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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2005
Applicant:
Toshitsugu Yamamoto, Takatsuki, JP;
Inventor:
Toshitsugu Yamamoto, Takatsuki, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/405 (2006.01); G09G 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for compressing image data that are processed by a pseudo gradation process using a dither pattern is provided. The method includes the steps of dividing the image data into predetermined areas, determining whether or not a dot arrangement pattern of the image data in each area matches the dither pattern that was used in the pseudo gradation process, determining a representative value concerning density of the image data in the area if the dot arrangement pattern matches the dither pattern, and making compressed data by using the determined representative value.