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Apparatus for controlling quantizing in a video signal compressor

US5426463A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 1993
Grant dateJun 20, 1995
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rate controlled VBR quantizing system includes a quantizer for quantizing partially compressed video data and further apparatus for monitoring the amount of compressed output data. Dependent upon the amount of compressed output data being lesser or greater than a predetermined value, the quantizer is conditioned to operate in a fixed quantization mode, or a mode wherein only selected blocks of data in respective frames are adaptively quantized, respectively.

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