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Method and system for compressing a pixel map signal using a hybrid polynomial coefficient signal

US5742707A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 1995
Grant dateApr 21, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/124
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A pixel map signal is converted into a coefficient signal of block coefficient signals, each representing the pixels in a pixel map block (420) with the coefficients in a hybrid polynomial. The hybrid polynomial contains discrete cosine terms, a constant term separated from the discrete cosine terms, and polynomial terms. Each block coefficient signal contains a background component representing a coefficient of the constant term, a linear component representing the coefficients of a the polynomial terms, and a nonlinear component representing the coefficients of the discrete cosine terms. The background component represents constant, unchanging pixel values in a pixel map block (420), the linear component represents linearly changing pixel values in a pixel map block (420), and the nonlinear component represents nonlinear patterns in a pixel map block (420).

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