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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1995
Akihiko Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Kawana, Yokohama, JP;
Kaoru Seto, Chigasaki, JP;
Michio Itoh, Hachiohji, JP;
Hiroshi Atobe, Yokohama, JP;
Daisuke Murata, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Kashihara, Hachiohji, JP;
Hiroshi Mano, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Sasame, Yokohama, JP;
Hiromichi Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Masaharu Ohkubo, Yokohama, JP;
Masaki Ojima, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuo Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Uchiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An output apparatus capable of receiving multi-level dot information of a first recording dot density, generating multi-level dot information of a second recording dot density, and transmitting the thus-generated second dot information in a visible way. The output apparatus comprises: a receiving device capable of receiving multi-level dot information of a first recording dot density; a generating device capable of generating multi-level interpolation dot information by applying a predetermined calculation to the thus-received multi-level dot information; and a dot density conversion device capable of generating multi-level dot information of second higher recording dot density from said interpolation dot information and the received multi-level dot information, whereby high density image data can be generated from low density image data.