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Video motion vector detection including rotation and/or zoom vector generation

US6236682A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 8, 1993
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/145
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Motion vectors from one video frame to another are detected by segmenting a present frame of video data into plural blocks and then comparing a block in the present frame to a corresponding block in a preceding frame to detect rotational and zoom movement of the present block relative to the preceding block, in addition to rectilinear movement.

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