Abstract: This invention can control a code amount while suppressing image quality degradation of a virtual view-point image. An image processing apparatus comprises a reception unit which receives encoded image data from an image capturing device of interest among a plurality of image capturing devices, a determination unit which determines, based on an index value of an image quality represented by encoded image data received in the past from the image capturing device of interest and the index value of an image quality represented by encoded image data transmitted by another image capturing device, a permissible range of a target image quality of a captured image, and a setting unit which sets, in an encoding unit of the image capturing device of interest, an encoding parameter according to an image quality in the determined permissible range.

Abstract: This invention makes it possible to increase an encoding efficiency and reduce redundant processing. For this, an encoding apparatus includes a first encoder which encodes a run length in which identical pixels continue, a second encoder which prediction-encodes a pixel of an encoding target, a first determiner which determines whether a pixel of interest is located within a predetermined range on a line on which the pixel of interest is located, thereby determines whether to apply the second encoder to the pixel of interest, and a second determiner which, if the pixel of interest is located outside the predetermined range, determines, by referring to an already encoded pixel located around the pixel of interest, which one of the first encoder and the second encoder is to be applied to the pixel of interest.

Abstract: This invention makes it possible to increase an encoding efficiency and reduce redundant processing. For this, an encoding apparatus includes a first encoder which encodes a run length in which identical pixels continue, a second encoder which prediction-encodes a pixel of an encoding target, a first determiner which determines whether a pixel of interest is located within a predetermined range on a line on which the pixel of interest is located, thereby determines whether to apply the second encoder to the pixel of interest, and a second determiner which, if the pixel of interest is located outside the predetermined range, determines, by referring to an already encoded pixel located around the pixel of interest, which one of the first encoder and the second encoder is to be applied to the pixel of interest.

Abstract: This invention can control a code amount while suppressing image quality degradation of a virtual view-point image. An image processing apparatus comprises a reception unit which receives encoded image data from an image capturing device of interest among a plurality of image capturing devices, a determination unit which determines, based on an index value of an image quality represented by encoded image data received in the past from the image capturing device of interest and the index value of an image quality represented by encoded image data transmitted by another image capturing device, a permissible range of a target image quality of a captured image, and a setting unit which sets, in an encoding unit of the image capturing device of interest, an encoding parameter according to an image quality in the determined permissible range.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus includes a transformer which performs wavelet transform on image data to generate coefficients of subbands, and a predictive encoder which performs predictive coding on the coefficients. The predictive encoder includes a symbol generator which generates a symbol as an encoding target from a predictive error, an encoder which performs entropy coding on the generated symbol using a parameter determined in a process of encoding an immediately preceding coefficient of the coefficient of interest, an estimation unit which estimates a tentative symbol corresponding to a succeeding coefficient to be encoded next to the coefficient of interest, and a determination unit which determines a parameter for the succeeding coefficient from a code length obtained when assuming that the tentative symbol estimated by the estimation unit is obtained by encoding a parameter used when encoding the symbol of the coefficient of interest.

Abstract: This invention makes it possible to increase an encoding efficiency and reduce redundant processing. For this, an encoding apparatus includes a first encoder which encodes a run length in which identical pixels continue, a second encoder which prediction-encodes a pixel of an encoding target, a first determiner which determines whether a pixel of interest is located within a predetermined range on a line on which the pixel of interest is located, thereby determines whether to apply the second encoder to the pixel of interest, and a second determiner which, if the pixel of interest is located outside the predetermined range, determines, by referring to an already encoded pixel located around the pixel of interest, which one of the first encoder and the second encoder is to be applied to the pixel of interest.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus includes a transformer which performs wavelet transform on image data to generate coefficients of subbands, and a predictive encoder which performs predictive coding on the coefficients. The predictive encoder includes a symbol generator which generates a symbol as an encoding target from a predictive error, an encoder which performs entropy coding on the generated symbol using a parameter determined in a process of encoding an immediately preceding coefficient of the coefficient of interest, an estimation unit which estimates a tentative symbol corresponding to a succeeding coefficient to be encoded next to the coefficient of interest, and a determination unit which determines a parameter for the succeeding coefficient from a code length obtained when assuming that the tentative symbol estimated by the estimation unit is obtained by encoding a parameter used when encoding the symbol of the coefficient of interest.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an anchor point candidate information extraction unit configured to decide coordinates of anchor point candidates and attributes of the anchor point candidates based on a plurality of predetermined extraction rules and a sequence of coordinate points that expresses an outline of image data; an anchor point decision unit configured to decide an anchor point candidate to be reduced based on the attributes of the anchor point candidates and priority orders set in advance for the attributes, and configured to decide anchor points by reducing the decided anchor point candidates to be reduced; a control point coordinate decision unit configured to decide control point coordinates based on the anchor points decided by the anchor point decision unit and the sequence of coordinate points; and a data output unit configured to output information including the coordinates of the decided anchor points and the decided control point coordinates.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: a division unit configured to divide an input image into a plurality of color regions based on a color difference; a color gradient information calculation unit configured to calculate color gradient information at a boundary between the divided color regions from color information of the input image; an attribute determination unit configured to determine a gradation attribute representing a characteristic of a color gradient at the boundary using the color gradient information; and a vectorization target determination unit configured to determine, based on the gradation attribute of the boundary determined by the attribute determination unit, whether the input image is a vectorization target.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: a unit configured to generate a gradation cluster by determining color regions belonging to the same gradation among a plurality of color regions using gradation attribute of boundary, and to generate gradation cluster information including information about a color region belonging to the generated gradation cluster and a gradation type of the gradation cluster; a unit configured to generate a gradation parameter for each gradation region using the color region, the color gradient information, and the gradation cluster information; a unit configured to integrate color regions belonging to the same gradation using the gradation cluster information; and a unit configured to generate a contour vector description based on a color region after integration, and to generate vector data of the gradation region based on the contour vector description and the gradation parameter.

Abstract: Function approximation performed when a raster image is converted into a vector image is performed in a simple manner with high accuracy, without using feedback. When anchor points are extracted from a coordinate point sequence obtained from the raster image, and function approximation is performed on the coordinate point sequence between anchor points, an appropriate point among coordinate points defined in a unit approximation section that is partitioned by anchor points is selected, and after setting the direction of the corresponding coordinate point as a tangential direction, correction is performed such that the position of a control point obtained from a tangent line does not intersect another control point.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an anchor point information extraction unit configured to decide coordinates of anchor points and attributes of the anchor points based on a plurality of predetermined extraction rules and a sequence of coordinate points that expresses an outline of image data; a tangential direction decision unit configured to decide tangential directions at an anchor point of interest based on the attribute of the anchor point of interest and coordinate points which are located within a predetermined range from the anchor point of interest; a control point coordinate calculation unit configured to calculate control point coordinates based on the tangential directions and the coordinates of the anchor point of interest; and a data output unit configured to output information including the coordinates of the anchor points and the control point coordinates.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: a unit configured to generate a gradation cluster by determining color regions belonging to the same gradation among a plurality of color regions using gradation attribute of boundary, and to generate gradation cluster information including information about a color region belonging to the generated gradation cluster and a gradation type of the gradation cluster; a unit configured to generate a gradation parameter for each gradation region using the color region, the color gradient information, and the gradation cluster information; a unit configured to integrate color regions belonging to the same gradation using the gradation cluster information; and a unit configured to generate a contour vector description based on a color region after integration, and to generate vector data of the gradation region based on the contour vector description and the gradation parameter.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: a division unit configured to divide an input image into a plurality of color regions based on a color difference; a color gradient information calculation unit configured to calculate color gradient information at a boundary between the divided color regions from color information of the input image; an attribute determination unit configured to determine a gradation attribute representing a characteristic of a color gradient at the boundary using the color gradient information; and a vectorization target determination unit configured to determine, based on the gradation attribute of the boundary determined by the attribute determination unit, whether the input image is a vectorization target.

Abstract: Function approximation performed when a raster image is converted into a vector image is performed in a simple manner with high accuracy, without using feedback. When anchor points are extracted from a coordinate point sequence obtained from the raster image, and function approximation is performed on the coordinate point sequence between anchor points, an appropriate point among coordinate points defined in a unit approximation section that is partitioned by anchor points is selected, and after setting the direction of the corresponding coordinate point as a tangential direction, correction is performed such that the position of a control point obtained from a tangent line does not intersect another control point.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an anchor point information extraction unit configured to decide coordinates of anchor points and attributes of the anchor points based on a plurality of predetermined extraction rules and a sequence of coordinate points that expresses an outline of image data; a tangential direction decision unit configured to decide tangential directions at an anchor point of interest based on the attribute of the anchor point of interest and coordinate points which are located within a predetermined range from the anchor point of interest; a control point coordinate calculation unit configured to calculate control point coordinates based on the tangential directions and the coordinates of the anchor point of interest; and a data output unit configured to output information including the coordinates of the anchor points and the control point coordinates.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an anchor point candidate information extraction unit configured to decide coordinates of anchor point candidates and attributes of the anchor point candidates based on a plurality of predetermined extraction rules and a sequence of coordinate points that expresses an outline of image data; an anchor point decision unit configured to decide an anchor point candidate to be reduced based on the attributes of the anchor point candidates and priority orders set in advance for the attributes, and configured to decide anchor points by reducing the decided anchor point candidates to be reduced; a control point coordinate decision unit configured to decide control point coordinates based on the anchor points decided by the anchor point decision unit and the sequence of coordinate points; and a data output unit configured to output information including the coordinates of the decided anchor points and the decided control point coordinates.