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Image processing apparatus and processing method thereof

  • US 20070110323A1
  • Filed: 11/14/2005
  • Published: 05/17/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

  • an image input device, capturing pictures;

    an external memory, coupled to the image input device, storing the pictures; and

    an encoder, compressing the pictures retrieved from the external memory, further comprising;

    a moving picture compression unit, capable of compressing the pictures into compressed moving pictures;

    a still picture compression unit, capable of compressing the pictures into compressed still pictures; and

    a recording unit, coupled to the moving picture compression unit and the still picture compression unit, recording the compressed pictures;

    wherein, when the pictures captured by the image input device require both moving and still picture compression, the encoder compresses the pictures simultaneously.

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