JP2015087301A - Colorimetric device and print information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a colorimetric device or the like capable of measuring even an image on which printing or the like is performed by using a special ink or the like that is not emitted by visible light.SOLUTION: A colorimetric device 70 includes: an object arrangement part 72 for arranging an object printed with an ink or the like that is emitted by invisible light; an ultraviolet ray emission part 73a for irradiating the object with invisible light; a light receiving part 75 for receiving light of the emitted ink; a luminance information acquisition part for acquiring luminance information of the received light; and a color reference information acquisition part for converting, on the basis of the luminance information, color information into color standard individual information based on color standard information that is standard information of a color. On the basis of the color standard individual information, printer coloring property reference information is generated that is reference information capable of adjusting coloring of another printer based on properties of a relevant printer.

Description

  The present invention relates to a color measurement device and a print information management system for measuring a color when, for example, ink is printed on an object using a printing machine or the like.

Conventionally, when printing on a printing object using ink on an object such as paper, the color of the image printed by the printing machine is slightly different even if the same ink is used. A colorimeter for objectively measuring the difference in color is used (for example, Patent Document 1).
Such a colorimeter is configured to irradiate an object with white light, receive the reflected light, analyze the received light, and measure the color characteristics.

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  However, when printing using special ink that does not emit light such as ultraviolet light-emitting ink, the color does not appear even if the object is irradiated with white light, and the characteristics of the color can be measured from the reflected light. There was a problem that it was difficult.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a color measurement device and a print information management system that can measure an image printed using special ink that does not emit light under visible light.

  In the present invention, the object is to place an object placement unit for placing an object printed by a printing apparatus using an ink that emits light by invisible light, and invisible light emission for irradiating the object with invisible light. A light receiving unit that receives the light of the ink emitted from the object irradiated with the invisible light, a luminance information acquisition unit that acquires luminance information of the light received by the light receiving unit, and the luminance information A color reference information acquisition unit that converts color information included in the received light into color standard individual information based on color standard information that is color standard information, and based on the color standard individual information This is achieved by a colorimetric device that generates printing press color development characteristic reference information, which is reference information capable of adjusting color development in another printing apparatus based on the characteristics of the printing apparatus.

According to the said structure, the brightness | luminance information of the light from the image on the target object drawn with inks, such as an ink which does not light-emit in visible light, can be acquired by irradiating a target object with invisible lights, such as an ultraviolet-ray. .
In the above configuration, the luminance information is converted into color standard information that can be objectively evaluated, such as XYZ color system reference information and L ^* a ^* b ^* color system reference information. Since printing press color development characteristic reference information such as an ICC profile for a printing press can be acquired, it is possible to grasp the color development characteristics of the color of a printing press or the like on which an image of the object is printed.

  Preferably, the invisible light is ultraviolet light, and the invisible light emitting part is an ultraviolet light emitting part.

  Preferably, an ultraviolet removing unit that removes ultraviolet light in the vicinity of the visible light side among the ultraviolet excitation light and visible light irradiated from the invisible light emitting unit is arranged.

According to the above configuration, among the excitation light (for example, wavelength 375 nm) of ultraviolet light and visible light, the ultraviolet light (for example, wavelength 380 nm to 400 nm) in the vicinity of the visible light side often cannot visually recognize the color. . However, since the colorimetric device can receive light, the luminance information of this light is also measured, and a situation occurs in which the color that can be visually recognized by a person is different from the color measured by the colorimetric device.
Therefore, in the above configuration, the ultraviolet light removal unit removes the ultraviolet light near the visible light side that is separated from the ultraviolet excitation light, so that the color measured by the colorimetric device is the same as the color visually recognized by the person. Can do.

  Preferably, the ultraviolet removing unit is configured to remove ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 380 nm to 400 nm.

  Preferably, a standard sample prepared using the pigment that emits light by invisible light is measured, and the colorimetric value of the object is calibrated using the colorimetric value of the corresponding standard sample.

  According to the above-described configuration, generally, the measurement value of the color measurement device is affected by electrical stability, change in environmental temperature, aging of the illumination lamp, and the like. According to the above configuration, simultaneously with the colorimetry of the object, the standard sample is measured under the same measurement conditions, and the colorimetric value of the obtained standard sample and the reference color value of the corresponding standard sample are referred to. The value can be calibrated, the influence of the change in the measurement environment can be eliminated, and an accurate colorimetric value can always be obtained.

  Preferably, the standard sample is an image patch printed using an ultraviolet curable ink.

  According to the above configuration, since the sample is a standard sample printed with ultraviolet curable ink, the color development characteristics change little with time, and as a standard sample, the light emission characteristics can be stably maintained.

Preferably, the color standard information is XYZ color system reference information approved as a standard color system by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) and / or approved as a standard color system by CIE and JIS (JISZ8729). L ^* a ^* b ^* color system reference information.

  According to the above configuration, since the color standard information is determined based on internationally established standards, it is possible to more objectively specify the color development characteristics of the colors measured by the color measuring device.

  The colorimetric device, a printed material information management device capable of communicating with the colorimetric device and managing printed material information, a printing press management device capable of controlling a plate-making printing machine and communicating with the printed material information management device, A printed matter information management system comprising: a printed matter information management device that obtains printed matter specifying information for specifying an object to be printed on a printed matter, and generates the printed matter information based on printing result information by a plate-making press using ink that emits invisible light. The printing press color development characteristic basic information is acquired from the colorimetry device, and the plate making information for the plate making printing machine of the plate making printing machine is generated based on the printed matter specifying information and the printing machine color development characteristic reference information. And

According to the said structure, the printing press color development characteristic basic information produced | generated based on the printing result information by the plate-making printing machine using the special ink light-emitted with invisible light is acquired.
For this reason, for example, a printing company or the like can acquire printing machine color characteristic reference information such as an ICC profile for a printing press ink of a plate making printing machine that actually prints with special ink.
Therefore, it is possible to obtain in advance the color development characteristics when the printing company uses special ink to print on the plate-making printing machine.
In the above configuration, plate making information for a plate making printing machine such as final plate making information (RGB format, etc.) is generated based on printed matter specifying information and printing machine color characteristic reference information.
For this reason, the prepress information for a prepress printing machine used when a printing company actually prints a printed matter such as a poster on a prepress printing machine is printed material specifying information for specifying the content of a poster, etc., and the color of the prepress printing press It is generated based on printing press color characteristic reference information such as a printing ICC profile considering characteristics.
Therefore, a printed matter such as a poster printed using a special ink on a plate making printing machine is adjusted and printed without a difference in coloring due to a difference in coloring characteristics of the plate making printing machine. As a result, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of the problem that the color specified by the orderer is not reached and reworking occurs.

  As described above, the present invention has an advantage that it is possible to provide a color measurement device and a print information management system capable of measuring even an image printed using special ink that does not emit light with visible light.

1 is a schematic diagram showing, for example, a printed matter order receiving system which is an embodiment of a printed matter information management system of the present invention. FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the colorimeter shown in FIG. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the main structures inside the colorimeter main body of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the main structures of the ICC profile production | generation apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the main contents of an ICC profile production | generation apparatus 1st various memory | storage parts. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the main content of the ICC profile production | generation apparatus 2nd various memory | storage parts. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the main structures of the client side server shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the main structures of the printing company side server of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the main structures of the management server of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the main structures of the management server 1st various information storage part shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the main structures of the management server 2nd various information storage part shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the main structures of the management server 3rd various information storage part shown in FIG. It is a schematic flowchart which shows the main operation examples of the printed matter order receiving system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is another schematic flowchart which shows the main operation examples of the printed matter order receiving system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is another schematic flowchart which shows the main operation examples of the printed matter order receiving system 1 which concerns on this Embodiment. It is another schematic flowchart which shows the main operation examples of the printed matter order receiving system 1 which concerns on this Embodiment.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are given. However, the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. Unless otherwise stated, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing, for example, a printed matter order receiving system 1 which is an embodiment of a printed matter information management system of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, “client-side server 10” arranged in “client company 3”, which orders the printing of multicolor posters that are objects and printed matter, for example, to management company 2. have.
This multicolored poster is a special ink that emits invisible light according to the manufacture of “Management Company 2”. For example, it is required to be printed with ultraviolet (invisible light) luminescent ink that emits light with ultraviolet light including transparent ink. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the management company 2 has, for example, a “management server 30” which is a printed material information management apparatus.
The management company 2 has, for example, a “colorimeter 70” which is a colorimeter that measures the color development characteristics of ink of a device such as a printing press, and the colorimeter 70 can communicate with the management server 30. It is connected.
The management company 2 also has, for example, an “inkjet printer 71” that is a non-plate-making printing machine that does not use platemaking information, and the inkjet printer 71 is connected to the management server 30 so as to be communicable.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the “printing company 5” that actually prints the poster is a printing apparatus and a plate-making printing machine, for example, “printing machine 100”, and is a printing machine management apparatus. The printing press 100 has a “printing company side server 80”, and the printing press 100 is connected to the printing company side server 80 so as to be communicable.

  Further, the client side server 10, the management server 30, and the printing company side server 80 are connected to the "Internet network 4" and are configured to be able to communicate with each other.

  A client-side server 10, a management server 30, a colorimeter 70, an inkjet printer 71, a printing company-side server 80, and the like shown in FIG. 1 are computers, such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM ( Read only memory), a hard disk, and the like, which are connected via a bus.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the colorimeter 70 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the colorimeter 70 includes an arrangement unit 72 that is an object printing unit that arranges a printed material on which the image is printed with ultraviolet light-emitting ink. ing.
Further, above the arrangement portion 72, for example, two ultraviolet light emitting portions 73a and 73b, which are invisible light emitting portions for irradiating the printed matter with ultraviolet rays, are arranged.
In general, ultraviolet light has a wavelength of about 10 nm to about 400 nm, and visible light has a wavelength of about 400 nm to about 780 nm. The ultraviolet light emitting units 73a and 73b of the present embodiment each have a wavelength of excitation light, for example. It is configured to irradiate ultraviolet rays of 375 nm.
In this way, when the ultraviolet light emitted from the ultraviolet light emitting unit 73a or the like reaches the ultraviolet light emitting ink of the printed image, the ink emits light, and the light emitted from the ink and the ultraviolet light travel upward.
For this reason, in the present embodiment, the colorimeter main body 76 including the light receiving unit 75 for receiving the light emitted from the ultraviolet light emitting ink is supported by the three support legs 77a, 77b, and 77c. Yes.

By the way, the light emitted from the ultraviolet light emitting units 73a and 73b includes ultraviolet light having a wavelength of around 400 nm, which is a boundary region with visible light, in addition to the light having the excitation light of 375 nm. However, it is usually outside the range that can be visually recognized.
However, the light receiving unit 75 of the colorimeter 71 shown in FIG. 2 can receive this ultraviolet light and process it as if it was visually recognized by a person.
In this case, the color measurement result of the colorimeter 70 is different from the color result visually recognized by the person.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the ultraviolet ray removal that removes the ultraviolet ray having a wavelength of, for example, 380 nm to 400 nm that is in the vicinity of the visible light side between the excitation light (375 nm) and the visible light (400 nm), which is the ultraviolet ray region. For example, ultraviolet filters 74a and 74b are attached to the ultraviolet light emitting parts 73a and 73b, respectively.
For this reason, the colorimeter 70 concerning this Embodiment can measure the color equivalent to the state visually recognized by the person.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing the main configuration inside the colorimeter main body 76 of FIG.
The colorimeter main body 76 has an objective lens 110 into which the light taken in from the light receiving unit 75 in FIG. 2 is incident. The light transmitted through the objective lens 110 is transmitted through the aperture mirror 111 to become a light beam, and the next light. After being mixed in the fiber 112, the collimator lens 113 performs optical adjustment so that the light is in a parallel state.
The parallel light is spectrally separated by the next diffraction grating 114, becomes a spectral light flux, and is input to the luminance information acquisition unit, for example, the sensor 116 via the imaging lens 115.

The sensor 116 detects the luminance information of light, and the luminance information is input to the “ICC (International Color Consortium) profile generation device 117” in FIG.
Here, the ICC profile is information on the difference in color when the same image is printed on the printing press 100 and another printing press using the same ultraviolet light emitting ink, and other information based on the characteristics of the printing press. This is an example of printing press color characteristic reference information, which is reference information capable of adjusting the coloring of the printing press.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing the main configuration of the ICC profile generation device 117 of FIG.
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the ICC profile generation device 117 includes an “ICC profile generation device control unit 120”, and the ICC profile generation device control unit 120 communicates with the sensor 116 and the management server 30. In addition to controlling the generation device side communication device 121, the "ICC profile generation device first various storage unit 130" and the "ICC profile generation device first various storage unit 130" shown in FIG. 4 are also controlled.
FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are schematic block diagrams showing main contents of “ICC profile generation device first various storage unit 130” and “ICC profile generation device second various storage unit 140”, respectively. The contents of these “ICC profile generation device first various storage units 130” and “ICC profile generation device second various storage units 140” will be described later.

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram showing the main configuration of the client-side server 10 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the client-side server 10 includes a “client-side server control unit 11”. The client-side server control unit 11 communicates with the management server 30 and the like, “client-side communication device 12”, various information The “client side server input device 13” for inputting “information” and the “client side server display 14” for displaying various information are controlled.
The client-side server control unit 11 also controls, for example, a “client-side basic information storage unit 15 for printing”, which is information for specifying print contents, which is an object of a poster. This storage unit will be described later.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram showing the main configuration of the printing company side server 80 of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the printing company side server 80 has a “printing company side server control unit 81”, and the printing company side server 80 communicates with the management server 30 and the like by the “printing company side server communication device”. 82 ”,“ printing company side server input device 83 ”for inputting various information and“ printing company side server display 84 ”for displaying various information.
The printing company side server control unit 81 also controls the “transparent ink color patch image acquisition processing unit (program) 85” and the “printing company side transparent ink color patch image information storage unit 86” shown in FIG. These will be described later.

FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram showing the main configuration of the management server 30 of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, the management server 30 includes a “management server control unit 31”, and the management server 30 communicates with the client-side server 10, the printing company-side server 80, and the like. 32 ”,“ management server side input device 33 ”for inputting various information, and“ management server side display 34 ”for displaying various information.
Further, the management server control unit 31 controls the “management server first various information storage unit 40”, the “management server second various information storage unit 50”, and the “management server third various information storage unit 60” shown in FIG. To do.
FIGS. 10 to 12 are respectively main diagrams of the “management server first various information storage unit 40”, the “management server second various information storage unit 50” and the “management server third various information storage unit 60” shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows a structure. These contents will be described later.

FIG. 13 to FIG. 16 are schematic flowcharts showing main operation examples of the printed matter order receiving system 1 according to the present embodiment.
Hereinafter, the operation and the like will be described along these flowcharts, and the configurations of FIGS. 1 to 12 will also be described.

  First, in this embodiment, the client company 3 orders the management company 2 to print a poster using the transparent ink or the like that is the ultraviolet light emitting ink of the management company 2, and the management company 2 places the order. In addition to receiving an order, the actual printing is ordered from the printing company 5. Hereinafter, each operation will be described based on this example.

In step ST (hereinafter referred to as “ST”) 1 in FIG. 13, the client-side server 10 in FIG. 1 performs “client-side printing basic information” in the “client-side printing basic information storage unit 15” in FIG. It is determined whether or not a transmission signal for transmitting "is detected.
The “client-side basic information for printing” is, for example, basic information for printing a poster, which is print-specific information created based on a “color standard” that is a standard of specific RGB (red, green, blue). Yes.
In addition, this transmission signal is specifically a signal that is input by operating the client-side server 10 when a person in charge at the client company 3 in FIG. 1 orders printing of a poster.

  When a transmission signal is input in ST1, the process proceeds to ST2. In ST2, the client-side server 10 in FIG. 1 transmits the client-side printing basic information stored in the “client-side printing basic information storage unit 15” in FIG. 7 via the client-side communication device 12 in FIG. To the management server 30 in FIG.

Next, the process proceeds to ST3. In ST3, the management server 30 determines whether or not “basic information for client side printing” has been received.
Specifically, it is determined whether or not the “client-side basic information acquisition processing unit (program) 41” in FIG. 10 operates to receive “client-side basic information for printing”.

  When the management server 30 receives “client-side printing information” in ST3, the process proceeds to ST4. In ST4, the management server 30 stores the “client-side printing basic information” received from the “client-side server 10” in the “management server-side printing basic information storage unit 42” in FIG. "Is memorized.

  The management company 2 that has received an order for poster printing from the client company 3 sends “ultraviolet light-emitting ink (transparent ink)” to be used for the poster printing to the printing company 5 that actually prints, and uses this transparent ink. In order to obtain the color development characteristics of ink when printing is performed by the printing machine 100 of the printing company 5, the predetermined “color patch screen information for transparent ink” is transmitted to the “printing company side server 80” of the printing company 5. Send.

The “color patch screen information for transparent ink” is, for example, color patch image information for transparent ink for multicolor printing, and patches (inner side) corresponding to each color of RGB (red, green, blue). In any pattern, each color can be printed at a uniform density.
The printing company 5 uses the printing machine 100 to print each color on the patch with the above-described transparent ink.

  In ST5 of FIG. 13, when the management server 30 detects the transmission signal of “color patch image information for transparent ink”, the process proceeds to ST6. In ST 6, “color patch image information for transparent ink (invisible ink)” in “color patch image information storage unit 43 for transparent ink (invisible ink)” in FIG. 10 is transmitted via “management server side communication device 32” or the like. , To the “printing company side server 80”.

Next, the process proceeds to ST7. In ST7, the printing company side server 80 determines whether or not “color patch image information for transparent ink” has been received.
Specifically, the “color patch image information acquisition processing unit (program) 85 for transparent ink” in FIG. 8 determines.

  If it is determined in ST7 that “color patch image information for transparent ink” has been received, the process proceeds to ST8. In ST8, the “transparent ink color patch image information acquisition processing unit (program) 85” stores the received “transparent ink color patch image information” in the “printing company side transparent ink color patch image information storage unit 86” in FIG. As “color patch image information for transparent ink on printing company side”.

In these steps, the printing company 5 acquires “transparent ink” used for printing the poster ordered from the management company 2 and “color patch image information for transparent ink” of the transparent ink.
Next, the printing company 5 uses the transparent ink to print each color RGB on the “color patch image for transparent ink” with the printer 100 of FIG.

Then, the process proceeds to ST9. In ST9, the printing company 5 sends the “printed transparent ink color patch image sample” to the management company 2.
This “printed transparent ink color patch image sample” is an example of “printing result information”.

  Next, the process proceeds to ST10. In ST10, the “ultraviolet light emitters 73a and 73b” of the colorimeter 70 in FIG. 2 irradiate the “color patch image sample for transparent ink that has been printed” with, for example, ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 375 nm as the excitation light. The “light receiving unit 75” receives the light emitted by the ink. At this time, since the ultraviolet light emitting units 73a and 73b have ultraviolet filters 74a and 74b and cut wavelengths of 380 nm to 400, the same measurement results as those seen by humans can be obtained.

  Next, the process proceeds to ST11. In ST11, the colorimeter 70 inputs the received light to the sensor 116 via the objective lens 110, the aperture mirror 111, the optical fiber 112, the collimator lens 113, the diffraction grating 114, the imaging lens 115, etc. Information is acquired, and the luminance information is input to the ICC profile generation device 117.

Also, the luminance information input here is calibrated. Specifically, when measuring the object, the colorimeter measures the standard sample described above and acquires the luminance information.
The corresponding standard sample has a reference luminance value. For the measured luminance value of the standard sample, the difference from the corresponding reference luminance value is calculated. With this difference, the measured luminance value of the object is corrected up and down. In this way, it is possible to eliminate the influence on the measurement value of the object due to a change in the measurement environment such as a change in illumination, and always obtain an accurate measurement value.
In this embodiment, an image patch printed using a UV curable type ultraviolet light emitting ink is used as a standard sample.
This standard sample can be prepared using a pigment that emits light by invisible light.

Next, the process proceeds to ST12. In ST12, the ICC profile generation device 117 stores the input luminance information in the “luminance information storage unit 131” in FIG.
Next, the process proceeds to ST13. In ST13, for example, the “XYZ color system information generation unit (program) 132” of FIG. 5 that is a color reference information acquisition unit operates, and for example, “XYZ color system reference information 133 of FIG. ”And“ luminance information ”, the luminance information is converted into XYZ color system information and stored in the“ XYZ color system information storage unit 134 ”in FIG.
Here, “XYZ color system reference information 133” is information approved as a standard color system by the CIE (International Commission on Illumination), and the standard is established worldwide.

Next, the process proceeds to ST14. ST14 is a color reference information acquisition unit, for example, “L ^* a ^* b ^* color system information generation unit (program) 136” in FIG. 5 operates, and “XYZ color system information storage unit 134” in FIG. “XYZ color system information” and “L ^* a ^* b ^* color system reference information storage unit 135” in FIG. 5, for example, “L ^* a ^* b ^* color system reference information” see, to convert the XYZ color system information in ^L * ^a * ^{b *} information, stored in the "measured ^L * ^a * ^{b *} information storage unit 141 'of FIG.
Here, “L ^* a ^* b ^* color system reference information” is information approved as a standard color system by CIE (International Commission on Illumination) and JIS (JISZ8729), and this L ^* a ^* b ^{* In the} color system, lightness is represented by L ^* , and chromaticity forming hue and saturation is represented by a ^* b ^* . For example, + a ^* is in the red direction, -a ^* is in the green direction, + b ^* is in the yellow direction, -b ^* is in the blue direction, the color becomes brighter as the value increases, and the color becomes dull as the value approaches zero It becomes.

Next, the process proceeds to ST15. In ST15, the “printer color characteristic basic information generation unit (program) 142” of FIG. 6 operates, and the “color patch image standard L ^* a ^* b ^* color system information storage unit 143” of FIG. 6 operates. comparing the measured ^L * ^a * ^{b *} information "transparent ink color patch image standard ^L * ^a * ^{b *} and color system information" measured ^L * ^a * ^{b *} information storage unit 141 ", the print “Printer color characteristic basic information” indicating the color development characteristics of the machine 100 is generated and stored in the “printer color characteristic basic information storage unit 144” of FIG.

  Next, the process proceeds to ST16. In ST16, the “coloring characteristic information profile generation unit (program) 145 for printing press” in FIG. 6 operates and is based on the basic information on the printing coloration characteristics in the “printing color characteristic basic information storage unit 144” in FIG. A color forming characteristic information profile for a printing press of the printing press 100 (for example, an ICC profile for the printing press 100) is generated, and “coloring characteristic information profile for printing press” is stored in the “coloring characteristic information profile for printing press profile 146” in FIG. Remember as.

This “ICC profile for the printing press” is an example of “printing device color characteristic reference information” that is reference information that can adjust the color development in other devices (such as various displays) based on the color development characteristics of the printing press 100. .
As described above, in the present embodiment, even when ultraviolet light-emitting ink (transparent ink) is used, the ICC profile for the printing press 100 of the printing press (printing press 100) is “coloring characteristic information for printing press”. A profile can be generated.
Further, by using a “color conversion module” or the like based on the information of the “ICC profile for the printing press”, a difference in color development characteristics for each device such as the printing press 100 or the like is taken into consideration. The color can be adjusted to be common.

Next, the process proceeds to ST17. In ST17, the “plate making information generation unit (program) 54” of FIG. 11 operates, and “management server side printing basic information (for example, printing basics for posters) in the“ management server side printing basic information storage unit 42 ”. Information ”) and“ Coloring characteristic information profile for printing press (ICC profile for printing press) ”in“ Coloring characteristic information profile for printing press 53 ”“ Basics of RGB (red, green, blue) format ” Plate making information ”is generated.
The generated “basic plate making information” is stored as “basic plate making information” in the “basic plate making information storage unit 55” in FIG.
This “basic prepress information” is an example of “prepress information for a prepress printer”.

As described above, the “basic prepress information” of the “basic prepress information storage unit 55” includes basic information for printing a poster (information such as what kind of design and color ink is used), and this poster. Is generated in consideration of information on the color development characteristics of the transparent ink when printed by the printing press 100 that actually prints the image.
For this reason, a printed matter such as a poster printed with the printing press 100 using the transparent ink is adjusted and printed without being different in color due to a difference in coloring characteristics of the printing press 100 or the like. For this reason, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of the problem that reworking or the like occurs instead of the color specified by the client company 3 as the orderer.

  Next, the process proceeds to ST18. In ST18, the “final plate making information generation unit (program) 61” in FIG. 12 operates, and this is reversed, for example, based on the “basic plate making information (RGB format)” in the “basic plate making information storage unit 55”. Then, “final plate making information” in the CMYK format is generated and stored as “final plate making information” in the “final plate making information storage unit 62” in FIG.

In this embodiment, plate making information in RGB format is generated, and then plate making information in CMYK format is generated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the “final plate making information” is in RGB format. It doesn't matter.
The “final plate making information” may be plate making information (grayscale images) in a plurality of single channels corresponding to each ink used in the printing press.

In the “inkjet printer color characteristic information profile storage unit 63” of FIG. 12 of the management server 30, “ink color characteristic information profile of ink” which is “ICC profile for ink jet printer” of “inkjet printer 72” of FIG. It is remembered.
This “ICC profile for inkjet printer” is an example of “non-plate printing machine color characteristic reference information” which is a standard capable of adjusting the color development of ink in other devices based on the color development characteristic of “inkjet printer 71” in FIG. It is.

  Therefore, in ST19, the “print sample generation unit (program) 64” in FIG. 12 operates to operate the “inkjet printer color characteristic information profile” in the “inkjet printer color characteristic information profile storage unit 63” and “management server side printing basis”. Based on “management server side basic information for printing (basic information for poster printing, etc.)” in “information storage unit 42” and “coloring characteristic information profile for printing press” in “coloring characteristic information profile for printing press profile 53”, The inkjet printer 71 is caused to print a “print sample” that is a poster print sample.

This “print sample” is obtained by adjusting the color development characteristics of the printing press 100 and the ink jet printer 71 of FIG. 1 and adjusting the basic information for poster printing of the client company 3 (what kind of design and what kind of color is used). Printing based on information such as whether to use ink).
Therefore, since the same poster as the poster actually printed by the printing press 100 can be printed and confirmed before printing by the printing press 100, the “print sample” printed by the inkjet printer 71 can be used as a client. By sending it to the company 3, the client company 3 can accurately confirm the completed poster, and can prevent the occurrence of so-called “return”.

Next, in ST20, the “final plate making information” in FIG. 12 is sent from the management server 30 to the printing company side server 80.
The printing company 5 prints a predetermined number of posters using “transparent ink (ultraviolet light emitting ink)” or the like on the printing machine 100 based on the received “final plate making information”.

In the “print ordering system 1” of the present embodiment, the actual poster printed by the printing press 100 is delivered directly from the printing company 5 to the client company 3.
However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a printed poster may be sent from the printing company 5 to the management company 2 and delivered to the client company 3 after confirming the contents.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Print order receiving system, 2 ... Management company, 3 ... Client company, 4 ... Internet network, 5 ... Printing company, 10 ... Client side server, 11 ... Client side Server control unit, 12 ... client side communication device, 13 ... client side server input device, 14 ... client side server display, 15 ... basic information storage unit for client side printing, 30 ... management Server 31 ... Management server control unit 32 ... Management server side communication device 33 ... Management server side input device 34 ... Management server side display 40 ... Management server first various information Storage unit 41... Basic information acquisition processing unit (program) for printing on client side 42. Basic information storage unit for printing on management server side 43. Color patch image information storage unit, 50... Management server second various information storage unit, 54... Plate making information generation unit (program), 55... Basic plate making information storage unit, 60. 3. Various information storage units, 61... Final plate making information generation unit (program), 62... Final plate making information storage unit, 63... Inkjet printer color characteristic information profile storage unit, 64. (Program), 70 ... Colorimeter, 71 ... Inkjet printer, 72 ... Arrangement part, 73a, 73b ... Ultraviolet light emission part, 74a, 74b ... Ultraviolet filter, 75 ... Light reception , 76 ... Colorimeter main body, 77a, 77b, 77c ... Support legs, 80 ... Printing company side server, 81 ... Printing company side server control unit, 82 ... Printing company side server Communication device 83... Printing company side server input device 84... Printing company side server display 85... Transparent color patch image acquisition processing unit (program) 86. Color patch image information storage unit, 100 ... printer, 110 ... objective lens, 111 ... aperture mirror, 112 ... optical fiber, 113 ... collimator lens, 114 ... diffraction grating, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 115 ... Imaging lens, 116 ... Sensor, 117 ... ICC profile generation apparatus, 120 ... ICC profile generation apparatus control part, 121 ... ICC profile generation apparatus side communication apparatus, 130 ... ICC profile generation device first various storage units, 131... Luminance information storage unit, 132... XYZ color system information generation unit (program 133) XYZ color system reference information, 134 ... XYZ color system information storage unit, 135 ... L ^* a ^* b ^* color system reference information storage unit, 136... L ^{* A *} b ^* Color system information generation unit (program), 140 ... ICC profile generation device second various storage units, 141 ... measurement target L ^* a ^* b ^* information storage unit, 142 ... printing Machine color characteristic basic information generation unit (program), 143... Color patch image standard for transparent ink L ^* a ^* b ^* Color system information storage unit, 144... ..Coloring characteristic information profile generation unit for printing press (program), 146... Coloring characteristic information profile storage unit for printing press

Claims (8)

An object placement unit for placing an object printed by a printing apparatus using ink that emits light by invisible light; and
An invisible light emitting section that irradiates the object with invisible light; and a light receiving section that receives the ink light emitted from the object irradiated with the invisible light;
A luminance information acquisition unit for acquiring luminance information of light received by the light receiving unit;
A color reference information acquisition unit that converts color information included in the received light into color standard individual information based on color standard information that is color standard information based on the luminance information; and
A colorimetric apparatus that generates printing machine color characteristic reference information that is reference information that can adjust color development in another printing apparatus based on the characteristics of the printing apparatus based on the color standard individual information.   The colorimetric apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the invisible light is ultraviolet light, and the invisible light emitting unit is an ultraviolet light emitting unit.   3. The measurement according to claim 2, wherein an ultraviolet removing unit that removes ultraviolet light in the vicinity of the visible light side is disposed between the excitation light and the visible light irradiated from the invisible light emitting unit. Color device.   The colorimetric apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the ultraviolet removing unit is configured to remove ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 380 nm to 400 nm.   The standard sample prepared using the pigment that emits light by the invisible light is measured, and the colorimetric value of the object is calibrated using the colorimetric value of the corresponding standard sample. 5. The color measuring device according to any one of 4 above.   The color measuring device according to claim 5, wherein the standard sample is an image patch printed using an ultraviolet curable ink. The color standard information is XYZ color system reference information approved as a standard color system by the International Lighting Commission (CIE) and / or L ^* a approved as a standard color system by CIE and JIS (JISZ8729). ^The color measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the color measurement system reference information is ^* b ^* color system reference information. The color measuring device;
A printed material information management device capable of communicating with the colorimetric device and managing printed material information;
A printing material information management system having a printing machine management device capable of controlling a plate-making printing machine and capable of communicating with the printed material information management device,
The printed matter information management device includes:
Obtain printed material identification information that identifies the object to be printed on the printed material,
Printing press color development characteristic basic information generated based on printing result information by a plate-making press using ink that emits invisible light is acquired from the color measurement device, and based on the printed matter identification information and the printing press color development characteristic reference information. 5. A printed material information management system comprising a colorimetric device according to claim 1, wherein plate making information for a plate making printing machine of the plate making printing machine is generated.

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