Image processing apparatus and method, and storage medium storing image processing program
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- (a) input means for inputting image data;
(b) generation means for generating security data having at least certification information and protect period information required for protecting the image data;
(c) control means for selecting an encoding mode from among a plurality of kinds of encoding modes including at least an intraframe coding mode and an interframe coding mode, in accordance with the security data; and
(d) encoding means for encoding the image data using the encoding mode selected by said control means.
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Abstract
Disclosed are an image processing apparatus and a method therefor, which are characterized by the input of image data, the generation of security data to protect said image data, the control of an encoding mode in accordance with said security data, and the encoding of said image data using said encoding mode that is controlled; and a storage medium on which an image processing program is stored.
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25 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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(a) input means for inputting image data; (b) generation means for generating security data having at least certification information and protect period information required for protecting the image data; (c) control means for selecting an encoding mode from among a plurality of kinds of encoding modes including at least an intraframe coding mode and an interframe coding mode, in accordance with the security data; and (d) encoding means for encoding the image data using the encoding mode selected by said control means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24)
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22. An image processing method comprising the steps of:
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inputting image data; generating security data having at least certification information and protect period information required for protecting the image data; selecting an encoding mode from among a plurality of kinds of encoding modes including at least an intraframe coding mode and an interframe coding mode, in accordance with the security data; and encoding the image data using the encoding mode that is selected.
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23. A computer-readable storage medium on which an image processing program is stored, said image processing program comprising:
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a) code for an input step of inputting image data; b) code for a generation step of generating security data having at least certification information and protect period information required for protecting the image data; c) code for a control step of selecting an encoding mode from among a plurality of kinds of encoding modes including at least an intraframe coding mode and an interframe coding mode, in accordance with said security data; and d) code for an encoding step of encoding the image data using the encoding mode that is selected.
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25. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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(a) input means for inputting image data; (b) generation means for generating security data having at least protect period information required for protecting the image data; (c) control means for selecting an encoding mode for a frame from among a plurality of kinds of encoding modes, in accordance with the security data; and (d) encoding means for encoding the image data of a frame using the encoding mode selected by said control means.
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