Method and apparatus for region-based allocation of processing resources and control of input image formation
US6496607B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| 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 and input image formation.
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