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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2023
Walter F. Kailey, Frederick, CO (US);
Florin Neagu, Timisoara, RO;
Claudiu Attila Balogh, Timisoara, RO;
Bogdan Lile, Timisoara, RO;
Dan Dudas, Timisoara, RO;
Walter F. Kailey, Frederick, CO (US);
Florin Neagu, Timisoara, RO;
Claudiu Attila Balogh, Timisoara, RO;
Bogdan Lile, Timisoara, RO;
Dan Dudas, Timisoara, RO;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Systems, methods, and software for halftoning. In an embodiment, a halftone system is configured to store a threshold array comprising an array of threshold elements. The halftone system is further configured to receive a source image comprising an array of pixels with pixel values, and perform a multi-level halftoning process on the source image by partitioning the source image into a sequence of image segments, partitioning the threshold array into a plurality of threshold segments, identifying image segment groups each comprising a set of the image segments that are noncontiguous in the sequence and correspond with a mutual threshold segment of the threshold array, and schedule processing of the image segments in an image segment group as a batch based on the mutual threshold segment.