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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2014
Applicants:
Kartheek Chandu, Longmont, CO (US);
Mikel J. Stanich, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventors:
Kartheek Chandu, Longmont, CO (US);
Mikel J. Stanich, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/405 (2006.01); H04N 1/409 (2006.01); H04N 1/52 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); H04N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/405 (2013.01); G06K 15/1881 (2013.01); H04N 1/409 (2013.01); H04N 1/40087 (2013.01); H04N 1/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first image as a continuous tone image, screening the image to render a second image as a (Halftone Image) HTI, selecting an area of the first image for enhancement, and iteratively processing the selected area of the first image to render a third image as a multibit HTI.