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Rotating non-rotationally symmetrical halftone dots for encoding embedded data in a hyperacuity printer

  • US 5,537,223 A
  • Filed: 06/02/1994
  • Issued: 07/16/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hyperacuity printing system for receiving grayscale input image data and rendering halftoned image data having embedded data on a recording medium, the system comprisingan addressable three dimensional memory system, with a first set of address lines defining an x dimension, a second set of address lines defining a y dimension, and a third set of address lines providing an intensity dimension,halftoning circuitry for receiving and transforming grayscale input image data into multi-bit value output data, using a look-up table to match multi-bit value output data representing x dimension, y dimension, and intensity, to grayscale input image data,addressing circuitry for addressing the three dimensional memory system, with the first set of address lines and the second set of address lines defining a screen stored in the memory system, the first set of address lines and the second set of address lines providing x and y address values defined at a desired screen angle, wherein the addressing circuitry further comprises means for embedding data by application of rotation circuitry for modifying said x and y address values through rotating the halftone dots as halftone dots are read from the look-up table;

  • anda modulating device for receiving multi-bit value output data from the halftoning circuitry and converting the multi-bit value output data into modulated scan spots of defined intensity encoding rotation embedded data.

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