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Image discriminator

  • US 6,097,845 A
  • Filed: 10/21/1997
  • Issued: 08/01/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for discriminating among image characteristics in order to select among at least two compression techniques, the system comprising:

  • a first compressor for compressing a source image using a first compression method to obtain a first compressed image;

    coupled to the first compressor, a first storage device for storing the first compressed image;

    a second compressor for compressing the source image using a second compression method to obtain a second compressed image;

    coupled to the second compressor, a second storage device for storing the second compressed image;

    an image discriminator for characterizing the source image according to predefined criteria, and to generate and output a recommendation between the first and second compression methods; and

    coupled to the image discriminator, the first storage device, and the second storage device an input device for accepting a user input signal to select between the first and second compression methods.

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