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Method and image reproduction device for reproducing grey values using a combination of error diffusion and cluster dithering for enhanced resolution and tone

US5818971A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 1996
Grant dateOct 6, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/405
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and device for reproducing grey values by reproducing pixels with specific dimensions and degrees of coverage. Use is made of a method based on error diffusion, wherein no clustering of identical pixels is the objective in edge zones while such clustering is the objective outside such zones.

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