摘要:
A computer-based method for generating a compressed data stream, including using a specially programmed computer to: access a first compressed data stream including a first plurality of sequentially arranged frames including respective compressed frame data; access a second compressed data stream including a second plurality of sequentially arranged frames including respective compressed frame data; compare respective compressed data for sequentially matched pairs of frames in the first and second pluralities of frames; select, based on the comparison, common and unique portions in the first data stream; and select, based on the comparison, first and second portions in the second data stream, matched with the common and unique portions, respectively, in the sequence. The first portion has respective compressed frame data equal to the respective compressed frame data for the common portion. The second portion has respective compressed frame data unequal to the respective compressed frame data for the common portion.
摘要:
The teachings provided herein disclose a method for corner sharpening in the display of a bitmapped digital image. The method includes the steps of selecting a target pixel location within the digital image; observing a set of pixels within a pixel observation window superimposed on the digital image relative to the target pixel location; generating edge-state codes for a plurality of pairs of neighboring vectors of pixels within the pixel observation window; generating corner-identification codes from the plurality of edge-state codes using at least one look-up table so as to thereby identify corner pixels; and, assigning a pixel value in an output image plane in a location corresponding to the target pixel in the input image, such that assigned value extends a corner where indicated by a corner identification code, thereby producing a sharpening effect. The method may be used for improving the print quality of line-art corners and other fine details as found in both font and image data.
摘要:
The teachings provided herein disclose a method for producing digital image objects with enhanced halftone edges. The method operates by selecting a target pixel location within the digital image; observing a set of pixels within a pixel observation window superimposed on the digital image relative to the target pixel location; generating edge-state codes for a plurality of pairs of neighboring vectors of pixels within the pixel observation window; generating edge-identification codes from the plurality of edge-state codes using at least one look-up table; and, utilizing the edge-identification code to select and apply to the digital image at the target pixel either a first halftone screen having a first fundamental frequency and a first angle or a second halftone screen having a second fundamental frequency and a second angle, wherein the second frequency and second angle are harmonically matched to the first frequency and first angle. The method solves the problem of ragged edges on halftone tints as an automated, operation, with a computing architecture that is readily adapted to a wide variety of tinted edge conditions, and which can be readily adapted to real-time applications.
摘要:
An image transfer apparatus for transferring an image on a sheet medium having a frame and a reader connected to the frame for reading the image on the sheet medium. The image moves relative to the reader in a process direction when the reader reads the image. A positioning system is connected to the frame for positioning the sheet medium at a predetermined skew angle relative to the process direction.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method and system for processing image data, which may be generated by a scanning subsystem, and the segmentation and treatment of leaky windows or segments within the image. In addition to the identification of window regions or segments having leaky boundaries, the method and system include the subsequent control of enhancement and other image processing techniques applied to such images so as to reduce or eliminate artifacts that result from the processing of leaky window regions.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for segmenting image data into one or more windows may collect statistics on white regions, otherwise called enclosed white windows. Such enclosed white windows may be merged with one of a surrounding nonwhite window and a background based upon the enclosed white window's size, edge characteristics, cumulative statistics and/or at least one control parameter. Such merging may be accomplished at a time subsequent to enclosing the white region or dynamically while the window is being assembled scanline-by-scanline.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method and system for processing image data, which may be generated by a scanning subsystem, and the segmentation and treatment of leaky windows or segments within the image. In addition to the identification of window regions or segments having leaky boundaries, the method and system include the subsequent control of enhancement and other image processing techniques applied to such images so as to reduce or eliminate artifacts that result from the processing of leaky window regions.
摘要:
System and methods provide a message, generated based on a message authentication code (MAC), embedded in a look-up table associated with an image. The embedding of the message does not affect the image. The message may be used to authenticate the image.
摘要:
The teachings provided herein disclose a method for the identification of edge pixels within a digital image. The method operates by generating edge-state codes for a plurality of pairs of neighboring vectors of pixels within a given observation window, and generating an edge-identification code from the plurality of edge-state codes using a look-up table. The edge identification provides information that can be used for subsequent treatments such as rendering anti-aliased pixels, selecting preferred halftoning and tone reproduction for edge pixels, corner sharpening, and object recognition and segmentation.
摘要:
A method is provided for segmenting scanned image data in accordance with mixed raster content processing, further including windowing for purposes of extracting particularly classifiable objects, i.e., text, graphics or pictures. Application of predetermined parameter sets selected for more precise identification of the extracted objects are applied to the data for object extraction, object selection, color uniformity, and clustering for coloring similarity. A page background detection feature uses dual thresholding for segregating text (darker) areas from non-text (brighter) areas. Two histograms are created for the respective areas. Thresholds are generated from the two histograms and applied to the respective areas separately.