Patent Document ID: 6163625
Application ID: 08967337
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A system for compressing a digital image, the system comprising: a classifier disposed to accept a digital image, for classifying regions of the digital image according to predefined criteria for at least two classifications, and producing at least two classified images, each classified image being associated with one classification and consisting of at least two zones, each region of the digital image having a corresponding zone, those zones corresponding to regions which correspond to the associated classification containing data from the digital image and those zones corresponding to regions which do not correspond to the associated classification containing a blank image; and at least two compressors coupled to the classifier, each compressor being associated with one of the classifications and being disposed to accept from the classifier a classified image corresponding to the associated classification, for applying to the classified image a compression procedure adapted to the associated classification and producing a classified compressed image based thereon.