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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitsuo Niida, Kawasaki, JP;
Shingo Ikeda, Tama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
386113 ; 386116 ; 386124 ;
Abstract
An image reproducing apparatus includes a reproduction unit to reproduce an image signal corresponding to a picture having a plurality of image blocks that each include a plurality of pixels. The image signal includes coded image data for each of the image blocks. A decoding nit is provided to decode the image signal reproduced by the reproduction unit. In addition, a replacement unit is provided to replace with a predetermined signal, a portion of the image data for blocks located near an undecodable block, the undecodable block being a block corresponding to image data that cannot be decoded by the decoding unit.