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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1995
Yasuji Hirabayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Image coding method and apparatus for improving image quality by controlling amount of encoded image data in variable-length coding. The image encoding apparatus comprising: input unit for inputting image data for each block having a first size; encoding unit for encoding the image data for each block and generating encoded image data; and controlling unit for controlling an encoding parameter for each block in accordance with amount of the encoded image data, wherein controlling unit controls the encoding parameter further in accordance with the position of the block to be encoded.
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