H - Electricity – 04 – N
Patent
H - Electricity
04
N
350/7
H04N 1/41 (2006.01) G06T 9/00 (2006.01) H04N 7/12 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1213033
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Graphics images are generally considered to be those images comprised of text and/or drawings. Data compression of graphics images is desired whenever a fast image transmission speed is desired in a limited band width channel. It is also used for storage of a large number of images in a limited capacity storage system. A high compression ratio is achieved by thresholding the graphics image to a bilevel black-white image at one bit per pixel and then employing a second data compression on the black-white image. At low resolution, bilevel images hate poor quality at edges and a quality improvement is needed. The data compression apparatus and method disclosed separates the graphics image into at least first and second bit planes, identifies edge pixels from the first bit plane indicating a black/white change, locates the edge pixels and generates at least a single bit for each edge pixel indicating whether the edge pixel has a maximum intensity value such as black or white or an intermediate gray intensity value. Intermediate values are not allowed except at edge pixels which enhances both quality and compressibility of the resulting graphics image.
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International Business Machines Corporation
Rosen Arnold
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