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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Randy Q. Jones, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jan E. Unter, Danville, CA (US);
Randy Q. Jones, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jan E. Unter, Danville, CA (US);
Elesys, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for implementing polar halftone techniques that substantially reduce or eliminate interference patterns while printing on rotating circular media with a radial print system. In one embodiment, Cartesian image pixels are selected such that screen pixels or 'dots' are arranged fan-shaped along radii (or 'spokes') and in annular ring segments (or “arcs”). Halftone sampling frequency may be varied along spokes and arcs or along a polynomial curve relative to the center of spinning media, in order to reduce distortion and artifacts.