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Image signal coding method, image signal coding apparatus and storage medium

  • US 7,016,411 B2
  • Filed: 06/13/2002
  • Issued: 03/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image signal coding method for generating a sprite image from moving images, the method comprising:

  • inputting an image to be encoded;

    obtaining a depth image from the same viewpoint as the input image;

    separating the input image into a foreground image and a background image as layered images using depth information of the depth image;

    coding the foreground image;

    generating a background sprite image from the background image; and

    coding the background sprite image.

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