Method for encoding a video signal using feature point based motion estimation
US5673339A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/246
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing an accurately predicted current frame, comprising the steps of: selecting feature points in the previous frame and detecting a first set of motion vectors for the feature points; defining quadrangles by connecting the feature points; defining horizontally split triangles by splitting quadrangles and calculating a variance for each triangle and comparing the variance to select the smallest variance as first variance; defining vertically split triangles by splitting the quadrangles and calculating the variance for each triangle and comparing the variance to select the smallest variance value as second variance value; comparing the first and the second variance and selecting the smaller variance as a third variance and providing triangle information representing the split direction for the third variance; determining quasi-feature points on the current frame and a second set of motion vectors for the quasi-feature points; defining quadrangles formed by connecting the quasi-feature points, and splitting each quadrangle into two triangles; determining a predicted position on the previous frame for pixel contained in triangle of the current frame; determining a thi…
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