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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Fabio Zünd, Zurich, CH;
Yael Pritch, Zurich, CH;
Alexander Sorkine Hornung, Zurich, CH;
Thomas Gross, Zurich, CH;
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for content-aware image compression are disclosed. One method comprises the steps of non-uniformly downscaling an original input image according to a saliency map, creating a residual image, encoding the residual image and downscaled input image, and transmitting the residual image and downscaled input image. The encoded image components are transmitted to a receiver. Downscaling may be performed using an aspect ratio that is automatically calculated from the saliency map. The saliency map may be based on an algorithm specified at an encoder or on regions of interest selected by a plurality of users of receivers that receive the transmitted encoded image components.