Method and apparatus for reproducing an image which has a coarser resolution than utilized in scanning of the image
Patent 4533942 Issued on August 6, 1985. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 12, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 12, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod and apparatus for changing the picture point resolution of continuous tone pictures during transition from reproduction to recording Picture manipulation in video systems Method and apparatus for encoding graphics Patent #: 4447831 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/493817 filed on 05/12/1983US Classes:358/524, Intermediate storage348/708, Color television signal processing358/445Signal sampling and conversionExaminersPrimary: Martin, John C.Assistant: Dunnam, Michael P. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04N 1/40 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1982-05-28 EPAbstractMethod and apparatus for the reproduction of an image with coarser resolution than used during scanning wherein the original image is opto-electronically scanned point-wise and line-wise with a prescribed resolution and is converted into digital image signals, and a field containing as many image points as is used for one coarse image point is extracted from the digital image signals, and wherein weighting is undertaken for the individual image signals of the image points of said field and a corresponding image signal for the coarse image point is obtained by means of combining the weighted image signals. | |
