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Image processing method and apparatus

US4918541A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 1987
Grant dateApr 17, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/3877
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus comprising an image memory for holding image data in the form of a compressed and encoded image data block of a plurality pixels. It also includes a decoder for decoding the encoded data, a device for performing a one-dimensional transformation on the decoded data, and a compressor for encoding the performed result again.

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