Force field halftoning

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display peripheral interface input device – Light pen for fluid matrix display panel

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358456, 382252, G09G 510, H04N 140, G06K 936

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061248444

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are disclosed which permit halftoning of pixels in an image based upon the relative repulsive forces between a current pixel being halftoned and preferably all previous pixels that have been halftoned. Such arrangements give improved halftoned image quality, at least for some images, compared to that obtained from error diffusion or dithering.

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