Image forming and processing apparatus and methods for generating image data with respect to black and other chromatic color to reproduce a color in the dark portion of the color gamut

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PATENT NO 9108428
APP PUB NO 20120307312A1
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13484805

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A generation unit is configured to generate a black color material data and the plurality of pieces of chromatic color material data, for a color positioned at a surface of a dark portion in a color gamut that can be reproduced using a black color material and the plurality of chromatic color materials, in such a way as to arrange dots of the black color material and respective dots of the plurality of chromatic color materials exclusively on a recording medium and set a rate of the arranged dots of the black color material to be greater as the color positioned at the surface is closer to black.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Shimada, Takuya Kawasaki, JP 81 339

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