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Method and apparatus for block classification and adaptive bit allocation

US6275614A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 1999
Grant dateAug 14, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and method for classifying regions of an image, based on the relative "importance" of the various areas and to adaptively use the importance information to allocate processing resources, e.g., bit allocation in an encoding environment.

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