Image processing apparatus, method and recording medium therefor
US6647125B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/327
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprising a divider for dividing an input image into plural areas, a controller for controlling a storage format of image data representing the input image in a unit of a divided area, a converter for converting the image data into the storage format, and an adder for adding predetermined information to the input image in the unit of the area. The controlling performed by the controller includes controlling whether or not the image data is compressed.
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