Patent ID: 8718390

Claim:
A method for decoding an image comprising: accessing a first encoded image plane comprising of a sum of image planes representative of a first color, a second encoded image plane comprising a difference between image planes representative of the first color, a third encoded image plane comprising a difference between an image plane of a second color and an image plane of the first color, and a fourth encoded image plane comprising a difference between an image plane of a third color and an image plane of the first color; in a first operating mode: decoding the first encoded image plane, the third encoded image plane, and the fourth encoded image plane to form a first set of decoded image planes; and combining the first set of decoded image planes to form a first decoded image; and in a second operating mode: decoding the first encoded image plane, the second encoded image plane, the third encoded image plane, and the fourth encoded image plane to form a second set of decoded image planes; and combining the second set of decoded image planes to form a second decoded image.