Clustered aperiodic mask

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PATENT NO 5917951
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08943881

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A technique combines most of the advantages of both blue noise and clustering in generating a clustered aperiodic mask and using it in a dither array algorithm for halftoning. The method of halftoning of grey scale images utilizes a pixel-by-pixel comparison of the image against a clustered aperiodic mask in which the clustered aperiodic mask is comprised of a partly random and partly deterministic single valued function which is designed to produce visually pleasing dot configurations when thresholded at any level of grey.

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IBM CORPORATION1101 KITCHAWAN ROAD OFFICE 36-238C YORKTOWN HEIGHTS NY 10598

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Thompson, Gerhard Robert Wappingers Falls, NY 19 189
Tresser, Charles P Mamaroneck, NY 58 3260
Wu, Chai Wah Ossining, NY 71 1183

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