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Image processing apparatus for compositing images

US7245775B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2003
Grant dateJul 17, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/63
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus for compositing multiple component images into a composite image is proposed. The image processing apparatus includes: a separating unit that separates a codestream corresponding to each one of the component images into a header portion and a data portion; a header processing unit that edits the separated header portion; and a codestream generation unit that generates a codestream corresponding to the composite image by combining the edited headers and the separated data portions. Each component codestream is generated by dividing the corresponding one of the component images into one or more rectangular regions, transforming pixel values of the divided one or more rectangular regions with discrete wavelet transform into transform coefficients, and compressing the transform coefficients.

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