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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002

Filed:

Dec. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Robert P. Loce, Webster, NY (US);

Jeffrey D. Kingsley, Williamson, NY (US);

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/32 ; G06K 1/00 ; H04N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/32 ; G06K 1/00 ; H04N 1/00 ;
Abstract

The present invention is a method and apparatus for improving the appearance of electronic images, and more specifically, to the efficient use of template rotation within a template matching process to enhance such images. The invention reduces the number of entries that are stored in a look up table by eliminating identical patterns that differ only by the angle at which they are output. The appropriate templates are then rotated it by the required angle for output subsequent to their retrieval from the lookup table.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loce, Robert. (2002). Method and apparatus for using rotatable templates within look-up tables to enhance image reproduction (U.S. Patent No. 6438273). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6438273

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