Image processing apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus having an image processing function, comprising:
- first acquisition means for acquiring a first portion of data as a data stream obtained from image data that has been sequentially converted and encoded;
decoding means for decoding the data acquired by said first acquisition means and obtaining a two-dimensional image;
analysis means for analyzing the two-dimensional image obtained by said decoding means and determining a region of interest within the two-dimensional image; and
second acquisition means for acquiring a second portion of data as a data stream obtained from the image data based on the region of interest determined by said analysis means.
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Abstract
An apparatus having image processing function performs image processing method. In the image processing method, a first portion of data is acquired as a data stream obtained from image data that has been sequentially converted and encoded, then the acquired data is decoded to obtain a two-dimensional image. The two-dimensional image is analyzed to determine a region of interest within the two-dimensional image. Then, a second portion of data is acquired as a data stream obtained from the image data based on the region of interest. Thus, areas that are useful to the diagnosis can be displayed promptly and in detail.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus having an image processing function, comprising:
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first acquisition means for acquiring a first portion of data as a data stream obtained from image data that has been sequentially converted and encoded;
decoding means for decoding the data acquired by said first acquisition means and obtaining a two-dimensional image;
analysis means for analyzing the two-dimensional image obtained by said decoding means and determining a region of interest within the two-dimensional image; and
second acquisition means for acquiring a second portion of data as a data stream obtained from the image data based on the region of interest determined by said analysis means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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9. (canceled)
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11. A method of image processing, comprising:
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a first acquisition step of acquiring a first portion of data as a data stream obtained from image data that has been sequentially converted and encoded;
a decoding step of decoding the data acquired in the first acquisition step and obtaining a two-dimensional image;
an analysis step of analyzing the two-dimensional image obtained in the decoding step and determining a region of interest within the two-dimensional image; and
a second acquisition step of acquiring a second portion of data as a data stream obtained from the image data based on the region of interest determined in the analysis step. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. (canceled)
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21. A program that causes a computer to execute an image processing method, the image processing method comprising:
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a first acquisition step of acquiring a first portion of data as a data stream obtained from image data that has been sequenced, converted and encoded;
a decoding step of decoding the data acquired in the first acquisition step and obtaining a two-dimensional image;
an analysis step of analyzing the two-dimensional image obtained in the decoding step and determining a region of interest within the two-dimensional image; and
a second acquisition step of acquiring a second portion of data as a data stream obtained from the image data based on the region of interest determined in the analysis step.
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22. A computer readable recording medium containing a program that causes a computer to execute an image processing method, the image processing method comprising:
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a first acquisition step of acquiring a first portion of data as a data stream obtained from image data that has been sequentially converted and encoded;
a decoding step of decoding the data acquired in the first acquisition step and obtaining a two-dimensional image;
an analysis step of analyzing the two-dimensional image obtained in the decoding step and determining a region of interest within the two-dimensional image; and
a second acquisition step of acquiring a second portion of data as a data stream obtained from the image data based on the region of interest determined in the analysis step.
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23. A computer into which a computer-readable recording medium containing a program that causes the computer to execute an image processing method, the image processing method comprising:
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a first acquisition step of acquiring a first portion of data as a data stream obtained from image data that has been sequentially converted and encoded;
a decoding step of decoding the data acquired in the first acquisition step and obtaining a two-dimensional image;
an analysis step for analyzing the two-dimensional image obtained in the decoding step and determining a region of interest within the two-dimensional image; and
a second acquisition step for acquiring a second portion of data as a data stream obtained from the image data based on the region of interest determined in the analysis step.
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