Image analysis – Image compression or coding – Adaptive coding
Patent
1997-10-09
2000-08-29
Boudreau, Leo H.
Image analysis
Image compression or coding
Adaptive coding
382250, 348405, 348419, G06K 946
Patent
active
061119873
ABSTRACT:
A device for coding picture data by compression, and a method thereof. By preprocessing, the device calculates a picture activity of one frame of picture data. A quantizing table circuit selects a particular quantizing step matching the picture activity and sets it in a quantizing circuit 32. On a first path, one frame of picture data is fed to a discrete cosine transform (DCT) circuit to be thereby subjected to orthogonal transform. The quantizing circuit sequentially quantizes DC components, low frequency components and high frequency components of the resulting output of the DCT circuit in ascending order of frequency block by block according to a quantizing step set therein. The picture data from the quantizing circuit are coded by Huffman coding while a code counter counts the coded data. The quantizing step set in the quantizing circuit is updated on the basis of the amount of coded data and a target amount of codes. On a second path, the same one frame of picture data is again fed to the DCT circuit to undergo orthogonal transform and compression, as on the first path. The coded picture data are sent to a memory card or similar picture data storing means. A bit distributing circuit produces a bit distribution value block by block. When the output count of the code counter associated with one block reaches the bit distribution value, the DCT circuit, quantizing circuit and Huffman coding circuit are disenabled while an EOB (End Of Block) code is added to the end of the block of coded picture data.
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Ito Kenji
Moronaga Kenji
Watanabe Mikio
Boudreau Leo H.
Fuji Photo Film Co. , Ltd.
Kelley Christopher S
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