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Selective enhancement of black

US6742870B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2002
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0158
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printing technique wherein pixel locations that are requested to be marked with only black are identified, black is applied to the identified pixel locations, and non-black color is applied to a subset of the identified pixel locations that correspond to on-pixels of a reference pattern of non-black color pixels having an on-pixel population of at least 20 percent and a toner transfer efficiency of less than about 20 percent.

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