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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Atsushi Kitagawara, Ebina, JP;
Atsushi Kitagawara, Ebina, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A maximum color identifying portionidentifies a maximum color from coloring material colors used to reproduce a color of a line segment after color conversion into coloring material colors by a character/line color converting portionis applied to the rasterized image signal. A structure deciding portionoutputs a screen parameter flag that controls a screen parameter in compliance with the identified maximum color and a drawing direction of the line segment such that the screen process in the maximum color is executed at a screen angle, that is different from the drawing direction of the line segment, in a character/line screen processing portion. The character/line screen processing portionapplies the screen process to the image in accordance with the screen parameter flag by using the screen parameter at the screen angle that is different from the drawing direction of the line segment. Accordingly, disappearance of the line segment due to the screen process is avoided.