Hierarchical Autoencoder Compression with Correlation-Based Restoration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing multi-layer autoencoder architectures focus solely on data compression and do not fully exploit correlations and patterns within the data, limiting their effectiveness in data restoration and enhancement.

Innovation Solution

A multi-layer autoencoder with a correlation layer that leverages deep learning to learn hierarchical representations and model correlations for enhanced data compression and restoration, using a hierarchical encoding structure and a correlation network trained on cross-correlated data sets.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If multi-layer autoencoder architectures are used for data compression, then compression capability is improved, but data restoration quality deteriorates due to failure to exploit correlations and patterns within the data

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompression capabilityVSAvoidrestoration quality
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multi-layer autoencoder architectures with correlation-based methods into a unified system. The autoencoder component handles compression by learning hierarchical representations, while the correlation network component handles restoration by exploiting correlations and patterns within the data. This merging allows the system to achieve both high compression capability and high restoration quality simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses a composite architectural approach, integrating two different technical approaches (autoencoders and correlation-based methods) into a single hybrid system. The composite nature allows the system to leverage the strengths of both approaches: the hierarchical feature learning of autoencoders and the correlation exploitation of traditional image processing methods, resulting in superior overall performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Loss of energy

If existing multi-layer autoencoder architectures focus solely on compression, then compression efficiency is improved, but information preservation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompression efficiencyVSAvoidinformation preservation
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The correlation network acts as a feedback mechanism that processes the compressed data and the original data together to identify correlations and patterns. This feedback loop allows the system to preserve important information that might otherwise be lost during compression, while maintaining high compression efficiency. The correlation-based restoration step recovers information by leveraging relationships between different data samples.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Measurement precision

If correlation-based methods are used for data restoration, then restoration quality is improved, but device complexity increases due to integration with autoencoder architectures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverestoration qualityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is segmented into distinct functional components: the multi-layer autoencoder component responsible for compression and the correlation network component responsible for restoration. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently for its specific function while maintaining a clear division of labor, making the overall system more manageable despite the integration of multiple techniques.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20250247110A1Compressing and Restoring Data Using Hierarchical Autoencoders and Correlation Networks
Publication Date: 2025.07.31 ATOMBEAM TECH INC
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AI summary

A system and method for compressing and restoring data using a hierarchical multi-level autoencoder architecture and correlation network. The system compresses data using a cascade of autoencoders, each focusing on different scales or features, allowing for efficient representation across various resolutions. Data restoration employs a corresponding hierarchical decoder structure and a correlation network, trained on cross-correlated data sets. This approach leverages inter-data relationships at multiple scales, potentially recovering more lost information than traditional single-scale methods. The hierarchical structure adapts to diverse data types, achieving higher compression ratios while maintaining data quality, applicable to fields such as remote sensing, IoT data processing, and multimedia compression.