Patent · US Expired

Image processing

US4965754A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 1988
Grant dateOct 23, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/41
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for processing digital data representing the color content of abutting blocks of pixels defining an image. The method comprises, for each block PA1 (i) determining a measure of the variation in color content of pixels in the block; and, PA1 (ii) if the variation lies within a predetermined range, applying a compression algorithm to the digital data defining the block.

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