Apparatus and method of reducing banding artifact visibility in a scanning apparatus
US7978214B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of, and apparatus for, reducing the visibility of banding artifacts on a printed medium comprising producing synthetic artifacts on the printed medium, overlapping scan lines at swath boundaries and controlling exposure along a scan line to reduce the visibility of the banding artifacts.
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