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Apparatus for encoding image signal
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1985-03-19
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Granted: 1987-02-24
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Expires: 2005-03-19
Abstract
Abstract An image signal encoding system wherein image signal is directly taken in through video camera, changed to digital data, broken down into PDI basic patterns, and then converted into NAPLPS code automatically. The taken-in image signal is divided into a plurality of areas and the information amount of the image signal is reduced for adequate encoding after taking in the image signal. Usually "POLYGON" command is used as the NAPLPS code.
Inventors
- 👤 Kousuke Komatsu
- 👤 Tsutomu Miyauchi
- 👤 Ikuo Misao
- 👤 Mutsumi Kimura
- 👤 Tadashi Fujiwara
- 👤 Yoshio Tsuchida
- 👤 Junko Kuroiwa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:57
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/64; H04N1/41; H04N1/411; H04N1/646; H04N19/00; H04N19/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for encoding video data comprising (a) memory means for storing input video data having a plurality of image areas; (b) detector means for detecting each of said image areas; (c) means for encoding image areas detected by said detector means sequentially to geometric command data; and (d) means for detecting a pair of vertexes whose binding segment of a line is only in an unencoded area; wherein any other vertex in the encoded area between said pair of vertexes is ignored by said means for encoding when said pair of vertexes are detected.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for encoding video data comprising (a) memory means for storing input video data having a plurality of image areas; (b) detector means for detecting each of said image areas; (c) means for encoding image areas detected by said detector means sequentially to geometric command data; and (d) means for detecting a pair of vertexes whose binding segment of a line is only in an unencoded area; wherein any other vertex in the encoded area between said pair of vertexes is ignored by said means for encoding when said pair of vertexes are detected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said digital data is divided into a plurality of areas and said signal processing means includes means for detecting a boundary of said area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said geometric command data is a NAPLPS code.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said geometric command data is a command for describing a polygon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising input means for producing an image signal and signal processing means for converting said image signal into said input video data having a plurality of images.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said signal processing means includes means for reducing the information amount of said image signal to obtain said digital data adequate for encoding.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said input means includes a video camera.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said detector means includes means for detecting an image area having the same characteristic of said image signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said characteristic is the kind of color.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
132 words
An apparatus for processing video data comprising: (a) first memory means for storing video data having an image area; (b) first detector means for detecting a direction of a boundary of said image; (c) second memory means for storing a boundary data of said image area; and (d) means for encoding said video data of each image area sequentially to geometric command data, wherein said first detector means includes second detector means for detecting whether the picture element read out from said first memory means is equal to each of the picture elements surrounding said picture element and determines said direction by the outputs of said second detector means and said second memory means, and further wherein said second detector means for determining said direction is incorporated with said second memory means.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
132 words
An apparatus for processing video data comprising: (a) first memory means for storing video data having an image area; (b) first detector means for detecting a direction of a boundary of said image; (c) second memory means for storing a boundary data of said image area; and (d) means for encoding said video data of each image area sequentially to geometric command data, wherein said first detector means includes second detector means for detecting whether the picture element read out from said first memory means is equal to each of the picture elements surrounding said picture element and determines said direction by the outputs of said second detector means and said second memory means, and further wherein said second detector means for determining said direction is incorporated with said second memory means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said second memory means is an ROM and outputs said direction by regarding the output of said detector and the direction data read out just before from said second memory means as reading addresses thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein it further comprises means for replacing said video data by another video data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said another video data has a different color from said video data to be replaced.
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