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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1993
Robert P Loce, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael S Cianciosi, Rochester, NY (US);
R Victor Klassen, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for converting the resolution of bitmap images, and more specifically, to the use of a template matching process to alter the resolution of digital images for printing or similar methods of rendition. The present invention uses statistically generated templates, implemented using look-up tables, to improve document appearance upon output by converting from an original or input spatial resolution to an output spatial resolution that is device dependent, and where there is a non-integer relationship between the input and output resolutions. The resulting image signals may then be utilized to control a scanning beam where the beam varies in intensity and duration according to the pulses used to control it.