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Coding apparatus, decoding apparatus, coding method, decoding method, computer readable medium and computer data signal

US7382294B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 13, 2006
Grant dateJun 3, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T9/004
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A coding apparatus includes a predicting unit, an intermediate-code generating unit, a first coding unit and a second coding unit. The predicting unit generates a piece of prediction data based on each piece of pixel data constituting a color image. The intermediate-code generating unit compares each piece of prediction data with the corresponding piece of pixel data, to generate an intermediate code in accordance with whether or not a difference between each piece of prediction data and the corresponding piece of pixel data is in a predetermined range. The first coding unit performs entropy coding on the generated intermediate code. The second coding unit performs entropy coding on the generated intermediate code. The intermediate-code generating unit assigns each generated intermediate code to either of the first and second coding units according to whether or not the difference is in the predetermined range.

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