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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sadami Okada, Sakado, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 ;
Abstract
An image data compression method invention for compressing image data including pixel data having a specific number of bits per pixel obtained at an image input device, includes: a step in which the pixel data having the specific number of bits are divided into higher-order bit data having a first number of bits and lower-order bit data having a second number of bits; and a step in which at least the higher-order bit data resulting from division are compressed through a specific compression method.