Appeal No. 1998-1337
Application 08/351,102
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for
optimally compressing image data containing pictorial and text
images.
Independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:1
1. An image compression apparatus comprising:
means for generating a first set of control signals
indicating whether image data contains pictorial image data or
text image data based upon image characteristics;
first encoding means for encoding the image data in
accordance with a first encoding scheme optimized for
pictorial image data;
second encoding means for encoding the image data in
accordance with a second encoding scheme optimized for text
image data, as the first encoding means encodes the image
data; and
control means for receiving encoded image data from
both the first encoding means and the second encoding means
and for selecting encoded image data from one of the first and
second encoding means based upon the first set of control
signals.
1We note that the proper claims before us are the claims
provided by Amendment C, an after final amendment. The
Examiner states on page 2 of the Examiner's answer that
"Amendment 'C', paper number 15, filed with the Appeal Brief
has been entered."
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