Device for coding a picture signal by compression
US5101280A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/152
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A picture signal compression coding device is disclosed which divides digital picture data constituting a single picture into a plurality of blocks and codes the picture data block by block by two-dimensional orthogonal transformation. An orthogonal transforming section transforms the digital picture data divided into the plurality of blocks by two-dimensional orthogonal transformation. A normalizing section normalizes the transformed data, while a coding section codes the normalized data. A block activity calculating section calculates an activity of the picture data block by block. An activity summing section sums the block-by-block activities to produce a total activity. A coded data distributing section calculates an amount of coded data to be distributed to each of the blocks on the basis of the ratio of the block-by-block activity to the total activity. A coded output control section limits the amount of coded data to be distributed to each of the blocks from the coding section in response to an output of the coded data distributing section. The block activity calculating section has a subdividing section for subdividing each of the blocks of picture data into a plurality of …
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