METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING BACKGROUND AND REGION OF INTEREST OF A DIGITAL IMAGE AT DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS - Patent 1649425

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EP 1 649 425 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.03.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17

(21)	Application number: 04743206.7

(22)	Date of filing: 02.07.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06T 9/00^(1995.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB2004/002860

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/004062 (13.01.2005 Gazette 2005/02)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

03.07.2003 GB 0315633

(71)	Applicant: BAXALL LIMITED
	Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 2SU (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Diamond, Peter Stockport, Cheshire SK4 4AP (GB)

(74)	Representative: Wilson Gunn
	5th Floor Blackfriars House The Parsonage Manchester M3 2JA Manchester M3 2JA (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING BACKGROUND AND REGION OF INTEREST OF A DIGITAL IMAGE AT DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS