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Intra-macroblock DC and AC coefficient prediction for interlaced digital video

US5974184A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 1997
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/63
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

DC and AC DCT transform coefficients of an INTRA coded block are differentially encoded by selecting predictor DC and AC coefficients from a left-hand neighboring block and a top neighboring block. Each block is coded according to a frame mode, a reordered field mode, and a non-reordered field mode. The AC predictor block is selected according to the respective coding modes of the blocks, and the block in which a DC predictor resides. The top block is selected as an AC predictor when the top block and current block are both reordered field mode, or both frame mode and/or non-reordered field mode, and the DC predictor resides in the top block. Zeroed AC spatial transform coefficients are used in place of the AC spatial transform coefficients from the selected block when the selected block is not INTRA coded, or does not reside in the same Video Object Plane (VOP) as the current block. DC coefficients may be non-linearly quantized.

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