Image processing apparatus and method therefor
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting an image;
dividing means for dividing the image into a plurality of image regions;
display means for displaying information representing an encoding method to be used together with communication cost obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding method in units of image regions divided by said dividing means;
changing means for changing the encoding method;
encoding means for performing encoding in units of image regions in accordance with the encoding method changed by said changing means; and
output means for outputting image data encoded by said encoding means.
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Abstract
In an image processing system, a color or monochrome image region in an image is discriminated, and communication charges are displayed, as required when regions of the image are encoded by appropriate encoding methods in units of the regions, and are transmitted to a designated destination. An operator switches an encoding method with reference to the displayed information, thereby determining appropriate encoding methods in units of displayed regions. Therefore, a transmission that sufficiently reflects the operator'"'"'s intention is achieved.
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39 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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input means for inputting an image; dividing means for dividing the image into a plurality of image regions; display means for displaying information representing an encoding method to be used together with communication cost obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding method in units of image regions divided by said dividing means; changing means for changing the encoding method; encoding means for performing encoding in units of image regions in accordance with the encoding method changed by said changing means; and output means for outputting image data encoded by said encoding means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 33)
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10. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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input means for inputting an image; dividing means for dividing the image into a plurality of image regions in accordance with image features; setting means for setting encoding methods in units of image regions divided by said dividing means; display means for displaying information representing the encoding methods set by said setting means together with communication costs obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding method in units of image regions; changing means for changing the encoding method; encoding means for performing encoding in units of image regions in accordance with the encoding method changed by said changing means; and output means for outputting image data encoded by said encoding means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A medium which stores a computer readable program for processing an image comprising:
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means for causing input of an image; means for causing dividing of the image into a plurality of image regions; means for causing displaying of information representing an encoding method to be used together with communication cost obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding in units of the image regions; means for causing changing of the encoding means; means for causing encoding of the image in accordance with the changed encoding method; and means for causing output of the encoded image. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. An image processing method comprising:
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a dividing step of dividing an input image into a plurality of image regions; a display step of displaying information representing an encoding method to be used together with communication cost obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding method in units of image regions divided in the dividing step; a changing step of changing the encoding method by an operator; and an encoding step of performing encoding in units of image regions in accordance with the encoding method changed in the changing step, wherein image data encoded in the encoding step is output.
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30. An image processing method comprising:
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a dividing step of dividing an input image into a plurality of image regions in accordance with image features; a setting step of setting encoding methods in units of image regions divided in the dividing step; a display step of displaying information representing the encoding methods set in the setting step together with communication cost obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding methods respectively in units of image regions; a changing step of changing the encoding method by an operator; and an encoding step of performing encoding in units of image regions in accordance with the encoding method changed in the changing step, wherein image data encoded in the encoding step is output. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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34. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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input means for inputting an image; dividing means for dividing the image into a plurality of image regions; display means for displaying information representing an encoding method to be used together with communication time obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding method in units of image regions divided by said dividing means; changing means for changing the encoding method; encoding means for performing encoding in units of image regions in accordance with the encoding method changed by said changing means; and output means for outputting image data encoded by said encoding means.
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35. An image processing method comprising:
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an input step of inputting an image; a dividing step of dividing the image into a plurality of image regions; a display step of displaying information representing an encoding method to be used together with communication time obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding method in units of image regions divided in the dividing step; a changing step of changing the encoding method; an encoding step of performing encoding in units of image regions in accordance with the encoding method changed in the changing step; and an output step of outputting image data encoded in the encoding step.
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36. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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input means for inputting an image; dividing means for dividing the image into a plurality of image regions; display means for displaying information representing an encoding method to be used together with communication cost obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding method in units of image regions divided by said dividing means; changing means for changing the encoding method; updating means for updating communication cost displayed by said display means in accordance with the encoding method changed by said changing means.
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37. An image processing method comprising:
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an input step of inputting an image; a dividing step of dividing the image into a plurality of image regions; a display step of displaying information representing an encoding method to be used together with communication cost obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding method in units of image regions divided in the dividing means; a changing step of changing the encoding method; an updating step of updating communication cost displayed in the display step in accordance with the encoding method changed in the changing step.
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38. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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input means for inputting an image; dividing means for dividing the image into a plurality of image regions; display means for displaying information representing an encoding method to be used together with communication time obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding method in units of image regions divided by said dividing means; changing means for changing the encoding method; updating means for updating communication time displayed by said display means in accordance with the encoding method changed by said changing means.
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39. An image processing method comprising:
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an input step of inputting an image; a dividing step of dividing the image into a plurality of image regions; a display step of displaying information representing an encoding method to be used together with communication time obtained upon execution of encoding by the encoding method in units of image regions divided in the dividing means; a changing step of changing the encoding method; an updating step of updating communication time displayed in the display step in accordance with the encoding method changed in the changing step.
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