Facsimile and static presentation processing – Natural color facsimile – Specific image-processing circuitry
Patent
1991-02-20
1994-02-01
Brinich, Stephen
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Natural color facsimile
Specific image-processing circuitry
358534, H04N 146
Patent
active
052836711
ABSTRACT:
A printing system is disclosed. The system includes a scanner which produces an RGB signal corresponding to a scanned image. The RGB signal is compressed in accordance with a tone curve which is built in reliance upon input provided by the user. The resultant compressed RGB signal is conveyed to a computer. The RGB signal may be modified by a number of interface controls. The RGB signal is driven through a separation engine to produce individual CMYK signals. The separation engine relies upon the interface controls in converting the signal. Image sharpening, or unsharp masking, is performed on resultant CMYK signals to produce a sharp printed image. The image sharpening procedure includes sharpening pixels, calculating T-sums for pixels, calculating gradients for pixels, and smoothing pixels in response to the T-sums and gradient calculations. The resultant CMYK signals may be exported for further data processing, such as integration with text, or they may be sent to a printer to produce high-quality prints.
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Alexander David
Cunningham Andrew
Fenton Charlie
Silen Bradley A.
Stewart John R.
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