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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2008
Takahiro Fukuhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Kimura, Chiba, JP;
Takahiro Fukuhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Kimura, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image encoder, a first quantization section which is selected when normal image quality is required performs quantization by dividing a wavelet transformation coefficient by a quantization step size and by thereafter rounding down a fraction thereof. On the other side, a second quantization section which is selected when high image quality is required performs quantization by dividing a wavelet transformation coefficient by a quantization step size, by adding 0.5 to the addition result, and by thereafter rounding down a fraction thereof. Therefore, the width of a dead zone where coefficients are quantized to a value of 0 is narrower than that in the first quantization section, and higher image quality is obtained accordingly.