Image encoding apparatus, method and program

Details Image encoding apparatus, method and program Image encoding apparatus, method and program

2003-08-18

2008-09-30

Couso, Yon (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Image compression or coding

C382S248000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07430326

ABSTRACT:
An image encoding apparatus comprises an image input unit12for entering image data, a block split unit14for splitting the entered image data into a plurality of blocks, a block extractor unit16and an averaging unit18, both of which act as a value acquisition unit for acquiring a certain value from the split block image, and a code generation unit20for generating a code based on the acquired value of the block image.

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