Image processing device, recording apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program

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  "publication_number": "US11919319B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Image processing device, recording apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program",
  "abstract": "Wherein, in the first dither mask, when the first space is cut by the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the first plane has a blue noise characteristic in the spatial frequency domain, and when the first space is cut by a second plane extending in a direction different from that of the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the second plane has a blue noise characteristic in the spatial frequency domain.",
  "claims": [
    "1. An image processing device comprising: an acquisition unit acquiring, when representing an image in a three-dimensional first space, first image data indicating a gradation value of an image to be displayed by each of a plurality of pixels in the first space; and a generation unit generating first display data by quantizing a gradation value indicated by the first image data using a three-dimensional first dither mask having a plurality of threshold values corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the first space, wherein in the three-dimensional first dither mask, when the first space is cut by a first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the first plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain, and when the first space is cut by a second plane that is not parallel to the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the second plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than the predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein in the three-dimensional first dither mask, when the first space is cut by a third plane parallel to the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the third plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain, and when the first space is cut by a fourth plane parallel to the second plane, a plurality of threshold values in the fourth plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "3. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein in the three-dimensional first dither mask, when the first space is cut by any plane parallel to the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the any plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain, and when the first space is cut by any plane parallel to the second plane, a plurality of threshold values in the any plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "4. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein in the three-dimensional first dither mask, when the first space is cut by a fifth plane extending in a direction different from a direction of the first plane and a direction of the second plane, a plurality of threshold values in the fifth plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "5. The image processing device according to claim 4, wherein in the three-dimensional first dither mask, when the first space is cut by a sixth plane parallel to the fifth plane, a plurality of threshold values in the sixth plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "6. The image processing device according to claim 4, wherein in the three-dimensional first dither mask, when the first space is cut by any plane parallel to the fifth plane, a plurality of threshold values in the any plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "7. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of pixels in the first space includes two or more pixels disposed so as to extend in a first direction, two or more pixels disposed so as to extend in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and two or more pixels disposed so as to extend in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, and wherein the first plane is a plane having a normal vector extending in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second plane is a plane having a normal vector extending in a direction perpendicular to the second direction.",
    "8. The image processing device according to claim 7, wherein the first plane is a plane having a normal vector extending in a direction perpendicular to the second direction, and the second plane is a plane having a normal vector extending in a direction perpendicular to the third direction.",
    "9. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of threshold values in the first plane has a frequency characteristic different from a white noise characteristic in a spatial frequency domain, and a plurality of threshold values in the second plane has a frequency characteristic different from a white noise characteristic in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "10. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of threshold values in the first plane has a blue noise characteristic in a spatial frequency domain, and a plurality of threshold values in the second plane has a blue noise characteristic in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "11. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires, when representing an image in a three-dimensional second space adjacent to the first space, second image data indicating a gradation value of an image to be displayed by each of a plurality of pixels in the second space, wherein the generation unit generates second display data by quantizing a gradation value indicated by the second image data using a three-dimensional second dither mask having a plurality of threshold values corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the second space, wherein the first space is divided into a first subspace and a second subspace, and wherein the three-dimensional second dither mask has a plurality of threshold values disposed so as to exchange a relative positional relationship between a plurality of threshold values existing in the first subspace and a plurality of threshold values existing in the second subspace of a plurality of threshold values, corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the first space, that the three-dimensional first dither mask has.",
    "12. The image processing device according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of pixels in a three-dimensional space including the first space and the second space includes two or more pixels disposed so as to extend in a first direction, two or more pixels disposed so as to extend in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and two or more pixels disposed so as to extend in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, and wherein the second subspace is located in the first direction, the second direction, or the third direction when viewed from the first subspace.",
    "13. The image processing device according to claim 11, wherein the acquisition unit acquires, when representing an image in a three-dimensional third space adjacent to the first space, third image data indicating a gradation value of an image to be displayed by each of a plurality of pixels in the third space, wherein the generation unit generates third display data by quantizing a gradation value indicated by the third image data using a three-dimensional third dither mask having a plurality of threshold values corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the third space, wherein the first space is divided into a third subspace and a fourth subspace, wherein the three-dimensional third dither mask has a plurality of threshold values disposed so as to exchange a relative positional relationship between a plurality of threshold values existing in the third subspace and a plurality of threshold values existing in the fourth subspace of a plurality of threshold values, corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the first space, that the three-dimensional first dither mask has, wherein a direction in which the second space is located when viewed from the first space is different from a direction in which the third space is located when viewed from the first space, and wherein a direction in which the second subspace is located when viewed from the first subspace is different from a direction in which the fourth subspace is located when viewed from the third subspace.",
    "14. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein 2 α pixels are disposed in a first direction, 2 α pixels are disposed in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and 2 α pixels are disposed in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction in the first space where α is a natural number of 2 or more.",
    "15. The image processing device according to claim 1, further comprising: a head unit ejecting a liquid based on the first display data.",
    "16. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit supplies the first display data to a recording apparatus including a head unit ejecting a liquid based on the first display data.",
    "17. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires first color image data, of the first image data, corresponding to a first color, and second color image data, of the first image data, corresponding to a second color different from the first color, wherein the generation unit generates first color display data, of the first display data, corresponding to the first color by performing a quantization process on the first color image data using one three-dimensional first dither mask of a plurality of the three-dimensional first dither masks, and generates second color display data, of the first display data, corresponding to the second color by performing a quantization process on the second color image data using another three-dimensional first dither mask of the three-dimensional first dither masks, and wherein the one three-dimensional first dither mask is different from the another three-dimensional first dither mask.",
    "18. A recording apparatus that forms an image on a three-dimensional object, the apparatus comprising: a head unit ejecting a liquid; and a controller controlling an ejection of a liquid from the head unit so that the image is formed on the object by a plurality of dots formed by the liquid ejected from the head unit, wherein the controller controls an ejection of a liquid from the head unit so that when the object has a first face, a distribution of a plurality of dots in the first face has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain, and when the object has a second face extending in a direction different from a direction of the first face, a distribution of a plurality of dots in the second face has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "19. The recording apparatus according to claim 18, wherein a distribution of a plurality of dots on the first face has a frequency characteristic different from a white noise characteristic in a spatial frequency domain, and a distribution of a plurality of dots on the second face has a frequency characteristic different from a white noise characteristic in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "20. The recording apparatus according to claim 18, wherein a distribution of a plurality of dots on the first face has a blue noise characteristic in a spatial frequency domain, and a distribution of a plurality of dots on the second face has a blue noise characteristic in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "21. An image processing method comprising: an acquisition step of acquiring, when representing an image in a three-dimensional first space, first image data indicating a gradation value of an image to be displayed by each of a plurality of pixels in the first space; and a generation step of generating first display data by quantizing a gradation value indicated by the first image data using a three-dimensional first dither mask having a plurality of threshold values corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the first space, wherein in the three-dimensional first dither mask, when the first space is cut by a first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the first plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain, and when the first space is cut by a second plane that is not parallel to the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the second plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain.",
    "22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program, the program causing a computer to function as: an acquisition unit acquiring, when representing an image in a three-dimensional first space, first image data indicating a gradation value of an image to be displayed by each of a plurality of pixels in the first space; and a generation unit generating first display data by quantizing a gradation value indicated by the first image data using a three-dimensional first dither mask having a plurality of threshold values corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the first space, wherein in the three-dimensional first dither mask, when the first space is cut by a first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the first plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than a predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain, and when the first space is cut by a second plane that is not parallel to the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the second plane has a frequency characteristic in which an amount of high frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies higher than the predetermined frequency is larger than an amount of low frequency components in a range of spatial frequencies lower than the predetermined frequency in a spatial frequency domain."
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  "description_excerpt": "The present application is based on, and claims priority from JP Application Serial Number 2020-113031, filed Jun. 30, 2020, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.\n\nThe present disclosure relates to an image processing device, a recording apparatus, an image processing method, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program.\n\nAs described in JP-A-2010-214962, a technique for forming an image in a two-dimensional plane by performing a halftone process using a two-dimensional dither mask has been known in the related art.\n\nHowever, in the related art technique, there is a problem that an image having a shape other than a two-dimensional plane can not be formed.\n\nAccording to an aspect of the present disclosure, an image processing device includes an acquisition unit acquiring, when representing an image in a three-dimensional first space, first image data indicating a gradation value of an image to be displayed by each of a plurality of pixels in the first space, and a generation unit generating first display data by quantizing a gradation value indicated by the first image data using a three-dimensional first dither mask having a plurality of threshold values corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the first space, wherein in the three-dimensional first dither mask, when the first space is cut by a first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the first plane has a frequency characteristic in which an ...",
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  "assignees": [
    "Seiko Epson Corp"
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  "inventors": [
    "Kohei Utsunomiya",
    "Satoshi Yamazaki",
    "Nobuaki Ito"
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  "filing_date": "2021-06-28",
  "publication_date": "2024-03-05",
  "grant_date": "2024-03-05",
  "priority_date": "2020-06-30",
  "application_number": "US-202117360333-A",
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