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Image processing apparatus

US5790195A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 1994
Grant dateAug 4, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/80
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides an image processing apparatus comprising: an activity detecting unit for detecting an activity of input image data, a processing unit for space filter processing the input image data by controlling filter coefficients in accordance with the activity detected by the activity detecting unit, and an encoding unit for encoding the input image data processed by the processing unit. An image processing apparatus comprising, an activity detecting unit for detecting an activity of input image data, and a quantizing unit for quantizing the input image data by controlling a quantization step in accordance with the activity detected by the activity detecting unit is also provided.

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