DE68928863D1 - Bildverarbeitungsverfahren und -vorrichtung - Google Patents

Bildverarbeitungsverfahren und -vorrichtung

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DE68928863D1
DE68928863D1 DE68928863T DE68928863T DE68928863D1 DE 68928863 D1 DE68928863 D1 DE 68928863D1 DE 68928863 T DE68928863 T DE 68928863T DE 68928863 T DE68928863 T DE 68928863T DE 68928863 D1 DE68928863 D1 DE 68928863D1
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image processing
processing method
image
processing
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DE68928863T2 (de
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Shinichi Ishida
Masahiro Sakamoto
Yasuyuki Shinada
Takeshi Ono
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority claimed from JP63115771A external-priority patent/JPH01284172A/ja
Priority claimed from JP63115777A external-priority patent/JP2774508B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP63115778A external-priority patent/JP2763297B2/ja
Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc
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Publication of DE68928863T2 publication Critical patent/DE68928863T2/de
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/40—Picture signal circuits
    • H04N1/405—Halftoning, i.e. converting the picture signal of a continuous-tone original into a corresponding signal showing only two levels
    • H04N1/4055—Halftoning, i.e. converting the picture signal of a continuous-tone original into a corresponding signal showing only two levels producing a clustered dots or a size modulated halftone pattern
    • H04N1/4057—Halftoning, i.e. converting the picture signal of a continuous-tone original into a corresponding signal showing only two levels producing a clustered dots or a size modulated halftone pattern the pattern being a mixture of differently sized sub-patterns, e.g. spots having only a few different diameters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/40—Picture signal circuits
    • H04N1/40025—Circuits exciting or modulating particular heads for reproducing continuous tone value scales

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Facsimile Image Signal Circuits (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
  • Color, Gradation (AREA)
DE68928863T 1988-05-11 1989-05-09 Bildverarbeitungsverfahren und -vorrichtung Expired - Fee Related DE68928863T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP63115771A JPH01284172A (ja) 1988-05-11 1988-05-11 画像処理装置
JP63115777A JP2774508B2 (ja) 1988-05-11 1988-05-11 画像処理装置
JP63115778A JP2763297B2 (ja) 1988-05-11 1988-05-11 画像処理装置

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DE68928863D1 true DE68928863D1 (de) 1999-01-07
DE68928863T2 DE68928863T2 (de) 1999-05-12

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EP (2) EP0603167B1 (de)
DE (2) DE68918157T2 (de)

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DE68918157T2 (de) 1995-03-09
EP0603167B1 (de) 1998-11-25
EP0341984B1 (de) 1994-09-14
US5159470A (en) 1992-10-27
DE68918157D1 (de) 1994-10-20
EP0341984A3 (de) 1991-03-20
DE68928863T2 (de) 1999-05-12
US4969052A (en) 1990-11-06
EP0341984A2 (de) 1989-11-15
EP0603167A1 (de) 1994-06-22

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