Patent ID: 6026192
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus which decodes data obtained by encoding image data where an original image is reduced at a plurality of predetermined layers, comprising:encoded data input means for inputting encoded data;decoding means for decoding the encoded data inputted by said input means at each layer; anddisplay means for displaying an image on the basis of the image data decoded by said decoding means layer by layer,wherein said display means has a predetermined resolution, and when the predetermined resolution is lower than a resolution of image data decoded at a layer of interest, a partial image based on the image data decoded at the layer of interest is displayed, and an image based on image data decoded at a layer that has a resolution lower than the predetermined resolution is also displayed, and when the predetermined resolution is higher than the resolution of the image data decoded by said decoding means, an image based on the image data is entirely displayed, preserving the resolution of the decoded image.