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Image processing method, image processing apparatus and recording medium

US6977757B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 2000
Grant dateDec 20, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/4052
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing method of quantizing multi-tone image data by an error diffusion method, includes the steps of a) detecting change of the image data; and b) oscillating cyclically in image space a threshold for the quantization in an oscillation range controlled according to the detection result of the step a).

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