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Number: 382/243
Name: Image analysis > Image compression or coding > Shape, icon, or feature-based compression
Description: Subject matter including means or processes for assigning codes to shapes, symbols and other features detected in the image.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
6775412 Lossless region of interest coding Aug. 10, 2004
6763069 Extraction of high-level features from low-level features of multimedia content Jul. 13, 2004
6760480 Apparatus and method of encoding an image using a statistical model based on pixels Jul. 6, 2004
6751629 Method for organizing map data Jun. 15, 2004
6751357 Data structure for image transmission, image coding method, and image decoding method Jun. 15, 2004
6744919 Classification of blocks for compression based on number of distinct colors Jun. 1, 2004
6741748 Scan interleaving method based on context values of neighboring pixels, improved encoding/decoding method of binary shape data and encoding/decoding apparatus suitable for the same May. 25, 2004
6738169 Image processing apparatus and method May. 18, 2004
6735344 Data structure for image transmission, image coding method, and image decoding method May. 11, 2004
6728406 Image analyzing apparatus and method as well as program record medium Apr. 27, 2004
6718066 Method and apparatus for coding an image object of arbitrary shape Apr. 6, 2004
6714684 Subband image compression of blocks within a bounded shape using a resolution transform Mar. 30, 2004
6714591 Video image coding device and video image decoding device Mar. 30, 2004
6707949 Generalized scalability for video coder based on video objects Mar. 16, 2004
6704434 Vehicle driving information storage apparatus and vehicle driving information storage method Mar. 9, 2004
6701021 System and method for encoding/decoding multidimensional data using successive approximation multi-stage vector quantization Mar. 2, 2004
6697531 Image coding and decoding using a position and shape map Feb. 24, 2004
6690830 Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding image data Feb. 10, 2004
6683992 Image decoding apparatus and image coding apparatus Jan. 27, 2004
6683993 Encoding and decoding with super compression a via a priori generic objects Jan. 27, 2004
6681048 Image coding apparatus and an image decoding apparatus Jan. 20, 2004
6674910 Apparatus and method for image-compression encoding and decoding using adaptive transform Jan. 6, 2004
6671412 Motion image coding apparatus for performing hierarchical coding Dec. 30, 2003
6668091 3D mesh coding/decoding method Dec. 23, 2003
6668098 Method and device for the geometric transformation of an image in a computer communication network Dec. 23, 2003
6665445 Data structure for image transmission, image coding method, and image decoding method Dec. 16, 2003
6661928 Image encoding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, image encoding method, image decoding method, image encoding program recording medium and image decoding program recording medium Dec. 9, 2003
6643410 Method of determining the extent of blocking artifacts in a digital image Nov. 4, 2003
6643414 Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and data storage media Nov. 4, 2003
6640013 Image decoding using a shape map Oct. 28, 2003
6636637 Method and arrangement for coding and decoding a digitized image Oct. 21, 2003
6636644 Image processing suitable for use with MPEG4, avoiding false-color problems in extraction of portions of an image Oct. 21, 2003
6633680 System, method and computer program product for small-font compression Oct. 14, 2003
6633681 Shape information coder and decoder dividing shape information into lower-resolution subsets Oct. 14, 2003
6625212 Pixel padding procedure using SIMD operations or vector processing Sep. 23, 2003
6621939 Scene description generating apparatus and method, object extracting method, and recording medium Sep. 16, 2003
6621932 Video image decoding and composing method and video image decoding and composing apparatus Sep. 16, 2003
6618444 Scene description nodes to support improved chroma-key shape representation of coded arbitrary images and video objects Sep. 9, 2003
6614940 System, method and computer program product for generic outline font compression Sep. 2, 2003
6614938 Image compression with orthogonal transform of blocks within a bounded shape Sep. 2, 2003
6611628 Method of image feature coding and method of image search Aug. 26, 2003
6606329 Device for demultiplexing coded data Aug. 12, 2003
6597814 Image coding for transmitting information of shape, pixel value, and coding modes Jul. 22, 2003
6594315 Formatting of recompressed data in an MPEG decoder Jul. 15, 2003
6591270 Method for organizing map data Jul. 8, 2003
6591018 Method for supplementing digital image with picture element, and digital image encoder and decoder using the same Jul. 8, 2003
6584229 Macroblock-based object-oriented coding method of image sequence having a stationary background Jun. 24, 2003
6584230 Image decoding of image content within a boundary based on a map resolution transformed signal Jun. 24, 2003
6584231 System and method for selective grayscale compression for defect images Jun. 24, 2003
6580832 Apparatus and method for coding/decoding scalable shape binary image, using mode of lower and current layers Jun. 17, 2003

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