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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1987
Yoshinori Hatori, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Koga, Tokyo, JP;
Kiichi Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Mukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image coding system having a plurality of coding characteristics, such as quantization characteristics, information of a digital image signal sequence is monitored in each of a number of predetermined intervals by forming a histogram of a sequence of coefficients which is calculated from the digital image signal sequence in accordance with each of the coding characteristics. The amount of information is calculated by summing up the coefficients in relation to every one of the coding characteristics. An optimum one of the coding characteristics is indicated by the coding control circuit to code the coefficient sequence into a sequence of coded signals in accordance with the optimum coding characteristic. The coefficient sequence in each frame may be divided into a sequence of blocks each of which is judged to be either valid or invalid in relation to each coding characteristic. Results of judgement may be included in the amount of information.