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Image processing apparatus for preventing occurrence of moire in output image

US5337162A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 1992
Grant dateAug 9, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/40075
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus in which a multilevel image signal generated from an original image by a scanner is input and processed so as to produce multilevel image data describing a gray level of each pixel of an output image, includes a detection part for repeatedly detecting a peak of a multilevel image signal generated by a scanner and a valley thereof with respect to pixels of the original image aligned in a scanning direction of the scanner, and for outputting the peak of the multilevel image signal and the valley thereof, and a correction part for correcting a gray level of the multilevel image data with respect to each of the pixels depending on a difference between the peak and the valley, so as to reduce changes in gray level of pixels of the output image.

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