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Image processing apparatus, image processing method, printing medium and storage medium

US10043118B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2015
Grant dateAug 7, 2018
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/58
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus that generates a halftone image by quantizing an input image includes: a holding unit configured to hold a threshold value matrix in which different threshold values are arranged; a pixel position determination unit configured to determine a candidate of a pixel position whose threshold value is to be rewritten based on each pixel value of a plurality of pixels included in a predetermined area for the predetermined area in the input image; and a threshold value determination unit configured to determine a threshold value of the pixel position determined to be the candidate by using at least one threshold value of a plurality of threshold values corresponding to the predetermined area.

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