Image analysis – Image compression or coding – Quantization
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-05
2009-11-10
Kim, Charles (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image compression or coding
Quantization
C382S239000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07616825
ABSTRACT:
A method for compression includes applying a discrete cosine transform to said image data to obtain transform coefficients, quantizing the transform coefficients by applying a quantization level scaled through a gain value, adjusting the gain value as a function of desired image parameters by executing a first time said quantization operation applying a first gain value and obtaining first quantized data, estimating statistically a second gain value suitable to obtain the desired image parameters, and executing a second time said quantization operation applying said second gain value. The operation of statistical estimation of the second gain value includes evaluating a threshold value as a function of the desired image parameters and setting to zero a percentage of coefficients of the first quantized data as a function of the threshold value.
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Battiato Sebastiano
Bruna Arcangelo Ranieri
Gallo Giovanni
La Rosa Salvatore
Hogan & Hartson LLP
Kim Charles
Lee John W
STMicroelectronics S.R.L.
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