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Patent No.:

US 7715054 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2006
Applicants:

Akira Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;

Toru Misaizu, Kanagawa, JP;

Yoshifumi Takebe, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Akira Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;

Toru Misaizu, Kanagawa, JP;

Yoshifumi Takebe, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes an input section and a binarizing section. The input section inputs multilevel image data. The binarizing section binarizes multilevel image data to generate output image data representing halftone dots each having a hollow-structure. The binarizing section enlarges the halftone dots in a predetermined direction preferentially in accordance with the input multilevel image data.


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