Iterative smoothing technique for pre-processing mixed raster content planes to improve the quality of a decompressed image and increase document compression ratios

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PATENT NO 6334001
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09733860

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A method and apparatus for compressing a mixed raster content image that represents a color or gray scale a document is disclosed. The pixel map is decomposed into a three-plane representation--a reduced-resolution 'upper' plane, a reduced-resolution 'lower' plane, and a high-resolution binary selector plane. An iterative smoothing technique is then used to pre-process the upper and lower planes using the information contained in the selector plane, thereby reducing the amount of data that will be subjected to further processing.

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  • XEROX CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buckley, Robert R Rochester, NY 41 1034
de, Queiroz Ricardo L Pittsford, NY 48 1253
Eschbach, Reiner Webster, NY 216 5248
Fuss, William A Rochester, NY 47 1350

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