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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Keigo Hattori, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Taro Yokose, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Tomoki Taniguchi, Yokohama, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image processing apparatus. A splitting unit splits an image into a block. A quantization unit performs quantization of the block using a plurality of methods. A calculating unit calculates a distance between the block and a result of the quantization. A selecting unit selects a quantization result of the quantization unit using the distance. An encoding unit performs fixed-length encoding of the quantization result selected by the selecting unit. The quantization unit includes a first quantization unit that preserves texture in the block, and a second quantization unit that represents pixels in the block in a plurality of colors.