Patent ID: 6128411
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B42D,G06T

Abstract:
A method of combining a first digital image and a second digital image into a combined digital image, the method comprising the steps of:a) combining at least one bit of a first pixel associated with the first digital image with at least one second bit of a corresponding second pixel associated with the second digital image to form a corresponding output pixel of the combined digital image;b) distributing a difference value between the first pixel and the output pixel among a plurality of pixels located proximate the first pixel;c) reordering the bit order of the output pixel to form a reordered output pixel;d) distributing a difference value between the second pixel and the reordered output pixel among a plurality of pixels located proximate the second pixel; ande) repeating steps a)-d) for each of the pixels of the first digital image.