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Multi-point predictive foveation for bandwidth reduction of moving images

US7010169B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 2002
Grant dateMar 7, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/17
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A scene of an image sequence is compressed using a number of foveation zones, each foveation zone being weighted based on a probability of a viewer looking at a corresponding portion of the first scene. Another scene of the image sequence is compressed using a different number of foveation zones, each foveation zone being weighted based on a probability of a viewer looking at a corresponding portion of the second scene.

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