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Coding system for reducing redundancy

US4698672A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1986
Grant dateOct 6, 1987
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/91
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for processing signals to remove redundant information thereby making the signals more suitable for transfer through a limited-bandwidth medium. The present invention specifically relates to methods and apparatus useful in video compression systems. Typically, the system determines differences between the current input signals and the previous input signals using mean-square difference signals. These mean-square signals are processed and compared with one or more thresholds for determining one of several modes of operation. After processing in some mode, the processed signals are in the form of digital numbers and these digital numbers are coded, using ordered redundancy coding, and transmitted to a receiver.

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