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Blended halftone with mixed dot sizes for object oriented halftones

US9013756B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 2013
Grant dateApr 21, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/4055
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for printing is disclosed. For example, the method selects a first frequency and a first angle for a low frequency halftone, selects a second frequency and a second angle for a high frequency halftone, wherein the high frequency halftone comprises a large dot cluster and a small dot cluster, tags each one of one or more objects in an image to be printed, selects a low frequency halftone or a high frequency halftone for the each one of the one or more objects that are tagged and prints the image in accordance with the low frequency halftone or the high frequency halftone that is selected for the each one of the one or more objects that are tagged.

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