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Image processing method and apparatus for mosaic or similar processing therefor

US5164825A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 1988
Grant dateNov 17, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/56
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing method and apparatus for obtaining, from an original image, a natural mosaic image or an image of neo-impressionistic effect. In this method and apparatus, image information of one pixel is converted into information of a block of plural pixels (multi-level data), and the latter information is arranged randomly in the block.

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