Method and associated apparatus for writing a halftone dot having a variable density edge profile

A method for writing a halftone dot having a variable density dot edge profile and associated writing locations and for use with methods that represent a boundary of the halftone dot with an envelope of multiple geometric elements, comprising the steps of:

• a) computing distance values between the geometric elements and one of the writing locations;
• b) determining associated density values for the computed distance values;
• c) determining a minimum of the associated density values;
• d) performing a writing with the minimum of the associated density values at the one of the writing locations;
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• e) repeating steps a) through d) for remaining ones of the writing locations associated with the halftone dot.

A method for writing a halftone dot having a variable density dot edge profile and associated writing locations and for use with methods that represent a boundary of the halftone dot with an envelope of multiple geometric elements, comprising the steps of:

• a) forming a table of density values addressable by distance values;
• b) computing the distance values between the geometric elements and one of the writing locations;
• c) addressing the table with the distance values to access associated density values;
• d) determining a minimum of the associated density values;
• e) performing a writing with the minimum of the density values at the one of the writing locations;
• and
• f) repeating steps b) through e) for remaining ones of the writing locations associated with the halftone dot.

An apparatus for writing a halftone dot having a variable density dot edge profile and a writing location and for use with techniques that represent a boundary of the halftone dot with an envelope of multiple geometric elements, comprising:

• a) means for associating density values with the geometric elements as a function of the writing location;
• b) means for determining a minimum of the associated density values;
• and
• c) means for receiving the minimum of the associated density values and for initiating a writing with the minimum at the writing location.

An apparatus for writing a halftone dot having a variable density dot edge profile and a writing location and for use with techniques that represent a boundary of the halftone dot with an envelope of multiple geometric elements, comprising:

• a) means for computing distance values between the geometric elements and the writing location;
• b) means for determining associated density values for the distance values;
• c) means for selecting a minimum density value of the associated density values;
• and
• d) means for initiating a writing with the minimum density value at the writing location.

Am apparatus for writing a halftone dot having a variable density dot edge profile and a writing location and for use with techniques that represent a boundary of the halftone dot with an envelope of multiple geometric elements, comprising:

• a) means for storing a table of density values addressable by distance values;
• b) means for computing the distance values between the geometric elements and the writing location;
• c) means for addressing the table with the distance values to output associated density values;
• d) means for receiving the outputted associated density values and for selecting a minimum of the associated density values;
• and
• e) means for initiating a writing with the minimum at the writing location.