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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2003
David J. Lieberman, Fairport, NY (US);
Stuart Alan Schweid, Pittsford, NY (US);
David J. Lieberman, Fairport, NY (US);
Stuart Alan Schweid, Pittsford, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method and system for converting, transforming or translating an imaging element associated with a first resolution into a second imaging element associated with a second resolution are provided. The method and system provide for the selection of output imaging element pattern based on context information extracted from areas neighboring an area undergoing conversion when information extracted from the area undergoing conversion provides an insufficient basis from which to select an output imaging element pattern. Exemplary embodiments are directed toward preservation of area coverage and centroid placement. The method provides for consideration of characteristics of a marking engine in the output imagine element pattern selections process. In xerographic environments clustering can be maximized, thereby reducing xerographic stress. In inkjet environments output pattern selections can be directed toward decreased clustering.