Patent ID: 7092120
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image transformation apparatus comprising: an image receiving section for receiving an image represented by digital data; an image sort discrimination section for discriminating whether the image received by said image receiving section is a halftone dot image or a multiple gradation image; an image transformation section for applying a conversion processing for the multiple gradation image to the halftone dot image when it is decided by said image sort discrimination section that the image received by said image receiving section is the multiple gradation image; and a driver section for outputting an image discriminated as the halftone dot image by said image sort discrimination section and an image converted into the halftone dot image by said image transformation section to an image output device for outputting a visual image, wherein the received image is either a halftone dot image or a multiple gradation image.