Method of and apparatus for recording halftone image
US5357344A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/4058
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus records a halftone area and a solid area in a single image with respective, different screen angles. Encoders (13, 14) and a coordinate value generator (16) generate coordinate values (U, V) on an image plane on a recording drum. An address generator (17), a pattern data memory (18) and a comparator (19) generate a first halftone dot signal (S.sub.da) for the halftone area. An address generator (22) and a pattern data memory (23) generate a second halftone dot signal (S.sub.db) for the solid area. A threshold data setter (20) and a comparator (21) generate a detection signal (S.sub.s) which indicates whether or not an image signal (S.sub.i) corresponds to the solid area. One of the first and second halftone dot signals (S.sub.da or S.sub.db) is selected by a selector (24) according to the detection signal (S.sub.s).
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