System and method for storing points of polygons related to an image

The following listing of claims replaces all prior listings:

• A method for storing data related to an image, the method being implemented by a computer system that includes one or more processors configured to execute computer program instructions, the method comprising:
• unevenly dividing the image into a plurality of polygonal image sections each comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the pixels has one or more bands and a bit depth per band that is too high for displaying on a display screen;
• dividing the image into a plurality of quads such that each quad has a boundary that contains at least a portion of one of the plurality of polygonal image sections;
• obtaining statistical data associated with the image, the statistical data being computed for each of the bands of each of the pixels within each of the polygonal image sections;
• storing, with respect to a reduced resolution dataset (R-Set) of the image, pixel coordinates of bounds of at least one polygonal image section that intersects with a quad;
• organizing the image, the plurality of quads, and the plurality of polygonal image sections in a tree structure;
• and
• storing the statistical data, the pixel coordinates, and the tree structure.