Method and Apparatus for Segmented Video Compression
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15. A video recording apparatus comprising:
- image receiving circuitry for receiving electronic images;
storage means;
processing circuitry, coupled to the image receiving circuitry and the storage means, for;
receiving a current image from the image receiving circuitry at a specified index;
allocating the current image to a plurality of predefined sectors each containing a portion of the current image;
for each of a plurality of the predefined sector images;
comparing the predefined sector image with a plurality of previously generated profile sector images stored in the storage means;
determining whether the predefined sector image matches a profile sector image within a predetermined threshold; and
associating the index and a plurality of the predefined sectors with profile sector images that match within the predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
An archival video system uses profile images as a background for an image and delta images to indicate the difference between a current image and a profile image. An image may be segmented into multiple sectors, with each sector compared to a profile sector. The resulting image may be constructed using references to previously stored sectors from different images.
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42 Claims
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15. A video recording apparatus comprising:
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image receiving circuitry for receiving electronic images; storage means; processing circuitry, coupled to the image receiving circuitry and the storage means, for; receiving a current image from the image receiving circuitry at a specified index; allocating the current image to a plurality of predefined sectors each containing a portion of the current image; for each of a plurality of the predefined sector images; comparing the predefined sector image with a plurality of previously generated profile sector images stored in the storage means; determining whether the predefined sector image matches a profile sector image within a predetermined threshold; and associating the index and a plurality of the predefined sectors with profile sector images that match within the predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of recording video comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of profile images; receiving electronic images; using processing circuitry; receiving a current image at a specified index; selecting a profile image that closely matches the current image; associating a reference to the selected profile image with the index of the current image. - View Dependent Claims (33, 35)
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34-1. The method of claim 34 and further comprising the step of transmitting a copy of the selected profile image if the remote processing device does not have a copy of the selected profile image.
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36. A method of recording video comprising:
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receiving electronic images; in processing circuitry; receiving a current image at a specified index; allocating the current image to a plurality of predefined sectors each containing a portion of the current image; for each of a plurality of the predefined sector images; comparing the predefined sector image with a plurality of previously generated profile sector images stored in a storage device; determining whether the predefined sector image matches a profile sector image within a predetermined threshold; and associating the index and the predefined sector with a profile sector image that matches within a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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