METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR APPROXIMATING PROGRESSIVE IMAGE ENCODING USING IMAGE PARTITIONING

An image partitioner that executes on a local computer to vertically partition pixels of an original image into one or more non-overlapping vertical rows of image pixels, and horizontally partition the original image pixels into one or more non-overlapping horizontal rows of image pixels. The image partitioner can then separate the original image into a first sub-image that includes pixels of a first horizontal row and pixels of a first vertical row. The image partitioner can then separate the original image into a second sub-image that includes pixels of either the first horizontal row and a second vertical row, or a second horizontal row and the first vertical row. The first sub-image and second sub-image are then transmitted to a remote computer that interlaces the first sub-image with the second sub-image to create a first combined image which approximates the original image on the local computer.