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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinji Onishi, Yokohama, JP;
Izumi Matsui, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/40 ; G06T 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/40 ; G06T 5/00 ;
Abstract
An image processor includes an input device for inputting image data which is coded in units of blocks, each consisting of a plurality of pixels, and a decoder which decodes the input image data. Also included are a filter which filters the decoded input image data, and a selector which adaptively selects the number of pixels used for filtering processing by the filer, with the number of pixels being changed according to where in the block the pixel to be filtered is located.