Selective chrominance decimation for digital images
CA 2449448 A1 · Owner: Qualcomm Incorporated · Inventors: Morley, Steven A.; Raveendran, Vijayalakshmi R.
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A method of decimation of a digital image the digital image represented by a , plurality of pixels is claimed. In the pixel domain, the digital image is divided into a plurality of blocks (304). Certain ones of the blocks are selectively decimated based upon predetermined criteria (320). In an embodiment, the chrominance portions of a given pixel block are decimated.
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- Filed June 5, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 5, 2022.
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