SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOVEATED COMPRESSION OF IMAGE FRAMES IN A SYSTEM ON A CHIP

• Main Authors: GADELRAB, SERAG, HOLLAND, WESLEY JAMES, BACKER, DAM, VARIA, MEGHAL, LONGO, TOM, CHEUNG, JOSEPH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.03.2020
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

An exemplary method for intelligent compression uses a foveated-compression approach. First, the location of a fixation point within an image frame is determined. Next, the image frame is sectored into two or more sectors such that one of the two or more sectors is designated as a fixation sector an...