Method and apparatus for making monochrome facsimiles of color images on color displays
CA 1161765 A · Owner: Xerox Corporation · Inventors: Roetling, Paul G.
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Method and apparatus are disclosed for making 35 mm color slides from a color image created on a color cathode ray tube (CRT) terminal. The color terminal transmits commands to a remote central processing unit (CPU) that in turn operates a 35 mm camera device to expose 35 mm color slide film. Prior to transmitting the commands a black on white facsimile of the color image is created by a graphic printer located at the color terminal. The black and white facsimile uses different halftone dot patterns in a monochrome graphic image to simulate the different colors created at the color terminal. The halftone dot pattern density is related to the luminance of the color it represents and the …
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- Granted February 7, 1984. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 7, 2001.
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