Image analysis – Image compression or coding – Pyramid – hierarchy – or tree structure
Reexamination Certificate
2001-04-12
2004-08-24
Johnson, Timothy M. (Department: 2625)
Image analysis
Image compression or coding
Pyramid, hierarchy, or tree structure
C382S251000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06782136
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Subband decompositions efficiently represent a wide range of signals in forms suitable for compression. The encoded representations of these decompositions may be lossless or lossey. The efficiency of compression depends on reordering and transforming the representation of coefficients, which may decrease the number of bits to be compressed and should organize the bits to be compressed in an order that enhances the effect of compression. One subband decomposition that has become favored is a discrete wavelet transform. Work has been done, but much remains to be done on efficiently transforming a subband decomposition to prepare it for compression.
Therefore, there is an opportunity for inventions which prepare subband decompositions for compression, which include both methods and inverse methods of operating on decompositions and data structures well adapted to preparing subband decompositions for compression.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An aspect of the present invention includes a method of encoding coefficients of a subband decomposition, to prepare the coefficients for compression. Another aspect of the present invention includes an inverse method of decoding coefficients of a subband decomposition, after they have been decompressed. Particular features and other aspects of the present invention are indicated in the specification, including the drawings and claims.
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Buccigrossi Robert W.
Lerner Bao T.
Pierce John F.
Beffel, Jr. Ernest J.
Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP
Johnson Timothy M.
KT-Tech, Inc.
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