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Method for producing a compressed digital representation of a visible image

US3991267A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 1975
Grant dateNov 9, 1976
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Expiry dateOct 23, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/417
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Lines on an image are optically scanned in sequence for image density at spaced intervals. Binary line scan functions are produced to represent the densities of the samples. These functions are translated into equivalent binary line codes of substantially reduced redundancy and length. Translation is accomplished by generating codes defining the variations of each line scan function from that of the previous line.

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