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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
May. 10, 1999
Yuichiro Nakaya, Tokyo, JP;
Yukio Fujii, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Nagata, Kodaira, JP;
Masanori Maruyama, Tokorozawa, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The electric power consumption by a terminal used for communication of multimedia information is controlled by changing the quality of transmitted information. The terminal is provided with input means (101, 102, 106 and 107) through which such information as images and sounds is inputted, channel control sections (123 and 124) which output the input information to channels and receive information from the channels, output means (103, 104, 108, 109 and 105) which output the information received from the channels in the form of images, sounds, etc., a codec means (110) which is provided between the input and output means and the control sections, encodes the input information in one of multiple encoding modes in which electric power is differently consumed, and decodes the information inputted from the channels, and a control section (133) which controls the selection of the encoding mode. This terminal can continue information communication for a required period of time at minimum power consumption at the sacrifice of the quality of transmitted information. Therefore, either the power consumption or quality of information can be adequately selected according to the transmission.