CentOS - Feb 2014 - what is: ImageDecoder

I'm suddenly noticing multiple threads named "ImageDecoder"
showing
up in the output of top (when threads are turned on with "H").

I've no clue what this is, and haven't found out much about it by
searching.

Can someone tell me what it is, and if it's doing anything useful or 
just wasting cycles?

thanks!

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From: Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>
> I'm suddenly noticing multiple threads named "ImageDecoder" 
> showing up in the output of top (when threads are turned 
> on with "H").
> I've no clue what this is, and haven't found out much about it by
> searching.
> Can someone tell me what it is, and if it's doing anything useful or 
> just wasting cycles?
From which process...?? java?

JD