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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Christopher Rueby, North Chili, NY (US);
Douglas W. Couwenhoven, Fairport, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Rueby, North Chili, NY (US);
Douglas W. Couwenhoven, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for using a processor to process image data received from an image data source in preparation for multipass printing, comprising multitoning the image data to produce a multitoned image, using the multitone level of a pixel in the multitoned image to select a plane of a print mask, using the location of the pixel in the multitoned image to select a cell of output pixels in the selected plane of the print mask, and copying the selected cell of output pixels to corresponding locations within a print buffer.