Patent ID: 11881008
Assignee: INTUITIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for encoding an enhanced image with non-image data, where the non-image data is distinct from image data in that the image data defines display characteristics of an image while the non-image data describes data other than display characteristics, said method comprising:
accessing an image, wherein the image comprises at least one pixel that is associated with at least one color channel, wherein the at least one color channel is assigned a number of bits to store data, and wherein the number of bits is within a range spanning from 1 bit to 512 bits;
encoding non-image data into said at least one color channel of the at least one pixel; and
generating or modifying an index that maps where the non-image data has been encoded in said at least one color channel of the at least one pixel, wherein, as a result of encoding the non-image data into the at least one color channel, an enhanced image is generated.