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Patent Application
App. No. 13/215,025

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA

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App. No.
13/215,025
Abstract

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for encoding images, more particularly to an encoding unit in conjunction with a library of pictorial entities and image qualifiers. The method and apparatus provide encoding an image by using a code factor table in conjunction with a set of element codes. The resulting image code allows the set pictorial elements of an image and their associated image qualifiers to be represented by a compact code uniquely representing a given configuration of pictorial elements. The use of the resulting image code facilitates the transmission and storage of images requiring only the code to be sent or stored. The invention further provides a computer readable medium comprising a program element that direct a computer to implement the encoding process.

Claims (4)

1 . A medium for storing information, comprising:

at least one code defining a composite image.

2 . The medium of claim 1 , wherein the code includes a plurality of element codes, each element code defining a respective feature in the composite facial image.

3 - 38 . (canceled)

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2011
From: APACHE INNOVATIONS, LP
To: RECOGNICORP, LLC
Reel/Frame 027400/0341 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2011
From: IQ BIOMETRIX, INC.
To: APACHE INNOVATIONS, L.P.
Reel/Frame 027182/0425 →