System and method for compressing image files while preserving visually significant aspects
US7127118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention concerns a way of compressing an initial data structure that defines an image as an array of pixel elements. The method includes generating a new data structure that defines contours at least some of which are contours having a constant color value to within a tolerance.
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