Patent ID: 8233196
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of printing an image, the method comprising: grouping a plurality of input pixel values into pairs, the input pixel values being related to the image; averaging the input pixel values for each pair, wherein the average of the input pixel values for each pair indicates a magnitude of the pair; calculating a shift value for each pair, wherein the shift value for each pair indicates a distribution of the magnitude of the pair; generating, by a halftoner block, pairs of output pixel values based on the shift values, wherein the output pixel values do not include justification information; providing, by the halftoner block, the output pixel values to a video block; generating, by the video block, pixels of the image based on the output pixel values; adding, by the video block, justification information to the output pixel values to facilitate generation of the pixels of the image; and providing the pixels to a printing device for printing the image based on the pixels of the image.