Patent ID: 9460525
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G06F,G06T,G09G,H03M,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for data compression, the apparatus comprising an electronic device programmed to: for each pixel of a plurality of pixels: wherein the electronic device is programmed to store the first symbol and any second symbol as a representation of the each pixel in the memory device in association with the prediction pixel by; storing the first symbol in a first segment including first symbols for all pixels of the plurality of pixels; and storing any second symbol in a second segment including any second symbols for all pixels of the plurality of pixels; wherein all of the first symbols of the plurality of pixels are stored contiguously in the first segment and all of the second symbols of the plurality of pixels are stored contiguously in the second segment, the second segment being different from the first segment.