System and method for storing hierarchical data related to an image
US10049123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20112
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of storing data related to an image is disclosed. The method may include: storing computed statistical data for pixels of an image; unevenly dividing the image into polygonal image sections where each polygonal image section includes substantially homogenous features; dividing the image into quads such that each quad has boundaries that contain at least a portion of one of the polygonal image sections; storing the original image; storing at least one reduced resolution dataset (RRD or R-set) of the image; and storing data related to a form of a hierarchical tree-based structure that represents the image or the at least one R-set. Each hierarchical tree structure may have a root node that corresponds to the image, branches that correspond to the plurality of quads, and leaf nodes that correspond to polygonal image sections.
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