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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akiyoshi Hamanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/12 ; G06K 9/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/12 ; G06K 9/36 ;
Abstract
An encoding apparatus/method for encoding input image data on a block unit basis of a predetermined size by using a motion compensation is provided. Among blocks constructing one picture, motion vectors with respect to blocks located at a first predetermined position are searched. A first motion vector showing a motion of image data of one picture is formed from the searched motion vectors of the blocks. A motion compensation is performed to the input image data in accordance with the formed first motion vector, thereby encoding the data.