Patent ID: 7760244
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image data generating apparatus comprising: a designation unit configured to designate the number of pixels of an image to be input; an image pickup unit configured to pick up the image corresponding to the designated number of pixels at a predetermined time interval and to generate image pickup data of the picked-up image; an encoding unit configured to encode the image pickup data as motion picture image data having an image rate which is based on the predetermined time interval; an output unit configured to output the motion picture image data encoded by said encoding unit; and a setting unit configured to set scalability for the motion picture image data to be output by said output unit, in accordance with the designated number of pixels designated by said designation unit and the image rate of the motion picture image data, wherein said output unit changes an arrangement order of data packets included in the motion picture image data, in accordance with the scalability set by said setting unit.