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Methods of changing the visibility of some characteristic or information to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image

US5767945A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 1996
Grant dateJun 16, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2227/005
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of making more visible some characteristic to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image includes reading a variable visible characteristic within a predefined area of the recorded image to determine the visible composition of the variable characteristic. At least one stored variation of the variable characteristic is selected, based on the visible composition of the read variable characteristic, from a plurality of stored variations of the variable characteristic. The selected stored variation of the variable characteristic will have greater visibility within a predefined area of the hard copy, which corresponds to the predefined area of the recorded image, than the variable characteristic within the predefined area of the recorded image. The selected one or more characteristics are included in the predefined area of the hard copy.

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