Method for transmitting multiresolution image data in a radio frequency communication system
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting multiresolution image data via wireless devices in a radio frequency communication system, comprising the steps of:
- a) decomposing the image into a base image having a predetermined minimum resolution and one or more image details which can be sequentially combined with the base image to create detail images of increasingly higher resolution;
b) storing the base image and image details as discrete information blocks in an image storage unit;
c) transmitting the base image stored in the image storage unit to an image display unit;
d) storing the base image in said image display unit;
e) transmitting additional image data requests to the image storage unit;
f) transmitting additional image details stored in the image storage unit to the image display unit in response to said additional image data requests; and
g) recombining the additional image details with the base image at the image display unit to create a higher resolution detail image.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting multiresolution image data via wireless devices in a radio frequency communication system wherein images are decomposed into levels of resolution. The image data is stored in discrete information blocks in an image storage unit including a base image and one or more image details. The base image represents the coarsest resolution of the image. Each image detail, when added to the base image, improves the resolution of the image. An image display unit transmits a request for image data to the image storage unit. In response to the initial request, the base image is transmitted to the image display unit. If the base image is insufficient, the resolution can be increased incrementally by sending additional image data requests to transmit additional image detail. The additional image detail is then transmitted to the image display unit and recombined with the base image to provide a higher level of resolution to the image.
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1. A method for transmitting multiresolution image data via wireless devices in a radio frequency communication system, comprising the steps of:
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a) decomposing the image into a base image having a predetermined minimum resolution and one or more image details which can be sequentially combined with the base image to create detail images of increasingly higher resolution; b) storing the base image and image details as discrete information blocks in an image storage unit; c) transmitting the base image stored in the image storage unit to an image display unit; d) storing the base image in said image display unit; e) transmitting additional image data requests to the image storage unit; f) transmitting additional image details stored in the image storage unit to the image display unit in response to said additional image data requests; and g) recombining the additional image details with the base image at the image display unit to create a higher resolution detail image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for transmitting an image between an image storage unit and an image display unit, comprising:
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a) decomposing an image into discrete information blocks including a base image and one or more image details; b) storing said information blocks in said image storage unit; c) sending a first image data request to said image storage unit; d) transmitting an information block containing said base image from said image storage unit to said image display unit in response to said first image data request; e) displaying said base image at said image display unit; f) sending one or more additional image data requests to said image storage unit; g) transmitting additional information blocks containing image details from said image storage unit to said image display unit in response to said additional image data requests; h) combining at said image display unit said image details with said base image and any previous image details received by said image display unit to create a new detail image of higher resolution than the previous image; and i) displaying the new detail image at said image display unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A multiresolution image transmission system comprising:
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a) an image storage unit having a memory for storing a decomposed image in discrete information blocks including a base image having a predetermined minimum resolution and one or more image details which can be sequentially combined with said base image to create detail images of increasingly higher resolution; b) an image display unit including an image display; c) communication means linking said image storage unit with said image display unit; d) request means for sending image data requests to said image storage unit, said image storage unit being responsive to said image data requests to send stored image data to said image display in discrete units beginning with said base image and stepping incrementally through said image details until the last image detail is reached; and e) image processing means in said image display unit for combining said base image with said image details to create detail images of increasingly higher resolution with the addition of each image detail. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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