Television – Special applications – Human body observation
Patent
1996-03-18
1999-06-01
Casler, Brian
Television
Special applications
Human body observation
348403, H04N 712
Patent
active
059092408
ABSTRACT:
An image processing apparatus divides an image signal corresponding to one frame into a plurality of blocks, and performs compression encoding for each block. The apparatus includes a display unit for displaying the image signal, a designation unit for designating a position desired by a user on the display unit, and a compression encoding therefor in accordance with the desired position designated by the designation unit. An image processing apparatus divides an image signal corresponding to one frame into a plurality of blocks, the image signal being output from a camera unit having focus adjustment unit for performing focus adjustment, and performs compression encoding for each block. The apparatus includes a display unit for displaying the image signal, a designation unit for designating a position desired by a user on the display unit, a compression encoding unit for weighting the blocks and performing compression encoding therefor in accordance with an output from the designation unit, and a control unit for controlling the focus adjustment unit in accordance with the desired position designated by the designation unit.
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Patent Abstracts of Japan No. JP63217880, published Sep. 9, 1988, vol. 13, No. 8.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Casler Brian
Din Luanne
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