IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, ENCODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20100225778A1
• Filed: 11/14/2008
• Published: 09/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Hosokawa, Satoshi
• Application Number:
  US12/738,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20100225778A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/222.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3876 Recombination of partial images to recreate the original image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/423 characterised by memory arrangements H04N19/433 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/60 using transform coding

Abstract

An image capturing device, encoding method, and program in which even if the capturing of a large sized image is required, the capacity of a memory required for processing can be reduced.

The image capturing device comprises a division transfer means for individually outputting arbitrary rectangular areas in captured images, a division encoding means for encoding the data from the division transfer means using a partial encoder, and combining means for combining the encoded data at the end.

Claims

1. An image capturing device comprising:

a division transfer unit for individually outputting arbitrary rectangular areas in captured images;

a division encoding unit for encoding the data from said division transfer unit using a partial encoder; and

a combining unit for combining the encoded data at the end.

2. The image capturing device of claim 1 further comprising a rotational process unit for performing a rotational process of an image data outputted by said division transfer unit.

3. An encoding method comprising:

a division transfer step for individually outputting arbitrary rectangular areas in captured images;

a division encoding step for encoding the data from said division transfer unit using a partial encoder; and

a combining step for combining the encoded data at the end.

4. The encoding method of claim 3 further comprising a step for performing a rotational process of an image data outputted by said division transfer step.

5. A recording medium, in which a program which makes a computer execute processing to encode images, the processing comprising:

a division transfer step for individually outputting arbitrary rectangular areas in captured images;

a division encoding step for encoding the data from said division transfer unit using a partial encoder; and

a combining step for combining the encoded data at the end.

6. The recording medium of claim 5, in which a program which makes a computer execute processing to encode images, the processing further comprising a step for performing a rotational process of an image data outputted by said division transfer step.