Graphics compression for an emulation system
US6023558A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T9/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Compressing graphic data for a first computer system, e.g. an emulated system, on a second computer system. For each scanline of the graphic data for the first computer system, a number of colors present on the scanline are counted. A new color palette for the scanline is formed at a reduced representation. Then, a representation of each color of each pixel on the scanline is converted to the new palette. The scanline is then run-length encoded. The graphic data is compressed so that it can be, for example, transmitted between a client (e.g. an X client) and a server (e.g. an X server) and conserve network bandwidth.
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