Methods and systems for approximating progressive image encoding using image partitioning

A system for approximating progressive image encoding of streamed images, the system comprising:

• an image partitioner executing on a local computer to:
• vertically partition pixels of an original image into one or more non-overlapping vertical rows of image pixels,
• horizontally partition the original image pixels into one or more non-overlapping horizontal rows of image pixels,
• separate the original image into a first sub-image comprising pixels of a first horizontal row and pixels of a first vertical row, and
• separate the original image into a second sub-image comprising pixels of one of either the first horizontal row and a second vertical row, and a second horizontal row and the first vertical row;
• and
• a remote computer receiving the first sub-image and the second sub-image from the local computer, and interlacing the first sub-image with the second sub-image to create a first combined image approximating the original image,
• wherein the remote computer interpolates pixels of the original image not included in the first sub-image and the second sub-image and uses the interlaced first sub-image and second sub-image and the interpolated pixels to create the first combined image.

A system for approximating progressive image encoding of streamed images, the system comprising an image partitioner executing on a computing system configured to:

• vertically partition pixels of an original image into one or more non-overlapping vertical rows of image pixels,
• horizontally partition the original image pixels into one or more non-overlapping horizontal rows of image pixels,
• separate the original image into a first sub-image comprising pixels of a first horizontal row and pixels of a first vertical row, and
• separate the original image into a second sub-image comprising pixels of one of either the first horizontal row and a second vertical row, and a second horizontal row and the first vertical row;
• separate the original image into a third sub-image comprising pixels of the other one of either the first horizontal row and the second vertical row, and the second horizontal row and the first vertical row;
• and to
• transmit the first sub-image, second sub-image, and third sub-image to a remote computing system.