US4730219A
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Image scanning and recording method
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1984-08-22
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Granted: 1988-03-08
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Expires: 2004-08-22
Abstract
Abstract A method for recording an image by scanning a photosensitive recording medium with a light beam wherein a number of image region are designated on an original image and the image regions are electrically processed using certain image processing conditions which are different for each designated image region in said original image. The image processing conditions comprises different gradation, sharpness, magnification or halftone mode adjustments for each of the designated image regions or any combination of two or more of said image processing conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Oshikoshi
- 👤 Toshitaka Agano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872; H04N1/40; H04N1/40062; H04N1/407; H04N1/4072; H04N1/409; H04N1/4092
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
An image scanning and recording method for recording an image by scanning a photosensitive recording medium with a light beam, which comprises: designating at least one image region on an image to be recorded; processing said electric scanned image signals for each designated image region under different processing conditions; and recording each of the processed electric scanned image signals for each designated image region on a photosensitive recording medium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
An image scanning and recording method for recording an image by scanning a photosensitive recording medium with a light beam, which comprises: designating at least one image region on an image to be recorded; processing said electric scanned image signals for each designated image region under different processing conditions; and recording each of the processed electric scanned image signals for each designated image region on a photosensitive recording medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said image processing condition comprises adjusting the gradation each image region to be recorded.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said image processing condition comprises adjusting the sharpness of each image region to be recorded.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said image processing condition comprises adjusting the magnification of each image region to be recorded.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said image processing condition comprises adjusting the halftone mode of each image region to be recorded.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said electric scanned image signals for each designated image region are processed under different processing conditions independently of one another.
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