US PATENT SUBCLASS 382 / 253
.~.~ Vector quantization

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382 /   HD   IMAGE ANALYSIS

232  DF  IMAGE COMPRESSION OR CODING {14}
251  DF  .~ Quantization {2}
253.~.~ Vector quantization

DEFINITION

Classification: 382/253

Vector quantization:

(under subclass 251) Subject matter in which a limited number of image values are stored in a codebook or dictionary and only those image values are outputted that are closest to the input image values.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

348, Television,

414, 417, 418, and 422 for vector quantization as applied to television signals.