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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Motoki Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhisa Hosaka, Saitama, JP;
Kazunori Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Miyahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/32 ;
Abstract
A moving picture compression apparatus in which signal deterioration can be minimized on repeated compression/expansion. The moving picture compression apparatus compresses a moving picture signal having a motion vector multiplexed in its blanking portion and includes a motion vector separator for separating the motion vector multiplexed in the blanking portion of the moving picture signal and components from a difference calculating unit to a motion compensation unit for compressing the moving picture signal using the motion vector.