated processing, generates the unit of the 4th view data;
Aforementioned second view data and aforementioned the 4th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the unit of the 5th view data and the 6th view data; And
Aforementioned the 5th view data and aforementioned the 6th view data are synthesized, be printed onto the unit that is printed on the body.
4. according to the heat sensitive recording apparatus of claim 3 record, it is characterized in that,
It is to make aforementioned the 3rd view data Rotate 180 degree that aforementioned rotation is handled.
5. image forming method comprises:
Second view data is carried out migration processing, generate the operation of the 3rd view data, this second view data is that greyscale transformation and site processing that first view data carries out carrying out according to resolution ratio are obtained;
Aforementioned the 3rd view data is rotated processing, generates the operation of the 4th view data;
Aforementioned second view data and aforementioned the 4th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the operation of the 5th view data and the 6th view data; And
Aforementioned the 5th view data and aforementioned the 6th view data are synthesized,, be printed onto the operation that is printed on the body by having the heat sensitive recording apparatus of heat head.
6. according to the image forming method of claim 5 record, it is characterized in that,
It is to make aforementioned the 3rd view data Rotate 180 degree that aforementioned rotation is handled.
7. printed article, it is by following acquisition:
Generation becomes first view data of pattern;
Become second view data of cross-wise lines pattern by aforementioned first view data;
Aforementioned second view data is carried out migration processing, generate the 3rd view data;
Aforementioned second view data and aforementioned the 3rd view data are carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the 4th view data and the 5th view data;
Aforementioned the 4th view data and aforementioned the 5th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the 6th view data and the 7th view data;
Aforementioned the 6th view data and aforementioned the 7th view data are synthesized, be printed on the body by having the heat sensitive recording apparatus of heat head, being printed onto.
8. according to the printed article of claim 7 record, it is characterized in that,
The line that circle is superfine is printed on and is printed on the body.
9. according to the printed article of claim 7 record, it is characterized in that,
By changing aforementioned pattern, can change live width.
10. heat sensitive recording apparatus, it possesses:
Generation becomes the unit of first view data of pattern;
Become the unit of second view data of cross-wise lines pattern by aforementioned first view data;
Aforementioned second view data is carried out migration processing, generate the unit of the 3rd view data;
Aforementioned second view data and aforementioned the 3rd view data are carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the unit of the 4th view data and the 5th view data;
Aforementioned the 4th view data and aforementioned the 5th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the unit of the 6th view data and the 7th view data; And
Aforementioned the 6th view data and aforementioned the 7th view data are synthesized, be printed onto the unit that is printed on the body.
11. the heat sensitive recording apparatus according to claim 10 record is characterized in that,
The line that circle is superfine is printed on and is printed on the body.
12. the heat sensitive recording apparatus according to claim 11 record is characterized in that,
By changing aforementioned pattern, can change the live width of the superfine line of aforementioned circle.
13. an image forming method comprises:
Generation becomes the operation of first view data of pattern;
Become the operation of second view data of cross-wise lines pattern by aforementioned first view data;
Aforementioned second view data is carried out migration processing, generate the operation of the 3rd view data;
Aforementioned second view data and aforementioned the 3rd view data are carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the operation of the 4th view data and the 5th view data;
Aforementioned the 4th view data and aforementioned the 5th view data are carried out accumulation of heat correction processing, generate the operation of the 6th view data and the 7th view data;
By having the heat sensitive recording apparatus of heat head, aforementioned the 6th view data and aforementioned the 7th view data are synthesized, be printed onto the operation that is printed on the body.
14. the image forming method according to claim 13 record is characterized in that,
The line that circle is superfine is printed onto and is printed on the body.
15. the image forming method according to claim 14 record is characterized in that,
By changing aforementioned pattern, can change the live width of the superfine line of aforementioned circle.
16. a printed article, it is by following acquisition:
Generation becomes first view data of pattern;
Become second view data of cross-wise lines pattern by aforementioned first view data;
Aforementioned second view data is carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the 3rd view data;
Aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the 4th view data;
By having the heat sensitive recording apparatus of heat head, aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto is printed on the body.
17. the printed article according to claim 16 record is characterized in that,
The line that circle is superfine is printed on and is printed on the body.
18. the printed article according to claim 17 record is characterized in that,
By changing aforementioned pattern, can change live width.
19. a heat sensitive recording apparatus, it possesses:
Generation becomes the unit of first view data of pattern;
Become the unit of second view data of cross-wise lines pattern by aforementioned first view data;
Aforementioned second view data is carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the unit of the 3rd view data;
Aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the unit of the 4th view data; And
Aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto the unit that is printed on the body.
20. the heat sensitive recording apparatus according to claim 19 record is characterized in that,
The line that circle is superfine is printed on and is printed on the body.
21. the heat sensitive recording apparatus according to claim 20 record is characterized in that,
By changing aforementioned pattern, can change the live width of the superfine line of aforementioned circle.
22. an image forming method comprises:
Generation becomes the operation of first view data of pattern;
Become the operation of second view data of cross-wise lines pattern by aforementioned first view data;
Aforementioned second view data is carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the operation of the 3rd view data;
Aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the operation of the 4th view data; And
By having the heat sensitive recording apparatus of heat head, aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto the operation that is printed on the body.
23. the image forming method according to claim 22 record is characterized in that,
The line that circle is superfine is printed on and is printed on the body.
24. the image forming method according to claim 23 record is characterized in that,
By changing aforementioned pattern, can change the live width of the superfine line of aforementioned circle.
25. a printed article, it is by following acquisition:
Second view data is carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the 3rd view data, this second view data is that greyscale transformation and site processing that first view data carries out carrying out according to resolution ratio are obtained;
Aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the 4th view data;
By having the heat sensitive recording apparatus of heat head, aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto is printed on the body.
26. a heat sensitive recording apparatus, it possesses:
Second view data is carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the unit of the 3rd view data, this second view data is that greyscale transformation and site processing that first view data carries out carrying out according to resolution ratio are obtained;
Aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the unit of the 4th view data;
Aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto the unit that is printed on the body.
27. an image forming method comprises:
Second view data is carried out polar coordinate transform, generate the operation of the 3rd view data, this second view data is that greyscale transformation and site processing that first view data carries out carrying out according to resolution ratio are obtained;
Aforementioned the 3rd view data is carried out accumulation of heat proofread and correct processing, generate the operation of the 4th view data; With
By having the heat sensitive recording apparatus of heat head, aforementioned the 4th view data is printed onto the operation that is printed on the body.
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