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Image encoding method, image encoding apparatus and storage medium

US7277585B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 2002
Grant dateOct 2, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/4105
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image encoding method forms units respectively made up of a plurality of pixels belonging to within one period of a digital image data having a periodic property, and carries out an encoding using the units as units of encoding, so that two units which are consecutively encoded are separated by an integer multiple of the period.

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