More efficient encoding/decoding in decomposing and recomposing a high resolution image is obtained by employing a unique prediction arrangement. The prediction arrangement determines whether high resolution pixels to be recomposed from low resolution pixels from a low resolution replica of the high...http://www.google.de/patents/US4979049?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4979049 - Efficient encoding/decoding in the decomposition and recomposition of a high resolution image utilizing its low resolution replica