System and method for lossy image and video compression and transmission utilizing neural networks
US10373300B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30168
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for lossy image and video compression and transmission that utilizes a neural network as a function to map a known noise image to a desired or target image, allowing the transfer only of hyperparameters of the function instead of a compressed version of the image itself. This allows the recreation of a high-quality approximation of the desired image by any system receiving the hyperparameters, provided that the receiving system possesses the same noise image and a similar neural network. The amount of data required to transfer an image of a given quality is dramatically reduced versus existing image compression technology. Being that video is simply a series of images, the application of this image compression system and method allows the transfer of video content at rates greater than existing technologies in relation to the same image quality.
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