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Content-adaptive compression encoding

  • US 6,477,201 B1
  • Filed: 05/22/1998
  • Issued: 11/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for selectively encoding an information stream, said Information stream comprising a plurality of information frames, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) generating, in response to a subjective evaluation of the contents of an information frame, a mask indicative of a desired encoding quality adjustment for one or more information regions within said information frame;

    (b) associating each of said one or more information regions with respective encoding quality adjustment indicia; and

    (c) encoding said information frame in accordance with said encoding quality adjustment indicia.

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