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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
May. 18, 2000
Applicants:
Tetsujiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Horishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsujiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Horishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K009/46 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A coding device having an evaluation section for deciding, on the basis of the characteristics of an image signal having a plurality of pixel data, the coding order for the plurality of pixel data. The evaluation section selects pixel data having a strong correlation with respect to a given noted pixel data, from the plurality of pixel data, and decides the selected pixel data a pixel data next to the noted pixel data. The coding device has a coding section for coding the plurality of pixel data in the order decided by the evaluation section.