Apparatus and method for compressing image data by determining a quantization factor which provides more efficient use of an available bit rate
US6263114A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/8047
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Image data compression apparatus for generating compressed output data to be handled by an output data handling channel having an output data capacity per image comprises a data compressor for compressing image data so as not to exceed a target quantity of data per image; in which the target quantity of data per image is higher than the output data capacity per image.
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