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Generating halftones

US10306108B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HP INDIGO B.V. · NL

Inventors

Tal Frank · Nes Ziona, IL
Dror Kella · Rehovot, IL
Boaz Tagansky · Havana, US
Oren Haik · Nes Ziona, IL
Yotam Ben-Shoshan · Nes Ziona, IL
Marina Limonov · Nes Ziona, IL
Ram Dagan · Holon, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 19, 2018
Grant date	May 28, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 19, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N1/6058
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A halftone comprises a first halftone screen and a second halftone screen. The first halftone screen comprises a first plurality of amplitude modulated dots arranged according to a first plurality of rows, the first plurality of rows being orientated according to a first direction and comprising a first dot spacing. The second halftone screen comprises a second plurality of amplitude modulated dots arranged according to a second plurality of rows, the second plurality of row being orientated in a second direction and comprising a second dot spacing. The first direction and the second direction define an angle of 45 degrees or less and a ratio of the second dot spacing to the first dot spacing is less than one.

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