Image-forming device for forming isolated dots

Details Image-forming device for forming isolated dots Image-forming device for forming isolated dots

2006-06-16

2009-12-29

Rogers, Scott A (Department: 2625)

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

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C358S003020, C358S003210, C358S003260, C347S131000, C399S027000

Reexamination Certificate

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07639395

ABSTRACT:
An image-forming device includes: a data conversion unit; an isolated-dot size determining unit; and an image-forming unit. The data conversion unit converts, for each of a plurality of pixels in an image to be formed, original image data indicative of a multilevel density into dot data indicative of whether or not a dot should be formed. The isolated-dot size determining unit determines the size of an isolated dot according to a condition. The image-forming unit forms an image on a recording medium by selectively forming a dot for each pixel based on the dot data, while forming the isolated dot with the determined size.

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