Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
A process for recording or projecting a digital image in a second format from digital information of an image or images in a first format where the image in said second format is composed of fewer, the same number of or more pixels in a matrix than the image or images in said first format comprising: a) providing information on image or images as digital data of a matrix of pixels in a first format, b) determining a magnification factor for projection or recordation of an image or images in said second format, c) determining by the number of pixels that must be added to matrix of said image in said first format to generate a matrix of said image in said first format, d) generating individual pixels of values intermediate those of individual adjacent pixels in the matrix of said first format by a two dimensional magnification process, e) generating a matrix of digital information of said image in said second format by rational distribution of the generated values of pixels amongst the pixels of the matrix of said first image, f) transmitting said matrix of said image in said second format to an imaging means capable of projecting or recording an image in said second format, and g) projecting a final image onto an element or material capable of producing a hard copy from the projected final image.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
230 words
A process for recording or projecting a digital image in a second format from digital information of an image or images in a first format where the image in said second format is composed of fewer, the same number of or more pixels in a matrix than the image or images in said first format comprising: a) providing information on image or images as digital data of a matrix of pixels in a first format, b) determining a magnification factor for projection or recordation of an image or images in said second format, c) determining by the number of pixels that must be added to matrix of said image in said first format to generate a matrix of said image in said first format, d) generating individual pixels of values intermediate those of individual adjacent pixels in the matrix of said first format by a two dimensional magnification process, e) generating a matrix of digital information of said image in said second format by rational distribution of the generated values of pixels amongst the pixels of the matrix of said first image, f) transmitting said matrix of said image in said second format to an imaging means capable of projecting or recording an image in said second format, and g) projecting a final image onto an element or material capable of producing a hard copy from the projected final image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the individual pixels of values intermediate those of individual adjacent pixels in the matrix of said first format are generated by the algorithm where A is the value of an original pixel in the matrix of said first format, B is the value of a pixel adjacent to A along the X axis, C is the value of a pixel adjacent to A along the Y axis, D is the value of a pixel adjacent the pixels of value B and C, M is the magnification factor for the respective dimension, X is the number of horizontal pixels in the matrix of said first format, Y is the number of vertical pixels in the matrix of said first format, and Z is the value of the output pixel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the magnification factor is determined for a final image comprising multiple images with borders and spacing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the horizontal magnification factor is determined by the formula
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of Claim 3 wherein the vertical magnification factor is determined by the formula:
Claim 7
Independent Claim
21 words
The method of any one of Claims 1 and 3 to 5 wherein the two dimensional magnification process is bilinear interpolation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of Claim 3 wherein the two dimensional magnification process includes compensation for irregularly shaped pixels in the first and/or second format.