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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Kakutani, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus that prints an image includes a preliminary halftone processing unit configured to determine whether a preliminary dot through a dithering method is to be formed, a final halftone processing unit configured to determine whether a dot to be printed through an error diffusion method is to be formed, and a dither result application level control unit configured to control a dither result application level which is a level at which probability that the dot to be printed will be formed is raised with the final halftone processing unit when the preliminary dot is to be formed in the preliminary halftone processing unit. The dither result application level control unit reduces the dither result application level during printing in a case of copying a reflected document or a case where the image data contains many high-frequency components, compared to other instances of printing.