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Picture image information band compression and transmission system

US4070694A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1975
Grant dateJan 24, 1978
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Expiry dateDec 22, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/417
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A picture image information band compression and transmission process includes the steps of providing one set of three scanning lines making information of the first scanning line of each one set as an estimation scanning line, estimating a picture element to be estimated by four consecutive picture elements, preparing estimated picture image informations, and translating the estimation reference scanning line and two estimated picture image information into run length codes and into mode codes, respectively, and compressing and transmitting the run length codes.

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