Patent ID: 7643700
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for processing coded data of still images or moving pictures, comprising: a code selection controlling unit to select, from the coded data, codes that match classifications provided in a code selecting list, in which the classifications are arranged according to a priority order of at least one of resolution, image quality, color component, position, and a region of interest, wherein the priority order is different than an order of codes in the coded data such that a first code is ahead of a second code in the order of codes in the coded data while the first code is behind the second code according to the priority order; and a processing unit to process the codes selected by the code selection controlling unit, wherein the code selection controlling unit includes a unit to modify the code selecting list in response to progress of processing, and wherein the code selection controlling unit and the processing unit are executed in hardware.