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Video compression with code allocation based on image detail

US5892545A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 1996
Grant dateApr 6, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/152
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Video data compression apparatus in which successive images are encoded, comprises a data quantity allocator for allocating respective quantities of output encoded data for two or more complementary areas of each image; and an encoder for encoding each area of each image of the group of images in accordance with the quantity of output encoded data allocated to that area.

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