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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroaki Endo, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/176 (2014.01); H04N 19/117 (2014.01); H04N 19/157 (2014.01); H04N 19/82 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/176 (2014.11); H04N 19/117 (2014.11); H04N 19/157 (2014.11); H04N 19/82 (2014.11);
Abstract
An encoding apparatus includes a dividing unit that divides a target image included in an image into coding blocks, an encoding unit that encodes the target image including the coding blocks, a generating unit that generates a locally decoded image from the encoded target image, a filtering unit that applies a predetermined filtering to the locally decoded image, and a determination unit that determines, based on whether a predetermined condition is satisfied or not, whether a band offset process is applied to the locally decoded image or an edge offset process is applied to the locally decoded image.