DE69228469D1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Halbtonrasterung von Bildern - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Halbtonrasterung von Bildern

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DE69228469D1
DE69228469D1 DE69228469T DE69228469T DE69228469D1 DE 69228469 D1 DE69228469 D1 DE 69228469D1 DE 69228469 T DE69228469 T DE 69228469T DE 69228469 T DE69228469 T DE 69228469T DE 69228469 D1 DE69228469 D1 DE 69228469D1
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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
    • H04N1/4058—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 with details for producing a halftone screen at an oblique angle

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  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Facsimile Image Signal Circuits (AREA)
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DE69228469T 1991-12-24 1992-12-22 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Halbtonrasterung von Bildern Expired - Fee Related DE69228469T2 (de)

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US07/814,880 US5276535A (en) 1991-12-24 1991-12-24 Method and apparatus for halftoning of images using grayscale error diffusion

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EP (1) EP0549326B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH05276366A (de)
DE (1) DE69228469T2 (de)

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US5276535A (en) 1994-01-04
JPH05276366A (ja) 1993-10-22
DE69228469T2 (de) 1999-09-09
EP0549326A1 (de) 1993-06-30

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