Method and apparatus for block classification and adaptive bit allocation
US6275614A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 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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