METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FORMATTED DATA TO IMAGE PROCESSING MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A STANDARD FORMAT

摘要

The invention concerns a method for providing, in accordance with a standard format, formatted data (16) to image processing means (P1), in particular software and/or components. The formatted data (15) are related to the defects (P5) of a set of appliances (P3) including an image capture appliance and/or an image scanning appliance. The image processing means (P1) use the formatted data (15) to modify the quality of at least one image (103) derived from or addressed to said chain of appliances (P3). The formatted data (15) comprise: data characterising the defects (P5) of said image capture appliance, in particular the distortion characteristics; and/or data characterising the defects (P5) of said image scanning appliance, in particular the distortion characteristics. The method comprises a step which consists in informing at least a field of said standard format with the formatted data (15). Said field is given a field name. Said field contains at least a field value.