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Method for adapting quantization in video coding using face detection and visual eccentricity weighting

US6173069A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1998
Grant dateJan 9, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30201
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system encodes video by detecting the location of a facial region of a frame of the video. Sensitivity information is calculated for each of a plurality of locations within the video based upon the location of the facial region. The frame is encoded in manner that provides a substantially uniform apparent quality of the plurality of locations to the viewer when the viewer is observing the facial region of the video.

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