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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2022
Varjo Technologies Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Ari Antti Erik Peuhkurinen, Helsinki, FI;
Timo Suoranta, Helsinki, FI;
Varjo Technologies Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
Disclosed is an encoder for encoding images, the encoder having a processor configured to obtain colour data of colour channels of a given image and alpha data of an alpha channel of the given image; identify at least one portion of the given image whose alpha values are zero or less than a predefined threshold value, wherein a zero alpha value indicates full transparency; divide a remaining portion of the given image into blocks, wherein the colour data and the alpha data of the remaining portion are divided into their own respective blocks; and encode the blocks into encoded data.
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