Color image encoding method and apparatus

Details Color image encoding method and apparatus Color image encoding method and apparatus

1997-03-04

1999-06-01

Rogers, Scott

Image analysis

Color image processing

Image segmentation using color

382176, 382166, 382239, 358539, 358462, G06K 934, G06K 946, H04N 164

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ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to an image processing apparatus having a function of encoding or decoding image data and discloses a technique for extracting an image feature, especially a thin image portion of a specific color of an image, and for encoding the thin image portion with high efficiency to minimize degradation of image quality by selecting an appropriate encoding method.

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