Abstract: A data flow graph processing method divides a program describing target operations into two or more subprograms and converts each of the two or more subprograms into a data flow graph (DFG) representing dependency in execution between operations carried out in sequence. Also generated is flow data indicating the order of execution of DFGs corresponding to respective subprograms. DFGs are converted into configuration data and the flow data is converted into control data.

Abstract: A motion picture decoding apparatus according to the invention includes: a coefficient reducing circuit for removing orthogonal transform coefficients for high horizontal frequencies from a certain sized block of orthogonal transform coefficients obtained from an input signal, thereby reducing the number of transform coefficients to half; an inverse orthogonal transformation circuit for performing an inverse orthogonal transform operation by using the transform coefficients reduced by the coefficient reducing circuit, thereby obtaining, on a block-by-block basis, reconstructed image data or time-axis prediction error data horizontally compressed to ½; an adder for generating reconstructed image data horizontally compressed to ½, based on the time-axis prediction error data provided by the inverse orthogonal transformation circuit and on predetermined reference image data; and one or more than one reference image memories for storing reconstructed image data which is included in the reconstructed image data pr

Abstract: An Hadamard transform coding circuit changes a rounding method for each Hadamard transform block to prevent a rounding operation from providing an error biased in one direction, as seen in a picture in its entirety, for data compression and rounding. More specifically, after Hadamard transform there exist decimal parts 0.0, 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75, and if a numerical value is simply rounded off a probability would be increased that the numerical value is biased to increase in absolute value. Accordingly for 0.5 a rounding operation to provide an integer switches for each block. Thus a motion image decoding apparatus can be provided to reduce error accumulation and suppress flickering, color variation and other similar noticeable degradations.

Abstract: A data flow graph processing method divides a program describing target operations into two or more subprograms and converts each of the two or more subprograms into a data flow graph (DFG) representing dependency in execution between operations carried out in sequence. Also generated is flow data indicating the order of execution of DFGs corresponding to respective subprograms. DFGs are converted into configuration data and the flow data is converted into control data.

Abstract: Image data scaled by a scaling circuit and then multiplied by a weighting factor by a weighting factor multiplier circuit and an on-screen-display (OSD) data multiplied by a weighting factor by a weighting factor multiplier circuit and then scaled by a scaling circuit are combined together by a combining circuit to generate composite image data and the resultant composite image data is accordingly reproduced.

Abstract: A motion picture decoding apparatus according to the invention includes: a coefficient reducing circuit for removing orthogonal transform coefficients for high horizontal frequencies from a certain sized block of orthogonal transform coefficients obtained from an input signal, thereby reducing the number of transform coefficients to half; an inverse orthogonal transformation circuit for performing an inverse orthogonal transform operation by using the transform coefficients reduced by the coefficient reducing circuit, thereby obtaining, on a block-by-block basis, reconstructed image data or time-axis prediction error data horizontally compressed to ½; an adder for generating reconstructed image data horizontally compressed to ½, based on the time-axis prediction error data provided by the inverse orthogonal transformation circuit and on predetermined reference image data; and one or more than one reference image memories for storing reconstructed image data which is included in the reconstructed

Abstract: An Hadamard transform coding circuit changes a rounding method for each Hadamard transform block to prevent a rounding operation from providing an error biased in one direction, as seen in a picture in its entirety, for data compression and rounding. More specifically, after Hadamard transform there exist dismal parts 0.0, 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75, and if a numerical value is simply rounded off a probability would be increased that the numerical value is biased to increase in absolute value. Accordingly for 0.5 a rounding operation to provide an integer switches for each block. Thus a motion image decoding apparatus can be provided to reduce error accumulation and suppress flickering, color variation and other similar noticeable degradations.

Abstract: Image data scaled by a scaling circuit and then multiplied by a weighting factor by a weighting factor multiplier circuit and an on-screen-display (OSD) data multiplied by a weighting factor by a weighting factor multiplier circuit and then scaled by a scaling circuit are combined together by a combining circuit to generate composite image data and the resultant composite image data is accordingly reproduced.

Abstract: In the event of recording a picture signal for left eye and a picture signal for right eye, a picture signal for one of right and left eyes limited in band by a low pass filter as being an additional signal and a picture signal for the other eye as being a primary signal, and the additional signal together with the primary signal are recorded on recording medium.