ClassID:

229264

H04N1/4053 - CPC Classification

Classification description:

Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof; Picture signal circuits; Halftoning, i.e. converting the picture signal of a continuous-tone original into a corresponding signal showing only two levels producing a dispersed dots halftone pattern, the dots having substantially the same size by error diffusion, i.e. transferring the binarising error to neighbouring dot decisions with threshold modulated relative to input image data or

Recent Application in this class:
#1
20230120258
2023-04-20

Artifact compensation mechanism

#2
20220286579
2022-09-08

Uniformity compensation mechanism using missing neighbor thresholds

#3
20220174181
2022-06-02

Image processing apparatus to improve dot dispersibility with N-gradation multi-valued data, image processing method, and storage medium

#4
20200228678
2020-07-16

Image processing apparatus with enhanced show-through correction, and image processing method and storage medium therefor

#5
20200084337
2020-03-12

Image processing apparatus and image processing method and storage medium

#6
20200068091
2020-02-27

Image processing apparatus, printing apparatus, and image processing method for performing halftone processing on divided images

#7
20200036861
2020-01-30

Dynamic threshold based error diffusion

#8
20190291460
2019-09-26

Printing apparatus, printing method, and printing system

#9
20190220714
2019-07-18

Image processing method and apparatus, and printing apparatus, with dither result application level control

#10
20190160829
2019-05-30

Control apparatus and control method

#11
20190068832
2019-02-28

Image processing apparatus, method thereof, and image forming apparatus that determine a dot arrangement of printing material by halftone processing

#12
20190061264
2019-02-28

INKJET METHOD AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING DEVICE

#13
20190014232
2019-01-10

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium with halftone processing using dither matrix of dot concentration type or dither matrix of dot distribution type

#14
20180359388
2018-12-13

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

#15
20180352115
2018-12-06

Halftone mask manufacturing method and halftone mask manufacturing system

#16
20180174271
2018-06-21

Image processing method with predetermined bitmap formatting, and image processing apparatus and storage medium therewith

#17
20180103178
2018-04-12

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program for performing halftone processing using a dithering matrix

#18
20180097969
2018-04-05

Control device performing error diffusion process using modified evaluated density value

#19
20180091699
2018-03-29

Image processing apparatus and image processing method quantizing data for different types of ink based on a type of print operation to be performed

#20
20180084148
2018-03-22

Image processor and storage medium storing program

#21
20180035009
2018-02-01

Image processing apparatus and method for generating a binary image with areas having different ratios of change in gradation formed by different dot patterns alternatingly disposed

#22
20180007237
2018-01-04

Color printing look-up-table

#23
20170372738
2017-12-28

Magnetic tape having characterized magnetic layer and hexagonal ferrite powder

#24
20170359485
2017-12-14

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

#25
20170289400
2017-10-05

Image formation based on image data with smallest error generated using one of plural dither matrices

#26
20170244861
2017-08-24

Image processing apparatus

#27
20170208211
2017-07-20

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium

#28
20170150009
2017-05-25

Pseudo halftone image processing using a threshold matrix to form dots not rotational symmetric on a 90 degree basis

#29
20170048418
2017-02-16

Computer programs and methods for generating 1-bit image data from multiple-bit image data

#30
20160255240
2016-09-01

HALFTONING

#31
20160241740
2016-08-18

Image processing apparatus with improved quantization, image processing method and storage medium thereof

#32
20160173725
2016-06-16

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium

#33
20150256714
2015-09-10

Printing apparatus, printing data generation apparatus and method therefor, and printing data generation program

#34
20150181079
2015-06-25

Information processing apparatus E.G. printing apparatus to print image based on data to be printed, determines parameter to be used based on degree of compression when error diffusion processing is performed on expanded image data

#35
20150062656
2015-03-05

Image data generation method, image recording method, image data generation apparatus, and image recording apparatus

#36
20140362415
2014-12-11

Printing apparatus, printing method, and image processing apparatus

#37
20140362414
2014-12-11

Watermark and manufacturing method therefor

#38
20140253976
2014-09-11

Mechanism for generating a hybrid halftone using a DMSSA screen

#39
20140139885
2014-05-22

Dither pattern forming method and dither pattern

#40
20130300790
2013-11-14

Inkjet printing apparatus

#41
20130285992
2013-10-31

Image processing apparatus and image processing method to perform screen process on image data of a plurality of colors using threshold matrix for each color

#42
20130265612
2013-10-10

Hybrid halftone generation mechanism using change in pixel error

#43
20130265611
2013-10-10

Hybrid halftone generation mechanism using change in pixel error

#44
20130027753
2013-01-31

Dither matrix creating device

#45
20130027751
2013-01-31

Image processing using halftone image data

#46
20120250096
2012-10-04

Image processor

#47
20120188582
2012-07-26

Image processing apparatus and image processing method that can print an image in which a pattern or sweeping phenomenon specific to the error diffusion process does not appear

#48
20120182585
2012-07-19

Image processing apparatus and method for quantizing pixel of interest by error diffusion method

#49
20120170061
2012-07-05

Apparatus and method determining whether object specified to enable an underlying object to be seen there through is included in data to be printed, and medium having instructions for performing the method

#50
20120163713
2012-06-28

Error diffusion processing circuit

#51
20120051659
2012-03-01

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program for converting an m-value into an n-value image

#52
20110222125
2011-09-15

Pseudo-halftoning device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system

#53
20110211208
2011-09-01

Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and control method thereof, which form an image by applying N-ary processing

#54
20110063684
2011-03-17

Printing apparatus, printing data generating apparatus, printing method and program thereof

#55
20100265548
2010-10-21

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program product

#56
20100141967
2010-06-10

Printing control device

#57
20100103466
2010-04-29

Image forming method and system for performing different halftoning processes according to developer

#58
20100033764
2010-02-11

Digital halftoning method utilizing diffused weighting and class matrix optimization

#59
20090262372
2009-10-22

Image processing apparatus and method thereof for decreasing the tonal number of an image

#60
20090257092
2009-10-15

Storage of stamp information for error diffusion

#61
20090251735
2009-10-08

Image processing apparatus and method for quantizing pixel of interest by error diffusion method

#62
20090219577
2009-09-03

Multi-level halftoning providing reduced error diffusion artifacts

#63
20090109509
2009-04-30

Image processor and image processing method processing an image that includes a semi-transparent object or an image with periodically varying density

#64
20090097045
2009-04-16

Color image processing apparatus and program to speed up multi-valued conversion processing using dither matrixes and counters

#65
20090073495
2009-03-19

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

#66
20090059303
2009-03-05

IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS

#67
20080316554
2008-12-25

Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and control method thereof, which form an image by applying N-ary processing

#68
20080291499
2008-11-27

Multi-bit-depth error diffusion for the reproduction of color or monochrome images

#69
20080285085
2008-11-20

Method for controlling the shapes of FM-AM mixed dots on a multi-bit depth imaging apparatus

#70
20080278765
2008-11-13

Method for processing FM-AM mixed halftone images on a multi-bit depth imaging apparatus

#71
20080278763
2008-11-13

Image processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus

#72
20080278738
2008-11-13

Image-processing apparatus and image-processing method

#73
20080226188
2008-09-18

Threshold modification for limit cycle removal in vector error diffusion

#74
20080002898
2008-01-03

Image processing apparatus capable of preventing pseudo coutour

#75
20070273929
2007-11-29

Image forming apparatus

#76
20070133060
2007-06-14

Method, apparatus and computer program for halftoning digital images

#77
20070097440
2007-05-03

Partial dot error diffusion halftone calibration

#78
20070092151
2007-04-26

Image quantization processing with error diffusion using oscillating quantization threshold to develop dots that spiral outward

#79
20070070427
2007-03-29

Systems and methods for selective dithering using pixel classification

#80
20070047829
2007-03-01

Image processing method, image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus and recording medium

#81
20070041053
2007-02-22

Apparatus and method for error diffusion with dither

#82
20070031053
2007-02-08

Method for improving print quality by using lossless image compression (JPEG-LS) technology and system thereof

#83
20060290989
2006-12-28

Image processor and image processing program for binary processing

#84
20060279789
2006-12-14

High-image-quality halftone process

#85
20060274374
2006-12-07

Image processing device, image processing method, image creating device, computer software and record medium

#86
20060227380
2006-10-12

Color error diffusion

#87
20060170972
2006-08-03

System and method of processing an error diffusion halftone image

#88
20060153476
2006-07-13

Strategies for performing scaling operations on image information

#89
20060147110
2006-07-06

Strategies for optimally generating pipeline processing code

#90
20060147109
2006-07-06

Strategies for producing quantized image information

#91
20060098045
2006-05-11

Image formation using dots of different spatial density determined based on comparison of pixel value to threshold value matrix and error added by error diffusion

#92
20060077467
2006-04-13

Error diffusion apparatus with cluster dot

#93
20060055980
2006-03-16

Image processing method, image processing apparatus and recording medium

#94
20050271284
2005-12-08

Printing quality enhancement via graphic/text detection method in compression (JPEG) image

#95
20050254094
2005-11-17

Image processing method and program for processing image

#96
20050219621
2005-10-06

Image processing apparatus capable of preventing pseudo contour

#97
20050200899
2005-09-15

Error diffusion processing method, image signal processing apparatus, printing apparatus, program, and data table structure

#98
20050135674
2005-06-23

Image processing method for generating multi-level data

#99
20050135673
2005-06-23

Method for processing color image data employing a stamp field

#100
20050134920
2005-06-23

Method for error diffusion employing a stamp field

#101
20050063586
2005-03-24

Image processing using linear light values and other image processing improvements

#102
20050046903
2005-03-03

Image processing device, image processing method and image processing program

#103
20050025374
2005-02-03

Image processing method, program, storage medium, and apparatus for executing a quantization process of image data by error diffusion

#104
14729286
2016-10-11

System and method for inoperative inkjet compensation