Patent ID: 6091860
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
A data storage medium having recorded indicia comprising instructions for a processor to perform a method for processing pixels for displaying and storing, each pixel having a position within a sequence and having an intensity, the intensity having a resolution, the method comprising:receiving a first sequence of pixels;revising a second sequence of pixels to be provided for displaying, the intensity of a pixel of the second sequence being revised in response to respective intensities of a plurality of pixels of the first sequence, wherein revising comprises a first instruction that accounts for multiple pixels of the plurality;providing a third sequence, each member of the third sequence identifying a respective position of a pixel in the first sequence and an adjacent pixel of different respective intensities, wherein providing comprises a second instruction that accounts for multiple pixels of the first sequence; andproviding a fourth sequence for storing, the fourth sequence resulting from performing a data compression method on the third sequence.