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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Tomoki Taniguchi, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Taro Yokose, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoki Taniguchi, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Taro Yokose, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes: a reference-based coding unit that encodes image information for an image partition having a predefined size by referring to image information for another image partition; an independently coding unit that encodes the image information for the image partition independently of any other image partition; and a bounds defining unit that defines bounds of reference to be made by the reference-based coding unit.