CMYK to CMYKKpRGB transform for halftone dot overlap control
US8294964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/54
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
What is disclosed is a novel system and method for performing a CMYK to CMYKKpRGB color transform which helps reduce engine-specific halftone artifacts in diverse printing devices capable of dot-on-dot printing. The present method lends adaptive color overlapping control to local color regions depending on the engine behaviors and imaging artifacts to be addressed. With such a transform, an added degree of flexibility is provided to a variety of halftoning algorithms to reduce engine-specific halftone artifacts. Advantageously, increased halftone image quality is effectuated for different engine behaviors in a computationally efficient manner. Various embodiments have been disclosed.
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