Spatial and temporal filtering mechanism for digital motion video signals
US6281942A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/426
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Frames of a digital video signal are spatially filtered to remove impulse and other noise from the video signal. The spatially filtered frame is temporally filtered to further remove noise from the digital video signal. The spatial filter is adaptive, heavily filtering portions of low detail in the represented subject matter while lightly filtering or not filtering portions of moderate to high detail in the represented subject matter. As a result, clarity and detail in the subject matter of the digital video signal are preserved. The temporal filter is similarly adaptive and determines if and to what degree the subject matter of portions of the spatially filtered frame correlate with corresponding portions of a previous frame. By previously spatially filtering the frame, determinations regarding the correlation of the current frame with corresponding portions of the previous, which is also spatially and temporally filtered, are more accurate. Accordingly, temporal filtering can be performed more aggressively without temporally blurring the digital video signal. The result of spatial and temporal filtering of the digital video signal is significant reduction in noise without degrada…
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