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Adaptive compression of multi-level images

US8620071B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 6, 2012
Grant dateDec 31, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/94
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention facilitates adaptive compression of multi-level images, such as captured digital images of a whiteboard, etc., encoding a bitstream comprising a color image component and a black-and-white image component. Either or both of a color and a black-and-white image can be output to a user based on user desires, receiving device capabilities, etc.

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