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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicants:
Kazunari Tonami, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kazunari Tonami, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming method includes the steps of a) multi-level quantizing a multi-tone image by an error diffusion method, and b) representing each pixel of the thus-quantized image having a quantized level higher than 0 using a dot which is larger as the quantized level thereof is higher. Occurrence of dots having a specific size is repressed in a specific shade region relating to the dots.
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Tonami, Kazunari. (2006). Image processing method, image processing apparatus, image forming method and recording medium (U.S. Patent No. 7106476). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7106476
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