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6850339 Resolution enhancement of half-toned black data transmitted with color data  
When black regions are adjacent to color regions, the adjacent black regions are encoded (rendered) at the resolution of the color regions (e.g., 300 dpi) even though the printer has the capability...
6847729 Microscopy  
A method of telemicroscopy comprises the step of preparing a specimen on a microscopy slide. The slide is placed upon the stage of a microscope equipped with digital imaging apparatus and motorised...
6839462 Image segmentation method  
A method of producing a simulated 3-dimensional image, the method comprising: assimilating 2-dimensional image data, e.g. from MR image slices; assigning a feature, e.g. gray scale value to each...
6839154 Image forming apparatus  
A system CPU checks whether a copying mode is selected. If the copying mode is selected, the system CPU calculates “read area=periphery of original 2−mm×100÷magnification.” If the copying...
6831997 MASK DATA CORRECTION APPARATUS, FOURIER TRANSFORMATION APPARATUS, UP SAMPLING APPARATUS, DOWN SAMPLING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSFER MASK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE HAVING PATTERN STRUCTURE  
A mask data correction apparatus that can increase efficiency of processing while maintaining high accuracy by effectively using the hierarchical structure of a layout data: A Fourier...
6816634 Image recorder  
An image recorder performs a first distortion correction at the resolution of an input image and a second distortion correction at the resolution of a recording head. The first distortion...
6816288 Image reading apparatus and image reading method  
Where a magnification (enlargement/reduction of image) has been set through operation keys of an operation panel, a main CPU sends information on read magnification to a scanner CPU of a scanner...
6813393 Image storing method and image output system  
In an image storing method for storing image signals, which represent images, in a storage device, a plurality of image signals, which represent a single image and have been subjected to different...
6810154 Method and apparatus for automatic spatial resolution setting for moving images  
There is provided a method for automatically set a spatial resolution for an image to be encoded by properties of an image during an encoding process. The method includes the steps of dividing the...
6804418 Petite size image processing engine  
A digital image processing method for generating a low resolution, low bit depth digital image from a higher resolution, higher bit depth input color digital image, includes the steps of:...
6804417 Pixel depletion technique  
Multiple algorithms are applied to expand input image data of a variety of lower resolutions to output image data of a variety of higher resolutions with enhanced text quality, particularly in the...
6801674 Real-time image resizing and rotation with line buffers  
Circuit arrangements and methods for real-time image resizing and image rotation. Line buffers are used for storage of lines of pixel values for both resizing and rotation. A first one of the line...
6798927 Conversion of pixel data for interpolation or image reduction, using a small memory  
An image processing apparatus and method capable of decoding and varying at high speed encoded image data having an arbitrary image size by using a memory of a small capacity, and a recording...
6798541 Systems and methods for generating binary clustered, irrational halftone dots  
The result of integrating a halftone dot-shape can be clustered. When the edge of the halftone dot-shape extends across a “vertical” edge of a window, the window is altered until the edge of...
6792149 Method and apparatus for resizing an image frame including field-mode encoding  
A method and apparatus for reducing information artifacts imparted to a decoded video information stream by an MPEG-like decoder utilizing discrete transform (DCT) domain compression to produce a...
6791713 Image forming apparatus  
An image forming apparatus adds a plurality of dots of image date in the subscanning direction and starts generating a density from a particular pixel, and switches PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)...
6778711 Recording medium in which image data conforming to image output devices are stored  
Image data 110 of an object is recorded in a recording medium so as to contain data 113 for a high resolution and data 112 for a low resolution. In executing a game, an image display device...
6766067 One-pass super-resolution images  
A super-resolution image is generated from a pixel image by first performing an initial image interpolation, creating an interpolated low resolution image. The interpolated low resolution image is...
6757449 Methods and systems for processing anti-aliased images  
The present invention discloses methods and apparatus for processing anti-aliased digital images. Specifically, the present invention describes methods and apparatus where anti-aliased images of a...
6754400 System and method for creation, processing and visualization of omni-directional images  
A system and method for digitally rendering omni-directional images includes capturing images of a region 360 degrees about an origin point in a single plane, and assembling the images in a digital...
6751362 Pixel resampling system and method for text  
A method and system for determining a transition model between input pixel samples from which output sample values are calculated based on various relative background and brightness conditions of...
6748120 Steerable kernel for image interpolation  
A method of providing a representation of image data is disclosed. The method accesses a plurality of discrete sample values of the image data and determines an angle of orientation of the sample...
6744918 Document analysis method to detect BW/color areas and corresponding scanning device  
The invention relates to a document analysis method to detect BW/color areas comprising the following steps: getting an input image data to be split in elementary information; analysing the input...
6741751 Logic based tagging for hyperacuity rendering of an input image with a 5×5 context  
A primary pixel of interest within an image is processed by receiving colors, defining a plurality of pixels in a primary sub-neighborhood of pixels included within a neighborhood of pixels, into a...
6741735 Method and apparatus for compensating for dot gain in stochastic printing  
A method for compensating for dot gain in printing with stochastic screens comprises obtaining continuous tone CMYK files and screening the files at a resolution that is lower than the resolution...
6738534 Apparatus, and associated method, for altering the resolution of a digital image  
Apparatus, and an associated method, for reducing the resolution of a digital image, such as a JPEG image. The digital image is pre-scaled by a pre-scaling factor that is selected such that a...
6738533 Minimum sampling rate and minimum sampling curve for image-based rendering  
A minimum sampling rate and a minimum sampling curve for continuous representation of a scene are disclosed. The minimum sampling rate for light-field rendering is determined in accordance with Δ...
6738169 Image processing apparatus and method  
In a high-frequency component processing section, a low-quality color transformation section applies a very simple (meaning a small amount of calculations) color transformation to an original image...
6731790 Method of enhancing color images  
A multi-resolution representation is generated of at least one color component of a color image in a selected color space by applying a decomposition procedure to the color component. The...
6731414 Image processing apparatus  
For preventing the occurrence of disjunction among a plurality of images in the magnification index in the main scanning direction, image data delivered from an external device through an input...
6728425 Image processing device  
An image processing device of the present invention includes a region separating section and a filter processing section. With respect to a picture signal which is read out after resolution thereof...
6718074 Method and apparatus for inspection for under-resolved features in digital images  
A machine vision inspection system and method that increase the resolution of object image-data without physically manipulating the physical optics of cameras used during inspection. The exemplary...
6718073 Arithmetic device, and converter, and their methods  
In an image data conversion unit, image quality can be further improved as compared with a conventional unit. Prediction data are generated from teacher image data (HD) corresponding to second...
6718072 Image conversion method, image processing apparatus, and image display apparatus  
According to the present invention, an image processing apparatus includes an original image data input unit 11 for receiving the original low resolution image data; a connection detector 13 ...
6717695 Method and circuit for the production of compressed or expanded images, and printer with such circuit  
A method for producing compressed or expanded images is provided. For compression or expansion in a direction of the lines of the image, a line factor is determined as a starting value for a line...
6717622 System and method for scalable resolution enhancement of a video image  
A system and method for enhancing resolution in a video image includes acquiring a relatively low resolution video signal and applying a peaking function and analyzing the peaked signal to identify...
6714692 Image scaling method and apparatus using continuous domain filtering and interpolation method  
An image scaling method and apparatus converting an input image into an aimed image with suitable resolution for application, in the case that the input image and the aimed image are different in...
6714684 Subband image compression of blocks within a bounded shape using a resolution transform  
System consistent with this invention comprise a first coding part configured to code a map signal indicative of the position and shape of a content in a screen inputted for every square block of...
6714317 One-button-triggered image processing unit  
A image processing unit, and particularly to a one-button-triggered image processing unit capable of processing image data automatically. This one-button-triggered image processing unit comprises a...
6711280 Method and apparatus for intelligent ranging via image subtraction  
A method and system for ranging an object are disclosed. The method includes illuminating a field of view potentially including the object, synchronously receiving reflected signals from the field...
6707467 Image processing apparatus and method  
An image processing apparatus obtains, on the basis of information of input resolution of input image data and information of output resolution to be obtained after transformation of resolution, a...
6704048 Adaptive electronic zoom control  
An adaptive electronic zoom system is described which includes an electronic camera having an image sensor with pixels, a controller communicating with an address generator to select in response to...
6700682 Image processing system capable of easily changing subscanning magnification in image read  
An accumulation unit accumulates, in a 1-line element corresponding to the main scanning direction, an electrical signal prepared by photoelectrically converting optical image information obtained...
6697526 Image compression and expansion apparatus  
An image compression and expansion apparatus obtains an average value of a single block (8×8 pixels) in a first matrix (64×64 pixels) of the original image data, to generate reduced image data of...
6697166 Image processing apparatus  
A multifunction device, an example of the image processing apparatus, performs copy operation when a copy button is depressed. For the copy operation, an image reader unit reads image information...
6690836 Circuit and method for decoding an encoded version of an image having a first resolution directly into a decoded version of the image having a second resolution  
An image processing circuit includes a processor that receives an encoded portion of a first version of an image. The processor decodes this encoded portion directly into a decoded portion of a...
6689966 System and method for determining positional information  
A product has a surface having with a position-coding pattern that codes a plurality of positions on the surface. The position-coding pattern includes a plurality of symbols each having at least...
6683997 Apparatus and method for resolution transformation of orthogonal transformation image  
A resolution transformation apparatus which has longitudinal and lateral change ratio input means 101 for inputting the longitudinal and lateral change ratios of an image, low-frequency...
6678426 Programmable mapping of lower resolution digital data to a higher resolution for output on a lower resolution device  
Lower resolution source data is synthesized to a higher resolution format for subsequent rendering on a lower resolution output device. Synthesis occurs by selecting or generating and using a...
6678071 Image-reading apparatus  
An image-reading apparatus expands a scanning area along a side at each of both ends in a width direction and a longitudinal direction of a paper P, when reading an image on the paper P fed into it...