Inventor
SHU JOSEPH S
US22 patents
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SEIKO EPSON CORP
19 patentsUS5963714AOct 5, 1999
Multicolor and mixed-mode halftoning
SEIKO EPSON CORP59 citations96
US5883973AMar 16, 1999
Method and apparatus for processing a document by segmentation into text and image areas
SEIKO EPSON CORP67 citations96
US5757976AMay 26, 1998
Adaptive filtering and thresholding arrangement for reducing graininess of images
SEIKO EPSON CORP91 citations96
US6038340AMar 14, 2000
System and method for detecting the black and white points of a color image
SEIKO EPSON CORP22 citations92
US5872896AFeb 16, 1999
Continuous-tone ink reduction
SEIKO EPSON CORP31 citations92
US5692109ANov 25, 1997
Method and apparatus for minimizing artifacts in images produced by error diffusion halftoning
SEIKO EPSON CORP32 citations92
US5684932ANov 4, 1997
Method and apparatus for dither array generation to reduce artifacts in halftoned image data utilizing ink reduction processing
SEIKO EPSON CORP29 citations92
US5594839AJan 14, 1997
Apparatus and method for improving black and color separation in halftoned images by printing black dots in a different screen phase
SEIKO EPSON CORP30 citations92
US5592592AJan 7, 1997
Method and apparatus for minimizing artifacts in images produced by error diffusion halftoning utilizing ink reduction processing
SEIKO EPSON CORP42 citations92
US5568572AOct 22, 1996
Method and apparatus for tonal correction in binary printing devices by predistortion of image data
SEIKO EPSON CORP20 citations92
US5557709ASep 17, 1996
Method and apparatus for dither array generation to reduce artifacts in halftoned images
SEIKO EPSON CORP30 citations92
US5517335AMay 14, 1996
Apparatus and method for enhancing color saturation in halftoned images
SEIKO EPSON CORP45 citations92
US5469276ANov 21, 1995
Method and apparatus for reducing artifacts in halftone images using gray balance correction
SEIKO EPSON CORP44 citations92
US5739917AApr 14, 1998
Error-diffusion-type half-toning employing adaptive thresholding for enhanced smoothness
SEIKO EPSON CORP54 citations89
US5841951ANov 24, 1998
Ink duty-cycle control
SEIKO EPSON CORP19 citations84
US5675716AOct 7, 1997
Method and apparatus for vivid color correction in binary printing devices
SEIKO EPSON CORP18 citations84
US5625755AApr 29, 1997
Method and apparatus for tonal correction in binary printing devices by predistortion of image data utilizing ink reduction processing
SEIKO EPSON CORP19 citations84
US5796929AAug 18, 1998
Banding and ink-bleeding reduction in cluster dither by screen displacement
SEIKO EPSON CORP12 citations74
US5799136AAug 25, 1998
On-line ink-duty reduction
SEIKO EPSON CORP8 citations69
NYNEX CORP
3 patentsUS4926267AMay 15, 1990
Reproduction of halftone original with reduced moire
NYNEX CORP26 citations91
US4984097AJan 8, 1991
Halftone reproduction with enhanced gray level reproducibility
NYNEX CORP16 citations74
US4942480AJul 17, 1990
Reproduction of halftone original with moire reduction and tone adjustment
NYNEX CORP10 citations74