ATE121581T1 - Digitale photographische halbtonbildreproduktion. - Google Patents

Digitale photographische halbtonbildreproduktion.

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ATE121581T1
ATE121581T1 AT91300963T AT91300963T ATE121581T1 AT E121581 T1 ATE121581 T1 AT E121581T1 AT 91300963 T AT91300963 T AT 91300963T AT 91300963 T AT91300963 T AT 91300963T AT E121581 T1 ATE121581 T1 AT E121581T1
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halftone image
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Raphael L Levien
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Raphael L Levien
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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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
  • Silver Salt Photography Or Processing Solution Therefor (AREA)
  • Facsimile Image Signal Circuits (AREA)
  • Holo Graphy (AREA)
  • Television Signal Processing For Recording (AREA)
AT91300963T 1990-02-06 1991-02-06 Digitale photographische halbtonbildreproduktion. ATE121581T1 (de)

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US07/476,060 US5055942A (en) 1990-02-06 1990-02-06 Photographic image reproduction device using digital halftoning to screen images allowing adjustable coarseness

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ATE121581T1 true ATE121581T1 (de) 1995-05-15

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US (2) US5055942A (de)
EP (1) EP0441608B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH04213964A (de)
AT (1) ATE121581T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69108951T2 (de)

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DE69108951T2 (de) 1995-10-05
USRE37907E1 (en) 2002-11-19
DE69108951D1 (de) 1995-05-24
US5055942A (en) 1991-10-08
EP0441608A3 (en) 1992-11-25
EP0441608B1 (de) 1995-04-19
JPH04213964A (ja) 1992-08-05

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