Method for reconstructing a dithered image

Abstract

A method of reconstructing an image from a dithered image. A predefined set of filters having different regions of support is established. Each filter is defined by a number of filter coefficients and an impulse response function which defines the filter response for a region of support outside of which the impulse response is zero. Filters are organized according to indexes and this organization represents the order in which the filters are considered during a filter selection process. The filter selection process selects a filter constrained by the rule that the filter selected must only perform low-pass filtering on a region of support that does not contain edges of an image. Due to the organization of the filter set, the filter selection process first selects the largest filter from the filter set that fits within the region about the current processed pixel. If there is an edge of an image within the support region of the first selected filter, the next smaller filter is selected. If there is no edge in the selected smaller filter, the dithered image is reconstructed using the selected smaller filter.

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