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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
May. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yasuji Hirabayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382232 ; 382236 ; 382238 ; 348409 ; 358430 ;
Abstract
An image processor includes a forming unit which measures a feature of a first image and a feature of a second image for a plurality of pixels other than an encode objective pixel, thereby forming a first measurement result and a second measurement result, respectively. An encoder determines an encoding method of the encode objective pixel on the basis of a plurality of the first measurement results and a plurality of the second measurement results, and encodes by using the determined encoding method.