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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 1990
Filed:
May. 04, 1988
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
This invention method performs data compression for dot image data by utilizing the redundancy based on spacial correlation of images and correlation of dot patterns. More particularly, a threshold matrix is rearranged in array according to a predetermined reference, the threshold matrix being used to convert input image data into dot data, so as to output the same logical values continuously from the top and/or from the end of dot data array, and simultaneously dot data are grouped in the unit of a predetermined bits so as to count the number of units having the same and continuous logical values from the top and/or from the end to thereby effectively compress data of dot images by a perfect reproduction system or a non-perfect reproduction system.