Methods and apparatus for video imaging pruning
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a data pruner for pre-processing a picture prior to, and in preparation for, compression by encoding, wherein said data pruner selectively removes, based on location of pixels within the spatial domain of the picture, and not on the frequency domain, only portions of said picture comprising at least one region, line or segment comprising arbitrary lines within the picture, and leaving the remaining portions of said picture to be encoded.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for video image pruning. An apparatus includes a data pruner for pre-processing a picture prior to, and in preparation for, compression by encoding. The data pruner selectively removes, in the spatial domain, at least one region within the picture. At the decoder end, an apparatus includes a data restorer for receiving a decompressed picture subsequent to decompression by decoding, and post-processing the decompressed picture by selectively restoring, in the spatial domain, at least one region in the decompressed picture based on information indicating a removal of the at least one region prior to a previously performed encoding process.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a data pruner for pre-processing a picture prior to, and in preparation for, compression by encoding, wherein said data pruner selectively removes, based on location of pixels within the spatial domain of the picture, and not on the frequency domain, only portions of said picture comprising at least one region, line or segment comprising arbitrary lines within the picture, and leaving the remaining portions of said picture to be encoded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
pre-processing a picture prior to, and in preparation for, compression by encoding, wherein said pre-processing comprises selectively removing, based on location of pixels within the spatial domain of the picture, and not on the frequency domain, only portions of said picture comprising at least one region, line or segment comprising arbitrary lines within the picture, and leaving the remaining portions of said picture to be encoded, using a data pruner having a processor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
a data restorer for receiving a decompressed picture subsequent to decompression by decoding, and post-processing the decompressed picture by selectively restoring, based on location of pixels within the spatial domain of the picture, and not on the frequency domain, only portions of said picture comprising at least one region, line or segment comprising arbitrary lines within the decompressed picture, from the remaining portions of said picture that was encoded, based on information indicating a removal of the at least one region prior to a previously performed encoding process. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method, comprising:
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receiving a decompressed picture subsequent to decompression by decoding; and post-processing, using a data restorer having a processor, the decompressed picture by selectively restoring, based on location of pixels within the spatial domain of the picture, and not on the frequency domain, only portions of said picture comprising at least one region, line or segment comprising arbitrary lines within the decompressed picture, from the remaining portions of said picture that was encoded, based on information indicating a removal of the at least one region prior to a previously performed encoding process. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A non-transitory computer readable media having video signal data encoded thereupon, comprising:
an encoded picture pre-processed prior to compression by encoding, wherein the picture is pre-processed to selectively remove, based on location of pixels within the spatial domain of the picture, and not on the frequency domain, only portions of said picture comprising, at least one region, line or segment comprising arbitrary lines within the picture, and leaving the remaining portion of said picture to be encoded.
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