Simplified dual prime video motion estimation
US5905542A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/51
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for performing dual prime motion estimation on video fields or frames of a video signal. A 16.times.16 motion estimator generates a same-parity match vector M.sub.-- SP and an opposite-parity match vector M.sub.-- OP for a current macroblock of a current field using a reference macroblock from each of a previous same-parity and opposite-parity field. A dual prime motion estimator receives the M.sub.-- SP and M.sub.-- OP match vectors for the current macroblock, and generates a base motion vector MV and a delta motion vector DMV for the current macroblock. In a first embodiment, the dual prime motion estimator generates MV and DMV by setting MV equal to M.sub.-- SP and then selecting DMV such that the opposite-parity vector OPV to be computed by a decoder is as close as possible to M.sub.-- OP. In a second embodiment, OPV is set equal to M.sub.-- OP and MV and DMV are selected such that MV is as close as possible to the same-parity match vector M.sub.-- SP. In a third embodiment, the dual prime motion estimator uses error measurements between the current macroblock and the same-parity and opposite-parity macroblocks to determine whether the techniques of the fi…
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