Patent Document ID: 20040042022
Application ID: 10234304
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An apparatus for measuring the reflective density of one or more colored image portions, having one or more colors, which are printed on a planar substrate comprising: (a) a digital video camera capable of acquiring one or more colored images, which images have one or more colors and which are printed on a planar substrate, and producing a digitized representation thereof, (b) a strobe for illuminating the one or more colored images; (c) a linear drive for moving the strobe and camera together across the substrate; (d) a drive controller for controlling the positioning and movement of the strobe and camera across the substrate to a position of the image at any location linearly on the substrate; (e) an encoder/controller for positioning the strobe and camera to a position of the one or more colored images at any location on the substrate, in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the linear drive; (f) a first selector for directing the camera at one or more colored images positioned on the substrate; (g) a second selector for selecting a portion of the image; (h) a processor for measuring and analyzing the color intensity of the portion of the image and producing a reflective density values thereof, (i) a first memory for storing said reflective density values; (j) a second memory for storing standard density values for the portion of the one or more colored images; (k) a comparator for comparing the reflective density values for the portion of the one or more colored images to the standard density values for the portion of the one or more colored images.