Methods and apparatus for data compression

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6757440
APP PUB NO 20020186891A1
SERIAL NO

10198505

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The invention provides for the application of a plurality of compression schemes to data such that improved compression ratios are achieved. A first embodiment provides for compression of each pixel by one of a plurality of different entropy-based compression schemes based upon a probability cost analysis. A second embodiment provides for compression of each pixel based on a hybrid context formed using a plurality of compression schemes for improved probability determination, and thus improved entropy encoding. In embodiments of the invention, a context compression scheme similar to JBIG is applied, as well as an inverse scheme. The context scheme forms a statistical context from a concatenated sequence of previous pixel values. The inverse scheme provides a gray value estimation method based upon previous pixel values and respective threshold values. Statistics are maintained with respect to the actual current pixel value and the difference between an estimated gray value and the current pixel threshold value.

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  • ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

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Peters, Michael Alan Santa Clara, CA 6 22

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