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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Toshiyuki Hattori, Nagano, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiyuki Hattori, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/405 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is generated a virtual tile set which virtually covers color planes of an original image without any clearance or overlap by combination of Penrose-type virtual tiles to be non-periodically provided on the planes. The respective tiles are subjected to raster conversion in accordance with predetermined gradation levels, thereby generating a raster image. Since the virtual tiles can be laid non-periodically, iteration of the same dot pattern on the raster image can be prevented.