Screened image reproduction
US4350996A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1980 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/4058
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To produce a screened color separation having any screen angle, an original picture is scanned to generate a set of picture values which are digitized and stored. Also a screen function is generated and stored representing a complete two-dimensional period of a half-tone screen in the form of a grid-like array of grey-tone values, the mesh of the grid-like array being finer than the scanning raster. To expose a reproduction medium, the screen function values are superimposed on the picture values to develop exposure signals for an exposing plotter. The screen angle is selected by virtually rotating the stored screen function data through the selected angle as it is being recalled from memory.
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