GB2402571B - Bit mask generation system and printer drivers and printing methods incorporating bit masks generated utilising same - Google Patents

Bit mask generation system and printer drivers and printing methods incorporating bit masks generated utilising same

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GB2402571B
GB2402571B GB0411285A GB0411285A GB2402571B GB 2402571 B GB2402571 B GB 2402571B GB 0411285 A GB0411285 A GB 0411285A GB 0411285 A GB0411285 A GB 0411285A GB 2402571 B GB2402571 B GB 2402571B
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mask generation
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Michael Ian Woods
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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
    • 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
    • H04N1/4051—Halftoning, i.e. converting the picture signal of a continuous-tone original into a corresponding signal showing only two levels producing a dispersed dots halftone pattern, the dots having substantially the same size
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P25/00—Drugs for disorders of the nervous system
    • 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
    • H04N1/41—Bandwidth or redundancy reduction
    • H04N1/4105—Bandwidth or redundancy reduction for halftone screened pictures
    • 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
    • H04N1/46—Colour picture communication systems
    • H04N1/52—Circuits or arrangements for halftone screening

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  • Facsimile Image Signal Circuits (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
  • Compression, Expansion, Code Conversion, And Decoders (AREA)
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GB0311573A GB2402009B (en) 2003-05-20 2003-05-20 Bit mask generation system and printer drivers and printing methods incorporating bit masks generated utilising same
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