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Adaptive block transform image coding method and apparatus

US4774574A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 1987
Grant dateSep 27, 1988
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/124
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method and apparatus for transmitting a digital image over a limited bandwidth communication channel, an image is block transformed to produce blocks of transform coefficients; the transform coefficients are quantized in accordance with a model of the visibility of quantization error in the presence of image detail; the quantized coefficients are encoded with a minimum redundancy code; and the coded, quantized transform coefficients are transmitted.

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