Image processing apparatus
US6041139A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30176
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus for improving the performance of reproducing an image edge and obtaining a preferable image output including an edge judging unit for judging the presence or absence of both left and right edge pixels of an input image. The apparatus further includes plural halftone processing units and a selection unit for selecting one of the plural halftone processing units based on a result of the judgment result of the presence or absence of either of the left or right edge pixel.
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