Image data expansion by print mask
US8287072B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/40087
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for using a processor to process image data received from an image data source in preparation for multipass printing, comprising multitoning the image data to produce a multitoned image, using the multitone level of a pixel in the multitoned image to select a plane of a print mask, using the location of the pixel in the multitoned image to select a cell of output pixels in the selected plane of the print mask, and copying the selected cell of output pixels to corresponding locations within a print buffer.
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