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Apparatus and method for encoding wavelet trees by backward predictive coding of wavelet transformed coefficients

US6236758A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 1999
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/63
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and a concomitant method is disclosed for encoding wavelet trees in a wavelet-based coding technique using backward predictive coding of wavelet transformed coefficients, which addresses both balanced and unbalanced wavelet trees and increases the overall coding efficiency.

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