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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
David Jon Metcalfe, Marion, NY (US);
Ryan David Metcalfe, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/405 (2006.01); H04N 1/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/4052 (2013.01); H04N 1/233 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for starting a multiple scanline error diffusion method are disclosed. For example, the method includes identifying a pixel for each scanline of a plurality of scanlines, wherein the pixel that is identified in the each scanline of the plurality of scanlines is offset, setting all pixels behind the pixel for the each scanline of the plurality of scanlines that is identified with a white pixel value and starting the multiple scanline error diffusion method.