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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randall G Guay, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kok Chen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382 50 ; 358456 ; 358458 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for imaging using context sensitive pixel modulation wherein a modulator dynamically examines the neighboring pixels to the current pixel being imaged and uses the neighboring pixel information in determining the specific modulation pattern for the current pixel.