Abstract: It is aimed at decreasing process load for arithmetic coding and effectively providing rate control by suppressing image quality degradation. In an image encoding apparatus 1, a code amount adding section 18 accumulates code amounts of arithmetic codes D17 for each bit plane encoded in an EBCOT section 17 and supplies an accumulated value to a control section 19. The control section 19 compares this accumulated value with a targeted code amount. When the accumulated value does not reach the targeted code amount, the control section 19 transmits a control signal D19 to the EBCOT section 17 to encode the next bit plane. When the accumulated value reaches the targeted code amount, the code amount adding section 18 supplies an encoded code stream D20 after completion of the code amount control to a header generation section 20 and a packet generation section 21.

Abstract: A wavelet transformation device for performing wavelet transformation at a plurality of levels as to image signals includes a horizontal filtering unit for subjecting the image signals to horizontal direction lowband analysis filtering and highband analysis filtering, and buffers which are independent for each of the levels, for holding frequency components, which are generated as the results of the horizontal direction analysis filtering by the horizontal filtering unit, for each of the levels.

Abstract: A wavelet transformation device for performing wavelet transformation at a plurality of levels as to image signals, comprises: a first buffer for storing, independently for each of the levels, a part of coefficients from the results of analysis filtering in the horizontal direction of the image signals; a second buffer for storing, independently for each of the levels, a part of coefficients generated in the computation process of analysis filtering in the vertical direction of the image signals; a vertical filtering unit for performing the vertical direction analysis filtering, using coefficients read out from the first and second buffers; and a horizontal filtering unit for performing analysis filtering in the horizontal direction, using coefficients from the results of the vertical direction analysis filtering as the input of the horizontal direction analysis filtering for the next level, except for the final level of the levels.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a horizontal analysis filtering unit that receives image data in units of lines and generates a low-frequency component and a high-frequency component by performing horizontal low-pass analysis filtering and horizontal high-pass analysis filtering every time the number of samples in a horizontal direction reaches a predetermined value; and a vertical analysis filtering unit that generates coefficient data of a plurality of subbands by performing vertical low-pass analysis filtering and vertical high-pass analysis filtering every time the number of lines in a vertical direction of low-frequency and high-frequency components generated by the horizontal analysis filtering unit reaches a predetermined value.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input unit that inputs image data; and an analysis filtering unit that generates coefficient data of a plurality of subbands by performing analysis filtering of the image data input by the input unit for each predetermined number of lines from an upper-end line to a lower-end line such that analysis filtering of a lower-end line of the current picture is completed before analysis filtering of an upper-end line of the next picture starts.

Abstract: In an image encoder (1), a quantizer (11) makes a quantization-step size set for each of low-frequency subbands whose resolution level belongs to a predetermined resolution level coincide with a quantization-step size set for each subband to encode an original image having the resolution level as it is. A low-pass rate controller (17) provides a rate control for the bit rate of arithmetic code D16 in all code blocks in a low-frequency subband to be less than a predetermined target bit rate. A high-pass rate controller (18) provides such a rate control that the bit rate of arithmetic code D17 in all code blocks in other subbands than the low-frequency subbands will be less than a target bit rate, that is, a bit rate resulted from subtraction of a bit rate D18 having actually occurred in the low-frequency subbands from a final target bit rate.

Abstract: A wavelet inverse transform method includes a decoding object coefficient extracting step of extracting only coefficients necessary for decoding a specified area from wavelet transform coefficients, and a wavelet inverse transform step of inverse transforming coefficients extracted from the decoding object coefficient extracting step. The decoding object coefficient extracting step extracts transform coefficients not only inside the specified area but also those outside the specified area. This enables only an optional partial picture to be decoded without decoding the entire picture. A corresponding wavelet inverse transform device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system allows data transfer in which the most appropriate packet processing is executed according to the performance of a terminal. A data transmission side stores scalable-encoded data in a packet as a payload, assigns priority-level information corresponding to a layer level of the encoded data stored in the packet to a packet header, and transmits the packet. A data receiving side performs processing by referring to the priority-level information. A level of priority dependent on an application is specified in an RTP payload header according to the degree of importance of scalable-encoded data, and a level of priority is further specified in an IP header. The most appropriate packet processing based on the performance of a terminal is allowed. Re-transmission control based on the layer level of encoded data is also allowed.

Abstract: A picture transmitting apparatus transmits, to a picture receiving apparatus, a picture as a predetermined area of an omnidirectional picture. The picture receiving apparatus displays a portion of the transmitted picture which corresponds to a viewpoint. When the viewpoint is moved, information of the movement is transmitted from the picture receiving apparatus to the picture transmitting apparatus, and a picture corresponding to the new viewpoint is transmitted from the picture transmitting apparatus to the picture receiving apparatus. The picture receiving apparatus displays a portion of the received picture which corresponds to the viewpoint.

Abstract: An image processing device, an image processing program and an image processing method for forming a composite image by superimposing an overlay image on a base image. Fixed length compressed image of the base image fixed length compressed data of the overlay image are formed by dividing data of the base image and data of the overlay image respectively into a plurality of blocks and by encoding a statistical parameter of each block, including a gray level representing the block, and quantization levels of respective pixels in the block. Then, while the fixed length compressed data is being checked in a block-by-block manner, the fixed length compressed data of the base image is taken in if the gray level of the block of the overlay image is 0, and the fixed length compressed data of the overlay image is taken in if the gray level of the block of the overlay image is not 0.

Abstract: JPEG-2000 data is formatted into RTP packets for transmission through the Internet. A priority field is provided in the format, and a value indicating the importance of a code stream included in a packet is stored therein. A type field indicates a payload type of a JPEG-2000 code stream. An mh_id field is provided as an identifier of a main header of the JPEG-2000 code stream and indicates a change in the main header. An mh_length field indicates the length of the main header and a fragment offset field stores the number of offset bytes from the start of an image of the packet.

Abstract: A segmenting section divides an input image into a plurality of segments. A hierarchizing section determines classes of the respective segments according to a predetermined criterion, and produces a class identification signal indicating the classes of the respective segments. A coding section encodes the segmented image signal into code data while changing the value of a coding control parameter for each of the segments in accordance with the class identification signal. Examples of the coding control parameter are a coding time interval and precision of quantization.

Abstract: An image coding device for reducing flicker noise in moving image coding based on Motion JPEG-2000, which applies wavelet transform to an input image, quantizes the wavelet transform coefficients, and replaces quantization coefficients of adjacent frames in accordance with a predetermined judgment condition. The device spreads the finally output quantization coefficients into bit-planes from the MSB to LSB, generates coding passes in each bit-plane, performs arithmetic coding in the coding passes, controls the code quantity to a target code quantity from the generated arithmetic codes, and generates a packet of the image data by attaching a header to the arithmetic codes. The quantization coefficients are replaced based on a difference of absolute values of the quantization coefficients at the same sub-band in the adjacent frames. By further adding the wavelet transform coefficients, erroneous detection in the substitution processing can be decreased and the flicker noise can be suppressed effectively.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a communication unit for communicating with another image processing device; and a controller for making a judgment based on information concerning a print job on the other image processing device obtained through the communication unit as to whether it is preferable or not to execute the print job on its own image processing device rather than to execute the print job on the other image processing device, and transferring the print job from the other image processing device to its own image processing device depending on the judgment result.

Abstract: To provide an encoding device configured to encode video by performing intra-frame encoding using wavelet transformation. The encoding device includes a generation unit configured to generate a composite image for every n temporally consecutive frames, and an encoding unit configured to perform the encoding for the composite image.

Abstract: According to the present invention, not only still images but also moving images can be compressed with high quality. In an image coding apparatus, a wavelet transform unit low-pass filters and high-pass filters an input image signal in the vertical and horizontal directions to hierarchically transform a low frequency component repetitively. In the case of an interlaced image, the wavelet transform unit further decomposes a subband including, for example, a horizontal low frequency component and a vertical high frequency component in consideration of the characteristics of the image signal. A code-block generation unit divides quantized coefficients into code-blocks each having a predetermined size. The code-block serves as a unit subjected to entropy coding. In the case of the interlaced image, each code-block is set to, for example, 32×32 so as to be smaller than each code-block of a progressive image.

Abstract: A compressed and encoded image is compared with a specific image to determine whether they are identical to the specific image, without completely decoding the compressed and encoded images. An image substantially identical to a specific image is retrieved from compressed and encoded video contents, without completely decoding the compressed and encoded video contents.

Abstract: A predetermined area of input image data (100) is read and stored into a memory section (1). As soon as data is stored in the data read memory section (1), wavelet conversion filtering is performed on the image area, in the horizontal or vertical direction, by a wavelet conversion section (5). The wavelet conversion section (5) comprises a fixed-point type wavelet conversion section (3) and an integer type wavelet conversion section (4). Data from the data read memory section (1) is switched and controlled by a switching section (2), and supplied to either the fixed-point wavelet conversion section (3) or the integer type wavelet conversion section (4).

Abstract: An encoded code stream is searched for a frame generally coincident with a specific frame without having to decoding the frame to its original image. The present invention provides an image search device that searches an object encoded code stream formed by compression coding of a plurality of frames for a frame generally coincident with a specific one, which includes a decoder for making entropy decoding of the object encoded code stream to generate quantization coefficients of each frame, a matching unit for making matching between the quantization coefficients of the specific frame and those of each frame which are generated by the decoder and correspond in sample position to those of the specific frame, and a judging unit for judging, based on the result of matching, whether the frame is generally coincident with the specific one.

Abstract: A predetermined area of input image data (100) is read and stored into a memory section (1). As soon as data is stored in the data read memory section (1), wavelet conversion filtering is performed on the image area, in the horizontal or vertical direction, by a wavelet conversion section (5). The wavelet conversion section (5) comprises a fixed-point type wavelet conversion section (3) and an integer type wavelet conversion section (4). Data from the data read memory section (1) is switched and controlled by a switching section (2), and supplied to either the fixed-point wavelet conversion section (3) or the integer type wavelet conversion section (4).