A HYBRID RESIDUAL-BASED HIERARCHICAL STORAGE AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL IMAGES IN A MULTIUSE ENVIRONMENT

摘要

An image processing method is described for the hierarchical storage and display of high resolution digital images in a multiuse environment. The method makes reduced resolution versions of the original image available for quick display on video monitors while providing access to the full resolution image for photographic quality hardcopies. This multiresolution method also provides for the efficient storage of this data via a hybrid coding scheme based on residuals. Several embodiments of this approach are described.