Image encoding and decoding apparatus
US5701160A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/30
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image encoding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, or image encoding and decoding apparatus having a circuit for dividing a screen into sub-areas to conduct an encoding or decoding operation for each sub-area includes an image dividing circuit for dividing an input image into sub-areas each having a predetermined contour, sub-encoders for encoding the sub-areas respectively related thereto, a code integrating circuit for integrating the codes of the respective sub-areas, and a shared memory for storing images locally decoded by the sub-encoders.
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