Facsimile and static presentation processing – Facsimile – Specific signal processing circuitry
Patent
1995-01-04
1997-12-09
Wong, Peter S.
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Facsimile
Specific signal processing circuitry
358298, 358456, 358525, 347131, H04N 1405
Patent
active
056966040
ABSTRACT:
A printing device (10) is commanded to print a reference set of intensity values from almost white or highlight regions through almost dark or shadow regions. A measuring device (12) measures the actual outputted printer intensity levels from the printing device (10). An interpolator (14) interpolates the printer intensity levels into a best fit smooth curve plotted against the reference set of intensity levels which produces a non-linear function. A mapping means and converter (24a, 24b) calculate a set of fractional intensity values and densities which produce a linear function when mapped with the printer intensity levels. A dot area parameter calculator (28) calculates a set of dot parameters defining a configuration of a halftone dot required to fill an area within the halftone cell corresponding to each intensity level. For each position of each halftone cell, a measurement processor (30) determines a distance between a current scan position (a,b) and a nearest edge defined by the dot parameters. A gray value calculator (50) calculates a gray value for the current scan position based on the distance and angle to the nearest edge of the dot. The halftone dot is completed when a gray value is calculated for each position within the halftone cell. The gray values are stored in a look-up table (26). When a new image is to be printed, the intensity values are input (54) and the scan position is indexed (52) through all available scan positions to generate corresponding addresses in the look-up table (26), causing the corresponding gray values to be output serially in order for use by a laser diode controller (56) of a laser printer or analogous controllers in other types of printers.
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Jardieu Derek J.
Wong Peter S.
Xerox Corporation
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