ACCURATE PRINTING OF PROPRIETARY MARK PATTERN AND COLOR

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suitably control desired color tagging, tracking and insurance by a user interface that is simple and easy to use. SOLUTION: This printing system accurately prints proprietary marks and selected colors. A dictionary of recognizable patterns and defined colors corresponding to the proprietary marks and selected colors is linked to a user interface. Here, a user may designate a location within a document and at least one of a plurality of proprietary marks with defined colors from an accessible menu. A processor associates the defined colors with the image at the specified location and generates a printer signal representing them. Alternatively, the processor includes a pattern recognizer for identifying recognizable patterns within a document. The patterns have a likeness to defined patterns within a pattern dictionary and can be converted to the defined patterns for display or imaging.