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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2001
James Philip Andrew, Waverton, AU;
James Philip Andrew, Waverton, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for recovering image memory capacity, in relation to an image which has been encoded using a linear transform according to a layer progressive mode into L layers, L being an integer value greater than unity, the L layers being stored in an image memory having a limited capacity. The method comprises defining a Quality Reduction Factor (), being a positive integer value, identifying at least one of the L layers corresponding to the Quality Reduction Factor, and discarding () said at least one of the L layers in progressive order in accordance with the Quality Reduction Factor, thereby recovering said memory capacity.