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High quality color image compression system

US5172237A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 1991
Grant dateDec 15, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/646
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A color image compression system and method provides an improved technique of combining various image processing techniques to obtain high quality color image compression. The present invention provides color image compression, especially high quality original images that require up to 24 bits of data per pixel. The present invention utilizes a delta quantizing technique between an array of pixels to provide an improved color image compression aspect.

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