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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165215 | System and method for designing of dictionaries for sparse representation A signal processing system adapted for sparse representation of signals is provided, comprising: (i) one or more training signals; (ii) a dictionary containing signal-atoms; (iii) a representation of each training signal using a linear combination of said dictionary... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8085850 | Methods and apparatus for efficient encoding of image edges, motion, velocity, and detail A wavelet pyramid-based still-image and video compression apparatus uses line-vectors, context-dependent quantization thresholds, hierarchical tree-structured displacement coding, synchronous prediction, and conditional zerotree branch updates to improve intra- and ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8023563 | Method and system for processing signals via perceptive vectorial quantization, computer program product therefor The system carries out conversion of digital video signals organized in blocks of pixels from a first format to a second format. The second format is a format compressed via vector quantization. The vector quantization is performed by means of repeated application o... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7949050 | Method and system for semantically segmenting scenes of a video sequence A shot-based video content analysis method and system is described for providing automatic recognition of logical story units (LSUs). The method employs vector quantization (VQ) to represent the visual content of a shot, following which a shot clustering algorithm i... | 05/24/2011 |
| RE42272 | Dictionary generation method for video and image compression This invention relates to the creation of dictionary functions for the encoding of video signals using matching pursuit compression techniques. After an initial set of reference dictionary images is chosen, training video sequences are selected, and motion residuals... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7804901 | Residual coding in compliance with a video standard using non-standardized vector quantization coder This disclosure describes residual coding techniques that use vector quantization coding, which relies on template matching. However, rather than transmit vector quantization codebook indexes (or codewords) that may have no meaning to standard compliant CODECs, the ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7751483 | Video codec for embedded handheld devices A video codec that allows for improved performance of embedded devices using vector quantization and the high correlation between frames in a scene to reduce the overhead associated with displaying video data. Video coding includes determining scene changes in a mov... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7746932 | Vector coding/decoding apparatus and stream media player A vector coding apparatus includes a decomposing unit to obtain a sign vector and an initial absolute vector, a sign coding unit to code the sign to obtain a sign code, a multi-level permutation-based coding unit to perform multi-level permutation-based coding to ob... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7738558 | Vector coding method and apparatus and computer program A vector coding apparatus and method includes decomposing an initial vector to obtain a sign vector and an initial absolute vector. Coding the sign vector to obtain a sign code, performing multi-level permutation-based coding on the initial absolute vector to obtain... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7738559 | Vector decoding method and apparatus and computer program A vector decoding method includes decomposing a code of an initial vector to obtain a sign code and an absolute vector code, decoding the sign code to obtain a sign vector, performing multi-level permutation-based decoding on the absolute vector code to obtain an in... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7724826 | Method and apparatus for motion vector field encoding A method and apparatus for representing motion in a sequence of digitized images derives a dense motion vector field and vector quantizes the motion vector field. ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7372377 | Method and apparatus for position identification in runlength compression data A position in runlength compression data corresponding to a desired position in original data can be found fast. Index correspondence information is generated for representing correspondence between indexes representing predetermined positions in data arrangement of... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360230 | Overlay management A method of personalizing a broadcast channel, comprising: receiving an input from a user (110); and personalizing the broadcast channel; and transmitting the personalized broadcast channel to the user using a compressed video transport method. Preferably, co... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349135 | Time multiplexed image data decompression circuit A circuit which uses a compressor to divide each separation image into 8-line strips, and to independently compress each strip, a single decompressor to decompress two or more color image separations, strip by strip, by interleaving them, and to apply them to two or... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349579 | Image processing device, image processing method, and image reading method The present invention provides an image processing device, an image processing method, and an image reading method, by which encoded data can be easily generated from sub-sampled image data, without a complicated circuit or an increase in the data amount. A one-dime... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339506 | Variable length coding method and variable length decoding method An image coding apparatus is provided with a unit operable to scan a two-dimensional array of quantized coefficients into scanned quantized coefficients, the scanning being performed from a low frequency component toward a high frequency component; a unit operable t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336682 | Network architecture and methods for transparent on-line cross-sessional encoding and transport of network communications data A computer implemented method and system for transferring data packets includes intercepting a stream of data packets at the connectionless network layer from a client or server, encoding and encapsulating the data packets, transmitting the encoded data packets, dec... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327287 | Lossy data compression exploiting distortion side information Described are techniques for performing lossy encoding. Source data and quality data are received by an encoder. The encoder maps the source data into a compressed representation having a level of distortion in accordance with the quality information. The compressed... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7312730 | Variable length coding method and variable length decoding method An image coding apparatus provides a run-length encoding unit RLE1 that subjects quantized coefficients which are obtained by quantizing frequency components of an image signal to a variable length coding process by using a run value Run that indicates the nu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312731 | Variable length coding method and variable length decoding method An image decoding apparatus is provided with a unit operable to receive coded data including a coded run value and a coded level value, wherein the coded run value is obtained by coding a run value which indicates the number of continuous quantized coefficients, eac... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301674 | Translation of an input pixel value to an output pixel value A device to translate an input pixel value to an output pixel value for a current pixel includes a diffusion block to produce a diffusion error to add to the input pixel value to produce a diffused pixel value. In addition, the device includes a feedback modulation ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302107 | JPEG encoding for document images using pixel classification The invention provides a system and method for JPEG encoding an image that includes variable quantization for each block, depending upon the classification of each block, which is dependent on the classification of pixels in that block. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295614 | Methods and apparatus for encoding a video signal The present invention relates to systems and methods for compressing, decompressing, and transmitting video data. The systems and methods include pixel by pixel motion estimation and compensation and efficient quantization of residual errors. The present invention a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283952 | Correcting model bias during quality and rate control for digital audio An audio encoder regulates quality and bitrate with a control strategy. The strategy includes several features. First, an encoder regulates quantization using quality, minimum bit count, and maximum bit count parameters. Second, an encoder regulates quantization usi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283587 | Distortion measurement A method, apparatus, and system for measuring a distance between two points that includes measuring a distance intermediate a first data point and a second data point in each of two dimensions and adding the absolute values of those measured distances. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280702 | Methods and apparatus for dynamic transfer of image data A dynamic transfer syntax efficiently transfers data, including large data images, from a server to at least one client. Source data is transformed into a hierarchical representation. The hierarchical representation, consisting of essentially non-redundant data, is ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277849 | Efficiency improvements in scalable audio coding An audio encoding method of coding audio signals into a layered data stream having a first layer and a second layer is presented. The second layer serves as an enhancement of the first layer. The method involves forming an original digital audio signal, encoding the... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7260826 | Resource allocation in multi-stream IP network for optimized quality of service A resource allocation of multiple compressed AV streams delivered over the Internet is disclosed that achieves end-to-end optimal quality through a multimedia streaming TCP-friendly transport (MSTFP) protocol that adaptively estimates the network bandwidth while smo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251376 | Data compression engines and real-time wideband compressor for multi-dimensional data The present invention relates to a real-time wideband compressor for multi-dimensional data. The compressor comprises a plurality of compression engines for simultaneously compressing a plurality of data subsets of a set of input data vectors and providing compresse... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236543 | Method and apparatus of 8PSK modulation 8PSK modulation methods and apparatuses are provided. In a first embodiment, product factors of symbol vectors and a coefficient of a shape filter are stored in a table and compressed by 8 times based on a law of a trigonometric function, wherein a method of table l... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230633 | Method and apparatus for image blending Methods and apparatuses for blending two images using vector table look up operations. In one aspect of the invention, a method to blend two images includes: loading a vector of keys into a vector register; converting the vector of keys into a first vector of blendi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224838 | Method and apparatus for recovery of encoded data using central value The present invention provides a method for comprising data by determining a central value that is greater than the minimum value and less than the maximum value of the range of data. In one embodiment, the central value is chosen to be a value that substantially re... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204416 | System and method for uncontrolled velocity scanning Disclosed are systems and methods which provide for scanning of information, such as characters or symbols, without requiring a controlled scan velocity. Preferred embodiments utilize an optical sensor in detecting attributes of information scanned and implement com... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203375 | Quantization error compensation apparatus and method thereof A quantization error compensation includes a dividing unit to divide an input current image signal into a first high-frequency signal and a low-frequency signal; a changing unit to replace bits of the first high-frequency signal with a predetermined signal to output... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190883 | Systems and methods for fast random access and backward playback of video frames using decoded frame cache In some embodiments, the invention includes a method of processing a video stream. The method involves detecting a request to playback a particular frame. It is determined whether a decoded version of the particular frame is in a decoded frame cache. If it is not, t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7177278 | Late frame recovery method Method of processing a transmitted encoded media data stream is received. If a data element arrives prior to, or at, a predetermined playout deadline, the data element is decoded, the media represented by the decoded data element is played, and the data element is p... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177039 | Data receiving apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same A sample hold circuit is disposed which, in accordance with a hold signal, can selectively execute either of outputting a threshold signal output from an Automatic Threshold Control circuit, to a comparator as a threshold signal while allowing the voltage to be as i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170521 | Method of and system for storing, communicating, and displaying image data A system for storing, communicating, and displaying image or graphic data over a network. The system includes a client that is connectable to a server via a network. The server is configured to store an image file having image data, where the structure of the image ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170936 | Transcoding apparatus, system, and method Various apparatus, systems, and articles including a machine-accessible medium, along with methods of processing and transferring audio-video content, are disclosed. The apparatus may include a resampler to receive and transform an original data stream into a sample... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164719 | System to reduce distortion due to coding with a sample-by-sample quantizer A distortion removal system for reducing the quantization distortion that results from quantization of a signal by sample-by-sample quantization techniques is disclosed. The distortion removal system uses the signal previously quantized with the sample-by-sample qua... | 01/16/2007 |
