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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2004
Goro Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Shojiro Shibata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Ueno, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus and method of detecting editing points of image data in order to select items of information that can be reused according to the status of the image data including the detected editing points is provided. Accordingly, an image processing apparatus may include a data converter for performing at least part of coding processing on the image data, a detector for detecting an editing point of the image data, and a controller for determining, based on the editing point detected by the detector. A reuse disable period is a period in which information concerning previous coding processing performed on the image data is not reusable.