(under subclass 248) Subject matter in which the transform coding of an image is achieved by translating the image into fractal equations, a fractal being a complex pattern* that recurs at various sizes in the image.
(1) Note. For example, the image may be decomposed into overlapping blocks and, by use of a fractal formula, the shape, size and color of each block is transformed until it matches another block. The compressed image file will then contain just the numbers needed to specify the mathematical relations between the blocks.
