Patent ID: 7450134
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of processing image data for use in a set top box including a rendering circuit that uses image data supplied in a predetermined image format, image data in said predetermined image format including color component values for each pixel of an image, the method comprising: generating a set of uncompressed image data in the predetermined image format, said uncompressed image data including color component values for each pixel of the image represented by said set of uncompressed image data; generating a first file header indicating information about said set of uncompressed image data; utilizing said first file header with said color component values from said uncompressed image data to generate an uncompressed image file; and performing a file compression operation on said uncompressed image file, said file compression operation generating a compressed image file including a set of compressed data representing said uncompressed image file in a compressed form.