Television – Camera – system and detail – Combined image signal generator and general image signal...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-11
2006-04-11
Ometz, David L. (Department: 2615)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Combined image signal generator and general image signal...
C348S254000, C348S671000, C358S003010
Reexamination Certificate
active
07027088
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a monotone conversion apparatus that it is provided with a picture acquisition unit for expressing a picture in picture elements in a dot matrix form and acquiring picture data representing each picture element in gradation of prescribed element colors into which an original color is separated. Further, a luminance distribution totaling unit is used for totaling the luminance equivalent of each picture element on the basis of the picture data, where a luminance correspondence setting unit is employed to derive a correspondence relationship of luminance conversion for converting the pertinent luminance distribution on the basis of the totaled luminance distribution. Further, present invention contains a picture data conversion unit which generates monotone picture data where the luminance of each picture element in the picture data is converted on the basis of the derived correspondence relationship of luminance conversion.
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Kuwata Naoki
Nakami Yoshihiro
Ometz David L.
Seiko Epson Corporation
Selby Gevell
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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