Method and apparatus for compressing and decompressing data prior to display
US5991515A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2017 |
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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 compressing and decompressing display data including methods for predicting compression results and correcting compression ratios prior to the compression of object data. The compressed objects are then decompressed using a related decompression mechanism and sent directly to a driver in the output display device for printing or display.
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