Color image encoding method and apparatus
US5909505A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/30
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to an image processing apparatus having a function of encoding or decoding image data and discloses a technique for extracting an image feature, especially a thin image portion of a specific color of an image, and for encoding the thin image portion with high efficiency to minimize degradation of image quality by selecting an appropriate encoding method.
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