Patent ID: 11962737
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A method comprising:
receiving a plurality of pels in a continuous tone image (CTI);
receiving a first halftone design associated with each of the plurality of pels;
receiving compensation data for pel forming elements associated with each of the plurality of pels;
receiving edge enhancement inverse transfer functions;
determining whether each of the plurality of pels is an edge pel;
performing edge enhancement processing for each of the determined edge pels, including generating a final halftone design for the pel based on the first halftone design associated with the pel, the edge enhancement inverse transfer function associated with the pel, and the compensation data associated with the pel; and
performing compensation processing for each of the determined not edge pels, including generating the final halftone design for the pel based on the first halftone design associated with the pel, and the compensation data associated with the pel.