A method for efficiently processing image data for display on a computer monitor is provided. The method initiates with reading image data in a compressed format into a memory associated with the computer. Then, at least one scaled copy of the image data is generated in the compressed format. Next, a...http://www.google.com/patents/US7054496?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7054496 - Method and apparatus for displaying arbitrarily magnified high resolution images using compressed domain processing
