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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiko Enari, Yokohama, JP;
Akihiro Shikakura, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358433 ; 3582613 ; 358432 ; 382246 ; 382250 ; 341 67 ; 348420 ;
Abstract
In this image coding method and apparatus, an image is divided into a plurality of areas. Information indicative of the image is variable length coded into data of, for instance (138.times.132) symbols. Boundary information corresponding to the area is transmitted after the data for each 128 symbols, after being variable length coded.