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Image processing method, image processing apparatus and recording medium

US7142330B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 2005
Grant dateNov 28, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2025

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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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