Color image data compression

US9113115B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9113115-B2
Application numberUS-201213556198-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 24, 2012
Priority dateJul 24, 2012
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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Color image data is compressed by determining the number of colors within a cell of an input image, each cell comprising an N×M array of pixels; in response to determining that the number of colors is greater than a first predetermined threshold, compress the cell using lossy compression; and in response to determining that the number of colors is less than the first predetermined threshold, reduce the number of colors.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of compressing color image data, the method comprising: determining the number of colors within a cell of an input image, each cell comprising an N×M array of pixels; and in response to determining that the number of colors is greater than a first predetermined threshold, compressing the cell using color cell compression, wherein compressing the cell comprises: block truncating to two colors of each cell having a number of colors greater th…

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What does patent US9113115B2 cover?
Color image data is compressed by determining the number of colors within a cell of an input image, each cell comprising an N×M array of pixels; in response to determining that the number of colors is greater than a first predetermined threshold, compress the cell using lossy compression; and in response to determining that the number of colors is less than the first predetermined threshold, re…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Shaham Noam, Amir Gideon, Dagan Ram, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N1/644. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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