Image processing apparatus and method
US5949555A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/40062
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for compressing an image based upon an attribute of a partial area efficiently includes a classification device for providing attribute classification information in which partial areas of an input image are classified into a variety of attributes and area information, and an image compression device for selecting an image compression method for each partial area in the above-described input image out of plural image compression methods and executing such compression.
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