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7526135 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program, and storage medium  
An image processing apparatus includes an image composition unit configured to generate a composite image by compositing first and second images, a specification unit configured to specify a...
7526132 Apparatus, method, storage medium and data structure for identifying and storing data  
An apparatus, a method, a data structure and a storage medium with a program are for identifying and storing image data and/or metadata. The apparatus includes an electronic data processing device...
7526134 Image processing apparatus, program, recording medium, and data decompression method  
An image processing apparatus includes a decompressing unit decompressing image data having a first data compression format, an obtaining unit obtaining a second data compression format that is...
7526133 Image processing apparatus, image processing program, and storage medium  
An image processing apparatus comprises a compression coding unit that performs compression coding of image data according to JPEG2000 algorithm. A coding style selection unit selectively activates...
7525552 Method, system and software product for color image encoding  
The present invention relates to the compression of color image data. A combination of hard decision pixel mapping and soft decision pixel mapping is used to jointly address both quantization...
7522774 Methods and apparatuses for compressing digital image data  
Methods and apparatuses for compressing digital image data are described herein. In one embodiment, a wavelet transform is performed on each pixel of a frame to generate multiple wavelet...
7522778 Image decoding technique for suppressing tile boundary distortion  
An image decoding device for decoding a hierarchically encoded compressed code obtained by dividing an image into a plurality of tiles and performing discrete wavelet transform on the pixel values...
7519230 Background motion vector detection  
A selector ( 502 ) for selecting a background motion vector for a pixel in an occlusion region of an image, from a set of motion vectors being computed for the image, comprises: computing means (...
7519612 Information processing system, information processing method, and computer program used therewith  
An information processing system uses data processing for content. The system includes a preference-data manager for managing user's preferences concerning types of the data processing which are...
7519229 Video coding system providing separate coding chains for dynamically selected small-size or full-size playback  
Embodiments of the present invention provide a coding system that codes data according to a pair of coding chains. A first coding chain generates coded video data that can be decoded by itself to...
7519819 Layered security in digital watermarking  
A media object authentication system uses layers of security features based on digital watermarks embedded in media objects. The system generates a first digital watermark with a message payload...
7519228 Method and apparatus for encrypting and compressing multimedia data  
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for encrypting and compressing multimedia data, which transforms and compresses multimedia data through an encryption key in a process of compressing the...
7515711 Methods and apparatuses for encrypting video and for decrypting video  
An encryption technique and a decryption technique that are applied to video data that is encrypted on a predetermined domain of compressed video data are disclosed. For example, JPEG2000...
7515757 Method for managing storage space in a storage medium of a digital terminal for data storage according to a prioritized pixel transfer method  
The invention relates to a method for managing storage space in a storage medium of digital terminal equipment for data storage according to the prioritized pixel transmission method, wherein...
7515758 Black white image compression having print density control  
A scaling method for compressing a bitonal image that has print density control. A method is disclosed that comprises: using at least one computer to perform the steps of; selecting a line density...
7512283 Method of transmitting selected regions of interest of digital video data at selected resolutions  
A method of transmitting selected regions of interest of digital video data at selected resolutions, including: capturing digital video; compressing the digital video into a sequence of individual...
7512278 Scalable array encoding system and method  
An array encoding system and method for use with high definition digital video data streams includes method and means for analyzing the incoming data stream, splitting the data stream in accordance...
7512280 System and method for authenticating objects using multiple-level encoding and decoding  
A method of producing a digital multiple-level encoded image is presented. The method comprises obtaining a digital authentication image, obtaining a first encoding parameter set comprising one or...
7512277 Data compression for colour images using wavelet transform  
The invention describes a wavelet compression method for color converted image planes (Y, Cb and Cr), wherein a relatively low (e.g. zero) degree of compression is performed in areas of an original...
7512279 System, method and computer instructions for compression of four dimensional data  
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method and computer instructions for compression of four dimensional data. In an embodiment, a system for compression of four...
7512281 Image processing apparatus that can generate coded data applicable to progressive reproduction  
An image processing apparatus divides data related to an image into bit-planes and performs a coding process on data of each of the bit-planes. The image processing apparatus includes a multi-layer...
7508954 System and method of generic symbol recognition and user authentication using a communication device with imaging capabilities  
A system and method for recognizing symbols and identifying users or services, including the displaying of an image or video clip on a display device in which identification information is embedded...
7505045 System and method for decoding live audio/video information  
A method and apparatus for decoding, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, audio/video data using a table of encoded pixel parameter values, wherein each pixel is represented by an entry including a dominant...
7505629 Image processing method and apparatus  
An image processing method generates TAG information based on inclusion information which indicates an existence of significant data in code blocks for each of sub-bands, according to JPEG2000...
7505630 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program, and recording medium that allow setting of most appropriate post-quantization condition  
An image processing apparatus includes a condition setting unit with which a user sets a post-quantization condition. A partial decoding and decompression unit partially decodes and decompresses...
7502518 Apparatus and method for coding image based on level of visual attention and level of perceivable image quality distortion, and computer program product therefor  
An apparatus for coding an image includes a setting unit that sets quantization width for each coded block of an image frame of image data. The apparatus also includes a visual attention...
7502514 System and method for lossless compression of already compressed files  
A system and method for losslessly compressing already compressed files, such as JPEG files. The inventive method involves full or partial decompression of the original file, and re-compression...
7502413 Motion estimator for coding and decoding image sequences  
The invention relates to motion estimation and compensation between two given images represented by a polygonal mesh. It provides a solution to the problems of crowding and uncovering of mesh units...
7502516 System and method for providing an extensible codec architecture for digital images  
An improved system and method for an extensible codec architecture for digital images is provided. Executable software code may be operably coupled to a codec manager for requesting imaging...
7498961 Context identification using a denoised signal  
Denoising such as discrete universal denoising (DUDE) that scans a noisy signal in an attempt to characterize probabilities of finding symbol values in a particular context in a clean signal can...
7499570 Illumination invariant change detection  
A system and method for illumination invariant change detection are provided, the system including a processor, an energy ranking unit in signal communication with the processor for extracting...
7499568 Method, apparatus, and program for image processing capable of preventing, detecting and correcting image alteration, and a medium storing the program  
A method, apparatus, and program for image processing are provided to perform operations for generating an encoded image, detecting image alteration on the encoded image, and regenerating an...
7496198 Partial dual encrypted stream utilizing program map tables  
The present invention is suitable for use in a partial dual encrypted system. The present invention allows for two different decryption devices (e.g., an incumbent, or first, set-top and an...
7496234 System and method for seamless multiplexing of embedded bitstreams  
A “seamless multiplexer,” as described herein, provides a flexible and efficient system and method for multiplexing embedded coded bitstreams. Further, unlike the conventional JPEG 2000...
7496235 Scan line to block re-ordering buffer for image compression  
A re-order buffer memory in a real-time application such as e.g., an imager. Initially, input data is written into the re-order buffer using a first addressing mode, which causes the data to be...
7496236 Video coding reconstruction apparatus and methods  
The present invention provides advanced encoding and advanced reconstruction apparatus and methods enabling low bitrate, enhanced coding and quality-enhanced reconstruction, among other aspects....
7492951 Image processing method and apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium  
An image processing apparatus is provided with an image expansion unit to expand an image compressed code and to output an expanded image data, the image compressed code is obtained by compressing...
7492950 Image encoding apparatus and method for handling intra-image predictive encoding with various color spaces and color signal resolutions  
The present invention is directed to an image information encoding apparatus adapted for performing intra-image encoding based on resolution of color components and color space of an input image...
7492935 Device, method, and system for reduced transmission imaging  
An in-vivo device, system, and method are described where an in-vivo device may transmit an image stream to an external receiving device. Reducing the size of the image data necessary for...
7492952 Moving picture coding method and moving picture decoding method  
According to a picture coding method of the present invention, a coded picture identified by a picture number is stored, as a reference picture, into a storage unit; commands indicating...
7492970 Reporting system in a networked environment  
A system is provided wherein data processing devices are connected to a high-speed picture archiving and communications system (PACS) server network that archives and transmits medical image data....
7492821 System and method for selective image capture, transmission and reconstruction  
A video processing method and system for generating a foveated video display with sections having different resolutions uses a network channel for communicating video images having video sections...
7489798 Method and apparatus for detecting a watermark in a signal  
The invention relates to a system for detecting a watermark using informed detection. A first signal potentially having a watermark embedded is received ( 601 ) as is a second signal corresponding...
7489818 Method and apparatus for preserving binary data  
A method and apparatus are provided for preserving binary data on an analog archival medium, such as microfilm, in which the binary data is encoded, such as in a barcode symbol, in accordance with...
7489796 Electronic watermark embedding device, electronic watermark detection device, method thereof, and program  
A digital watermark embedding apparatus for embedding digital watermark information by superimposing macroblock patterns on an image is disclosed. The digital watermark embedding apparatus: spreads...
7489830 Methods for generating anti-aliased text and line graphics in compressed document images  
A method and system for storing and generating anti-aliased text and lineart data from compressed document image files, using a MRC model that represents the image as an ordered set of mask/image...
7489797 Method and apparatus for fragile watermarking  
A method of fragile watermarking is characterized by the step of generating at least a first ill-conditioned operator, said ill-conditioned operator being related to values extracted from an image...
7486834 System and method for dynamically shifting error diffusion data  
Error diffusion is performed using a Floyd-Steinberg-like approach. A integer-representation of a running error is compressed by storing only its most significant bits and returning any remainder...
7486828 Method and apparatus for processing an image data for output  
A technique of processing an image data for output on a digital image device that compresses ( 164 ) a portion of a received image data to a data frame ( 110 ) according to a predefined size that...
7486829 Apparatus and method for image processing, and computer product  
In an image processing apparatus, a pseudo tone processor performs a pseudo tone process by performing an area coverage modulation expression process with respect to M-bit image data, to thereby...