IP Library Granted Patent US 12,482,256
Granted Patent B2
US 12,482,256 · App. 17/845,662 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Method and apparatus for compression of a task output by machine learning

Inventors: Jin-Young Lee (Seoul, KR); Hee-Kyung Lee (Daejeon, KR); Sang-Kyun Kim (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute; Myongji University Industry and Academia Cooperation Foundation
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Patent No.
US 12,482,256
App. No.
17/845,662
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for distributed image data processing. The method for distributed image data processing includes performing machine learning on an original image to produce a plurality of different task outputs, combining the plurality of task outputs to extract at least one final output, and compressing the final output and transmitting the final output to a server.

Claims (36)

1 . A method for generating compressed image data, comprising:

extracting from an original image a plurality of partial regions;

generating an extracted image by combining the plurality of partial regions;

generating inference data for the plurality of partial regions; and

generating compressed image data by encoding the extracted image and the inference data for the plurality of partial regions,

wherein the inference data comprises:

position data representing a coordinate of a partial region extracted from the original image, and

size data representing a size of the partial region extracted from the original image,

wherein the position data and the size data are encoded for each of the plurality of partial regions, and

wherein a size of the extracted image is different from a size of the original image.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the inference data further comprises information on whether there is a pixel in an extracted partial region.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises adjusting a spatial resolution of the extract image, the extract image with an adjusted spatial resolution being encoded to generate the compressed image data.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of partial regions are extracted by performing a plurality of tasks.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of partial regions are extracted by a machine learning based on a neural network.

6 . An apparatus for generating compressed image data processing, comprising:

a memory configured to store a control program for generating the compressed image data; and

a processor configured to execute the control program stored in the memory,

wherein the processor is configured to:

extract from an original image a plurality of partial regions;

generate an extracted image by combining the plurality of partial regions;

generate inference data for the plurality of partial regions; and

generate the compressed image data by encoding the extracted image and the inference data for the plurality of partial regions,

wherein the inference data comprises:

position data representing a coordinate of a partial region extracted from the original image, and

size data representing a size of the partial region extracted from the original image,

wherein the position data and the size data are encoded for each of the plurality of partial regions, and

wherein a size of the extracted image is different from a size of the original image.

7 . A method for decompressing compressed image data, comprising:

decoding an extracted image from the compressed image data, the extracted image comprising a plurality of partial regions;

obtaining inference data for the plurality of partial regions in the extracted image; and

generating an output image from the extracted image,

wherein the inference data comprises:

position data representing a coordinate of a partial region included in the extracted image, and

size data representing a size of the partial region included in the extracted image,

wherein the position data and the size data are obtained for each of the plurality of partial regions, and

wherein a size of the extracted image is different from a size of the output image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2022
From: LEE, JIN-YOUNG; LEE, HEE-KYUNG; KIM, SANG-KYUN
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE; MYONGJI UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA COOPERATION FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 060266/0596 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0081155 · Jun 22, 2021 · national
KR 10-2022-0062820 · May 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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