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Method, system and software product for color image encoding

US7525552B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 2004
Grant dateApr 28, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/96
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to the compression of color image data. A combination of hard decision pixel mapping and soft decision pixel mapping is used to jointly address both quantization distortion and compression rate while maintaining low computational complexity and compatibility with standard decoders, such as, for example, the GIF/PNG decoder.

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