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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:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
May. 19, 1998
Michael J Taylor, Guildford, GB;
Anthony Zappala, London, GB;
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An image processing method and system for generating enhanced binary image data from greyscale input image data. The method includes the steps of (a) receiving first image data, the first image data being greyscale image data defining an input image, (b) performing a high frequency boost operation on the first image data to produce second image data, (c) performing a linear interpolation operation on the second image data to produce third image data, the third image data having a resolution higher than the resolution of the second image data, (d) performing a contrast enhancement operation on the third image data to produce fourth image data, and (e) thresholding the fourth image data to produce fifth image data, the fifth image data being binary image data defining an output image. The techniques find application, for example, in over-the-desk scanning of documents, and in video-conferencing.
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