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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
May. 16, 2008
Takahiro Fukuhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsutoshi Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Fukuhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsutoshi Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method which make it possible to transmit image data with high quality and low delay in more versatile situations. A control unitobtains negotiation information including a transmission-allowed bit rate of a transmission line, which is defined in a standard, information regarding a receiving apparatus, or a measured value of the transmission-allowed bit rate, controls whether or not to encode image data and transmit the encoded image data, and performs settings in encoding, such as a resolution, a bit rate, and a delay time. Also, an encoding unitcontrols a decomposition number of a chrominance component in accordance with the format of image data to be encoded. The present invention is applicable to, for example, a communication apparatus.