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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Tsutomu Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Tsutomu Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/16 (2006.01); H04J 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A natural-image signal obtained by encoding a natural image is input. An artificial-image signal obtained by encoding an artificial image is input. The natural-image signal and the artificial-image signal are adaptively multiplexed according to the communication status of a communication network, and the resulting multiplexed signal is transmitted via the communication network.