Image signal decoding device capable of removing block distortion with simple structure

• US 5,787,204 A
• Filed: 02/06/1997
• Issued: 07/28/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Olympus Optical Corporation Limited (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Olympus Optical Corporation Limited (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Fukuda, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Boudreau, Leo H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MEHTA, BHAVESH M
• Application Number:
  US08/796,534
• Time in Patent Office: 537 Days
• Field of Search: 382/233, 382/251, 382/239, 382/232, 382/250, 348/403, 348/404, 348/416, 348/420, 348/437-438, 358/426, 358/432, 358/430, 358/433, 358/447, 358/463
• US Class Current: 382/233
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/527 Global motion vector estimation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/86 involving reduction of coding artifacts, e.g. of blockiness

Abstract

An image signal decoding device divides image data into blocks and performs orthogonal transform on image data of each of block to thereby decode coded image data. An inverse orthogonal transform circuit performs inverse orthogonal transform on the coded image data. A detecting circuit detects the band of each of the blocks of the coded image data. A distortion removing circuit changes the distortion removal characteristics according to the band detected by the detecting circuit to remove distortion of image data subjected to the inverse orthogonal transform by the inverse orthogonal transform circuit.

Claims

1. An image signal decoding device for decoding supplied coded image data previously compressed by dividing into blocks and performing orthogonal transformation on the image data of each of the blocks and further quantizing frequency components obtained via said orthogonal transformation, said supplied image data in compressed form being decompressed through said decoding, comprising:

inverse quantization means for performing an inverse quantization on the compressed data supplied thereto and for recovering coefficients for said orthogonal transformation;

inverse orthogonal transforming means for performing inverse orthogonal transformation on the inverse-quantized data obtained via said inverse quantization means so as to obtain decompressed image data of decoded form and for producing decoded image data;

significant coefficients decision means for deciding whether or not transform coefficients respectively corresponding to the blocks are significant coefficients prior to said inverse quantization of transform coefficients of each block;

recognizing means for providing recognition of a state of distribution concerning said coefficients for said orthogonal transformation on the basis of the decision made by said significant coefficients decision means; and

distortion removing means for removing distortion included in said decompressed image data produced by said inverse orthogonal transforming means, thereby varying distortion removal characteristics on the basis of the recognition for said state of distribution concerning said coefficients as made via said recognizing means.

2. An image signal decoding device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said significant coefficients decision means comprising a non-zero coefficient decision circuit for deciding whether or not the value of each coefficients is zero, said each coefficients prior to be subjected to the inverse quantization of transform coefficients of said each block.