摘要 |
A method of retrieving an image for display is disclosed. The image is stored in a compressed wavelet-based format having blocks encoded substantially independently. Initially, a representation (1300) of the image is provided at a first (low) resolution (1302). The user can then select a portion (1308) of the representation for reproduction at a predetermined, generally a second (higher), resolution. A first set of blocks is then identified (1322) corresponding to the selected portion(1310), which are then retrieved, decompressed and rendered to display. A second set of blocks (associated with the first set of blocks) is then identified (1326-1340), retrieved and decompressed. The rendered first set of blocks is then modified using the decompressed second set and displayed at the predetermined/second resolution.
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