1. A method of generating a binarization-use pattern for use in binarization of a multi-value image, the method executed by a binarization-use-pattern generating apparatus and comprising:
generating a basic pattern of the binarization-use pattern through calculation;
determining a lighting order of pixels forming the basic pattern; and
generating, based on the basic pattern, a rectangular pattern that functions as the binarization-use pattern, wherein
the generating the basic pattern comprises:
specifying an angle of the binarization-use pattern;
specifying the number of pixels forming the basic pattern; and
generating a basic-pattern-shape through calculation based on the angle specified at the specifying the angle and the number of pixels specified at the specifying the number of pixels,
at the generating the basic-pattern-shape,
tetragons are generated, each of the tetragons being formed of four points of a point A(c, 1), a point B(a+c, b+1), a point C(0, d+1), and a point D(a, b+d+1) specified with arbitrary parameters a, b, c, and d, where a, b, c, and d are integers, satisfying the number of pixels n=2(ad+bc) specified at the specifying the number of pixels,
from among the generated tetragons, a tetragon having an angle closest to the angle of the binarization-use pattern specified at specifying the angle is selected, and
two of the selected tetragons are placed adjacently to each other to generate the basic pattern, and
at the determining the lighting order,
the lighting order is determined so that pixels forming a first tetragon of the tetragons of the basic pattern are lit in order of increasing distance from a specific point of the first tetragon, and
the lighting order is determined so that, continuously from the lighting order of the first tetragon, pixels forming a tetragon next to the first tetragon of the tetragons of the basic pattern are lit in order of decreasing distance from the specific point of the next tetragon.
2. The binarization-use-pattern generating method according to claim 1, wherein
at the determining the lighting order,
the lighting order of the next tetragon is determined based on an equation of I2=n-I1+1, where I2 is a number indicating a place in the lighting order of the next tetragon, n is the number of pixels specified at specifying the number of pixels, and I1 is a number indicating a place in the lighting order of the first tetragon.
3. A printing apparatus comprising:
a binarizing unit that binarizes a multi-value image based on a binarization-use pattern; and
an image forming unit that forms an image on a medium based on results of binarization performed by the binarizing unit, wherein
a basic pattern is formed by placing two tetragons adjacently to each other, each of the tetragons being formed of four points of a point A(c, 1), a point B(a+c, b+1), a point C(0, d+1), and a point D(a, b+d+1) specified with arbitrary parameters a, b, c, and d, where a, b, c, and d are integers, satisfying the number of pixels n=2(ad+bc) of the basic pattern,
the binarization-use pattern is generated based on the basic pattern, and
according to a gradation of the multi-value image, the pixels are lit so that pixels forming a first tetragon of the tetragons of the basic pattern are lit in order of increasing distance from a specific point of the first tetragon, and
the pixels are lit so that, continuously from the lighting order of the first tetragon, pixels forming a tetragon next to the first tetragon of the tetragon of the basic pattern are lit in order of decreasing distance from the specific point of the next tetragon,
thereby generating continuous halftone dots.
4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein pixels forming the next tetragon are lit in an order based on an equation of I2=n-I1+1, where I2 is a number indicating a place in the lighting order of the next tetragon, n is the number of pixels of the basic pattern, and I1 is a number indicating a place in the lighting order of the first tetragon.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product comprising:
a porous pouch wrapper;
an inner filling material contained within said porous pouch wrapper comprising:
a non-tobacco, botanical component;
at least one functional ingredient; and
a solid flavor component dispersed throughout said inner filling material; and
a flavor strip lining with microencapsulated flavorants andor functional ingredients therein interposed between said porous pouch wrapper and said inner filling material;
wherein said inner filling material is tobacco-free and delivers multiple textures to the user’s mouth.
2. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein the filling includes 25 to 90 wt. % black tea powder and 8 to 25 wt. % citrus fiber powder.
3. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein the thickness of said inner flavor strip lining is about 0.03 mm to 1.0 mm.
4. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein said inner flavor strip lining contains a base selected from glycerin, gelatin, tapioca, oil, waxes or combinations.
5. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein said non-tobacco, botanical component is selected from the group consisting of fibers, teas, tea extracts, coffees, coffee extracts, fruits, fruit extracts, spices, spice extracts, herbal-like ingredients, and combinations thereof.
6. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein said at least one functional ingredient is a functional capsule and wherein said at least one functional capsule is activated by mastication or sucking.
7. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein said solid flavor component is in the form of a bead, strip, capsule, microcapsule, film, granule andor a bit.
8. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 6, wherein said at least one functional capsule includes (a) an effervescent; (b) a vitamin; (c) a soothing ingredient; (d) an energizing ingredient andor (e) a chemesthesis agent.
9. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 8, wherein said soothing ingredient is selected from the group consisting of chamomile, lavender, jasmine, and combinations thereof.
10. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 8, wherein said energizing ingredient is selected from the group consisting of caffeine, taurine, guarana, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and combinations thereof.
11. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 6, wherein said functional flavor capsule is about 1 mm to 20 mm in length.
12. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 7, wherein said strip is chopped and dispersed amongst said inner filling material.
13. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein said solid flavor component is included in said inner filling material in an amount of about 1% to 50% by weight based on the weight of said inner filling material.
14. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein the weight of said inner filling material contained in said pouch is about 0.2 g to 2.0 g.
15. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein said porous pouch wrapper has a coating containing encapsulated flavorants andor functional ingredients.
16. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein said pouch product fits completely in a user’s mouth and delivers flavor for 1 to 60 minutes, 5 to 60 minutes, 10 to 60 minutes or 30 to 60 minutes.
17. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1, wherein said pouch product is formed in a crescent shape, half moon, D-shape, oblong, cylindrical, tea leaf, tear drop, or hourglass shape.
18. The tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 6, wherein said inner filling material includes about 2 to 10 functional capsules.
19. A method of making the tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product of claim 1 comprising:
forming a wrapper into an open pouch;
filling said open pouch with an inner filling material such that the flavor strip lining is between the wrapper and the inner filling material; and
sealing said open pouch.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the wrapper is a polymer material and the filling includes 25 to 90 wt. % black tea powder and 8 to 25 wt. % citrus fiber powder.