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Technique for generating image reproduction

US5473733A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 1992
Grant dateDec 5, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/4058
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique employing a plotter having a beam of variable intensity for generating a screened reproduction of an image including the steps of: providing a representation of an original containing information representing the input density values of the image, storing information in a screen memory and exposing a recording medium to record the screened reproduction of the image, the step of exposing including the step of: employing information stored in the screen memory and information representing the input density values of the image to determine non-arithmetically whether and at what intensity a laser is to be operated to expose the recording medium at a given location.

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