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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Yaakov Gringeler, Petach Tikva, IL;
Darryl Lovato, Royal Oaks, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yaakov Gringeler, Petach Tikva, IL;
Darryl Lovato, Royal Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
Smith Micro Software, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for improving lossless image compression by using multiple lossless image compression techniques and adapting the best one to each image. An RGB compressor receives an image file and splits the image into rectangular block types. Different digital image and/or sub-image (block) types are optimally compressed using a compression techniques particularly well-suited for the particular kind of image or block.