Compression of partially masked still images
US6058214A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/63
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Wavelet coding of partially-masked image information may be made faster by either of two embodiments of the present invention. In a first embodiment, quick convergence is obtained by performing wavelet encoding in stages, each stage associated with a predetermined wavelet scale. By advancing the stages from finest scale to coarsest scale, coefficients of masked wavelets are identifies early in the coding process. In a second embodiment, quick convergence is obtained by introducing overshoot techniques when masked coefficients are identified, modified and image data is reconstructed therefrom.
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