1.-31. (canceled)
32. A method to control a quality of one or more of an image, a sequence of images, a video sequence, a 3-dimensional data set and a layer of an image comprising:
receiving the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of the image;
receiving an indication of a target image quality for a reconstructed version of a to be compressed version of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of the image;
commencing compression of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of the image, the compression including performing a wavelet transform and wavelet coefficient coding;
estimating, using one or more of Laplacian, generalized Gaussian, statistical and empirical modeling, distortion caused by one or more of quantization distortion and truncation distortion, wherein the estimating of distortion is performed without measuring the distortion;
estimating, using one or more modeling techniques, a quality of the reconstructed version of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of the image based on the estimated distortion;
automatically comparing, by a processor, the estimated quality to the target image quality; and:
when the target image quality has been met, outputting the compressed version of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of an image that at least meets the target image quality, and
when the target image quality has not been met, adjusting one or more of quantization tables and truncation points.
33. The method of claim 32, wherein the compressed version is output when the estimated distortion corresponds to the target image quality.
34. The method of claim 32, further comprising updating the one or more of quantization tables and truncation points, wherein the updating step iteratively occurs until the estimated distortion corresponds to the target image quality.
35. The method of claim 32, further comprising outputting a quality metric of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images and the layer of the image.
36. The method of claim 32, further comprising outputting one or more of an original version, an iterative version and the compressed version of one or more of the image, the sequence of images and the layer of the image.
37. A system to control a quality of image information comprising:
an image receipt module that receives one or more of an image, a sequence of images, a video sequence, a 3-dimensional data set and a layer of an image;
a user interface that receives an indication of a target image quality for a reconstructed version of a to be compressed version of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of the image;
a compression module that compresses of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of the image including performing a wavelet transform and wavelet coefficient coding;
one or more estimator modules that estimate distortion caused by one or more of quantization distortion and truncation distortion, wherein the estimate of distortion is performed without measuring the distortion using one or more of Laplacian, generalized Gaussian, statistical and empirical modeling, and estimate, using one or more modeling techniques, a quality of the reconstructed version of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of the image based on the estimated distortion;
a processor that automatically compares the estimated quality to the target image quality; and
an image output module that, when the target image quality has been met, outputs the compressed version of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of an image that at least meets the target image quality, and when the target image quality has not been met, adjusts one or more of quantization tables and truncation points.
38. The system of claim 37, wherein the compressed version is output when the estimated distortion corresponds to the target image quality.
39. The system of claim 37, wherein the image output module further updates the one or more of quantization tables and truncation points, wherein the updating iteratively occurs until the estimated distortion corresponds to the target image quality.
40. The system of claim 37, wherein a quality metric of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images and the layer of the image is output.
41. The system of claim 37, wherein the image output module further outputs one or more of an original version, an iterative version and the compressed version of one or more of the image, the sequence of images and the layer of the image.
42. A non-transitory computer readable information storage media including instructions, that when executed by at least one processer or CPU, cause to be performed the steps of:
receiving one or more of an image, a sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and a layer of an image;
receiving an indication of a target image quality for a reconstructed version of a to be compressed version of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of the image;
commencing compression of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of the image including performing a wavelet transform and wavelet coefficient coding;
estimating distortion, using one or more of Laplacian, generalized Gaussian, statistical and empirical modeling, caused by one or more of quantization distortion and truncation distortion, wherein the estimating of distortion is performed without measuring the distortion;
estimating, using one or more modeling techniques, a quality of the reconstructed version of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of the image based on the estimated distortion;
automatically comparing the estimated quality to the target image quality; and
when the target image quality has been met, outputting the compressed version of the one or more of the image, the sequence of images, the video sequence, the 3-dimensional data set and the layer of an image that at least meets the target image quality, and, when the target image quality has not been met, updating one or more of quantization tables and truncation points.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A reversed valve for computer hard disk drives comprising:
a filter media layer;
a PSAbody film located below said filter media layer,
a laminating adhesive partially attaching the filter media to the PSAbody film;
a dry strap located below said PSAbody film;
dry strap PSA adhesive adhered to the outer ends of the dry strap that attaches a portion of the dry strap to the PSAbody film;
a lifter ring located below said dry strap having a ring-shaped configuration that permits gas to penetrate through the center of the ring;
lifter ring adhesive on a top surface of said lifter ring that attaches a portion of the lifter ring to the dry strap;
a laminating adhesive on a bottom surface of said lifter ring that attaches said reversed valve to a surface.
2. The reversed valve of claim 1, wherein the filter media comprises spun bond polypropylene or equivalent.
3. The reversed valve of claim 2, wherein the filter media is circular shaped.
4. The reversed valve of claim 3, wherein the filter media filters particles down to 0.1 micron in size.
5. The reversed valve of claim 1, wherein the dry strap is configured to permit gases to pass through the lifter ring to the PSAbody film.
6. The reversed valve of claim 5, wherein the dry strap is oblong shaped.
7. The reversed valve of claim 5, wherein the dry strap creates a one-way flow of gas.
8. The reversed valve of claim 1, wherein the lifter ring forms a chamber that permits the dry strap and PSAbody film to close mechanically when absolute pressure is obtained in the chamber.
9. The reversed valve of claim 1, in which the lifter ring is made of a polyolefin type material.
10. The reversed valve of claim 1 wherein the PSAbody film is a pressure sensitive material between around 0.001 inch and 0.005 inch thick.
11. A reversed valve for computer hard disk drives comprising:
a filter media layer;
a PSAbody film positioned below said filter media layer, said PSAbody film being acrylic pressure sensitive material of thickness between around 0.001 to 0.005 inches:
a dry strap layer positioned below the filter PSAbody film;
a lifter ring layer positioned below the dry strap wherein the lifter ring has an exterior wall and an interior wall;
wherein the interior wall of the lifter ring and the dry strap form a chamber that permits gases to flow through the chamber when the pressure is greater than ambient; and prohibits air flow when the pressure is less than or equal to ambient;
an adhesive binding the filter media layer, the dry strap and lifter ring together.
12. The reversed valve of claim 11. wherein a first adhesive layer is positioned between the filter media and the PSAbody film and a second adhesive layer is positioned between the dry strap and the lifter ring.
13. The reversed valve of claim 11, wherein the filter media is circular shaped.
14. The reversed valve of claim 11, wherein the filter media filters particles down to 0.1 micron in size.
15. The reversed valve of claim 11, wherein the dry strap is configured to permit gases to pass through the lifter ring to the PSAbody film.
16. The reversed valve of claim 11, wherein the dry strap is oblong shaped.
17. The reversed valve of claim 11, wherein the dry strap creates a one-way flow of gas.
18. The reversed valve of claim 11, in which the lifter ring is made of a polyolefin type material.