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Method for printing an image in two colors

US7190489B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 2001
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/6016
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of printing a highlight color image uses half-tone printing reference patterns for generating printing values for a print original image for a standard color and for generating printing values for a print original image for a highlight color. The information pertaining to the color values of the original image that are assigned to a standard color region or to a highlight color region is integrated into the half-tone printing reference patterns, whereby the printing of a highlight image is limited to a selection of the corresponding half-tone printing reference pattern and the acceptance of the printing value indicated in the half-tone printing reference pattern. Only one corresponding selection for determining the printing values for the standard color and for the highlight color is carried out for each image point.

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