IP Library Granted Patent US 12,699,883
Granted Patent B2
US 12,699,883 · App. 19/204,525 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Continuous and infinite video zoom using hierarchical and lorentzian autoencoders

Inventor: Brian Galvin (Silverdale, WA)
Assignee: ATOMBEAM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
G06T13/80G06T3/16G06T3/4046G06T5/50G06T5/60G06T9/002G06T2200/24G06T2207/10016G06T2207/20084G06T2207/20104G06T2210/36
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,699,883
App. No.
19/204,525
Filed
May 10, 2025
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2667
USPC
382/236
Abstract

A system and method for compressing and restoring data using hierarchical autoencoders and Lorentzian autoencoders for video processing. For general data, the system employs hierarchical autoencoders operating at multiple scales. For video data, Lorentzian autoencoders preserve three-dimensional tensor structure where spatial and temporal relationships remain intact throughout compression and decompression. A correlation network, trained on cross-correlated data sets, enhances restoration by leveraging relationships between compressed representations, recovering information lost during compression. The Lorentzian approach enables advanced video features including temporal prediction and infinite zoom, where users can examine regions beyond original resolution with synthesized yet plausible details. This architecture achieves higher compression ratios while maintaining or improving data quality, particularly for video content where spatiotemporal coherence is critical, applicable to surveillance, medical imaging, entertainment, and remote sensing.

Claims (25)

1 . A computer system comprising:

a hardware memory, wherein the computer system is configured to execute software instructions stored on nontransitory machine-readable storage media that:

compress video data into multi-level hierarchical representations preserving spatiotemporal relationships at different scales;

receive user zoom instructions specifying a region of interest and a magnification level;

generate synthetic visual details for regions beyond original video resolution when zooming in;

expand visual field with contextually appropriate content when zooming out;

apply neural refinement to ensure visual coherence and consistency between original and generated content;

render the video with transitions between original and generated content as zoom level changes; and

maintain temporal consistency across video frames during continuous zoom operations.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the input data sets are compressed by a plurality of encoders within a plurality of hierarchical autoencoders.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the portion of compressed input data sets are decompressed by a plurality of decoders within the plurality of hierarchical autoencoders.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the input data sets are compressed by a plurality of Lorentzian autoencoders.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the portion of compressed input data sets are decompressed by a plurality of Lorentzian autoencoders.

6 . A method for compressing and restoring data, comprising the steps of:

compressing video data into multi-level hierarchical representations preserving spatiotemporal relationships at different scales;

receiving user zoom instructions specifying a region of interest and a magnification level;

generating synthetic visual details for regions beyond original video resolution when zooming in;

expanding visual field with contextually appropriate content when zooming out;

applying neural refinement to ensure visual coherence and consistency between original and generated content;

rendering the video with transitions between original and generated content as zoom level changes; and

maintaining temporal consistency across video frames during continuous zoom operations.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the video data is compressed by a plurality of encoders within a plurality of hierarchical autoencoders.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the video data is decompressed by a plurality of decoders within the plurality of hierarchical autoencoders.

9 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the video data is compressed by a plurality of Lorentzian autoencoders.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the video data is decompressed by a plurality of Lorentzian autoencoders.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2025
From: GALVIN, BRIAN
To: ATOMBEAM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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