Abstract:
The invention provides an image processing apparatus which processes input image data and outputs the processed image data, comprising: a plurality of image processing means including first image processing means with a fixed image processing capability and second image processing means with a variable image processing capability; instruction means for instructing the second image processing means to exhibit the image processing capability corresponding to an operation mode; and control means for supplying the image data to the plurality of image processing means, causing the plurality of image processing means to execute processing corresponding to the operation mode, receiving the image data processed by the plurality of image processing means, and sorting the received image data in accordance with the operation mode, wherein the control means realizes image processing corresponding to the operation mode using at least the first image processing means and the second image processing means.
Abstract:
A computer device (1) executes a digital picture taking application. The computer device comprises a camera (2) having an optical system (3), an electronic image sensor (4) providing raw image data and image data compressing means (5) compressing the raw image data into a compressed picture data stream (CPS), a display (6), a computing sub- system (7) and a data bus (9) interfacing the computing sub-system (7) with the image data compressing means (5). The image data compressing means (5) generate the compressed picture data stream (CPS) with a variable and externally controllable compression rate. A CPU and bus bandwidth manager (11) monitors the available CPU utilisation and bus bandwidth in dependence on the activities of the computer program applications and allocates bus bandwidth to active computer program applications. Imaging control means (12) control the compression rate of the image data compressing means (5) in dependence on the available bus bandwidth.
Abstract:
An optical data storage device (10) adapted to act as a "host" or master on a peripheral interface (14) ( e.g. Universal Serial Bus) allows easy (automatic and single button activated) storage of data from a consumer electronic device (16) such as Digital Still Camera (DSC) directly connected to the device on a standard optical storage medium (13) such as CD-R without the need for a (10) personal computer. The images are decompressed and stored (11) within the drive memory (22), re-compressed into a standard format, MPEG-1 (transcoded). The transcoded images are recorded onto the optical medium (13) in a format where each still image is written as a separate image frame. The standard format is compatible with the Video CD (or VCD) standard. This invention also provides a device comprising two peripheral interfaces and adapted (18) to act as a host on both, so that the separate or other form of data storage device including HDD or flash memory can be used.
Abstract:
An image capture (10), conversion (18 and 65), compression (24, 62, 66, and 67), storage (46) and transmission system (83 and 32) provides a data signal representing the image in a format (60) and protocol (28, 64, 68, and 75) capable of being transmitted over any of a plurality of readily available transmission systems (83 and 32) and received by readily available, standard equipment receiving stations (34, 85, 89, and 91). In its most comprehensive form, the system is capable of sending and receiving audio, documentary and visual image data to and from standard remote stations readily available throughout the world.
Abstract:
A color facsimile comprises a multilevel JPEG coding/decoding means (106) for coding color data, and a binary JBIG coding/decoding means (108). When the receiving side facsimile employs the same recording system as that of the transmitting side facsimile, color data read out by a color correcting section (119) are corrected with a correction value corresponding to the characteristics of a recording means of the transmitter, binarized and coded by the JBIG coding/decoding means (108) and transmitted. When the receiving side facsimile does not employ the same recording system as that of the transmitting side facsimile, the read out color data are coded by the JPEG coding/decoding means (106) and transmitted. Since the amount of data transmitted can be reduced without causing degradation of the image quality, the communication time can be shortened and low memory capacity can be avoided.
Abstract:
A Mobile Switching Center (MSC) includes a cellular modem pool (230) that comprises a number of pairs of modems in which the data terminal equipment (DTE) ports of each modem pair are cross-connected in a 'back-to-back' fashion. This allows the two modems of each pair to interchange data via their DTE ports and thereby isolate that portion of a cellular fax call over the cellular communications channel (200) from that portion of the cellular fax call through the PSTN. Fax information is transmitted over the PSTN-portion of the cellular fax call using a '1-D' fax compression scheme. However, fax information is transmitted over the cellular-portion of the cellular fax call using a '2-D' fax compression scheme and a data modulation as specified in AT & T Paradyne's 'Enhanced Throughput Cellular' (ETC) Protocol. The fax terminal equipment at the cellular end of the cellular fax call is configured to perform fax compression/decompression using the '2-D' fax compression scheme. The PSTN-side modem (300) of the cellular modem pool performs the translation between the '2-D' and '1-D' fax compression schemes transmitted on the cellular-side and PSTN-side, respectively.
Abstract:
An image interface circuit for compressing an image for subsequent transmission via a radio transmission channel, comprising: an image reception port; an image reception circuit (100) for receiving an image from said image reception port in a first compressed signal format; an image decompression circuit for decompressing said first compressed signal format; an image segmenting circuit for segmenting the image into text and non-text areas; an optical character recogniser for recognising text characters in the text areas and generating corresponding character data; an image encoder circuit for compression-encoding the non-text areas into an image data in a second image signal format different to said first image format; a compressed image transmission port connected to said radio transmission channel, and; a signal combiner circuit for combining the character data and the image data into a combined signal and supplying the combined signal to the compressed image transmission port.
Abstract:
An image interface circuit for compressing an image for subsequent transmission via a radio transmission channel, comprising: an image reception port; an image reception circuit (100) for receiving an image from said image reception port in a first compressed signal format; an image decompression circuit for decompressing said first compressed signal format; an image segmenting circuit for segmenting the image into text and non-text areas; an optical character recogniser for recognising text characters in the text areas and generating corresponding character data; an image encoder circuit for compression-encoding the non-text areas into an image data in a second image signal format different to said first image format; a compressed image transmission port connected to said radio transmission channel, and; a signal combiner circuit for combining the character data and the image data into a combined signal and supplying the combined signal to the compressed image transmission port.
Abstract:
Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, a device includes a user-accessible digital storage medium, and a storage medium manager module. The storage manager module includes a storage manager module operable to save a digital image in a form in the user-accessible digital storage medium, and then alter the form of the saved digital image if a condition is met.
Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for image adaptation includes accepting a digitally-represented input image and a target size requirement. The input image is modified by optimally determining at least one of a resolution of the input image and a quality of the input image, the quality defining an amount of information allocated to represent each pixel value of the input image, so as to produce a compressed output image meeting the target size requirement.