Patent ID: 8619331
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A method for providing simulated texture on a uniform print media substrate, the method comprising: receiving a primary image as input data to a digital front-end (DFE); describing a three-dimensional textured substrate as a two-dimensional image representing texture; extracting brightness values for each pixel of the two-dimensional image, the brightness values representative of shadows and shadings in the two-dimensional image corresponding to a degree of dimension in the textured substrate; determining a low coverage portion and a high coverage portion of the primary image using the primary image input data; generating a print instruction for rendering the primary image with a perceived texture, the print instruction including coverage and brightness information for each pixel; for the low coverage portion of the primary image, applying a first layer of colored toner and superimposing a second layer of clear toner over select portions of the colored toner based on the brightness values; and, for the high coverage portion of the primary image, applying the colored toner at variable anisotropic structures based on the brightness values.