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Video quality abnormality detection method and apparatus

US6377299B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1999
Grant dateApr 23, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N17/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A waveform analysis unit divides digital data of a video signal stored in a Y memory and a C memory into small blocks, and conducts average value separation and normalization on each of the small blocks. A 1/f fluctuation measuring unit first derives a self-correlation function for each of the normalized small blocks, folds back the self-correlation function to the negative side, and conducts correction processing for making an average self-correlation function over a predetermined section equal to 0. Subsequently, the 1/f fluctuation measuring unit conducts Fourier transform on the corrected self-correlation function, derives a power spectrum, and conducts straight line approximation of the power spectrum. The 1/f fluctuation measuring unit then derives a fluctuation value of the power spectrum from the approximate straight line. An abnormality determination unit makes a determination on video quality abnormality on the basis of the variance value of the small block, coefficients of the approximate straight line derived by the straight line approximation, and the fluctuation value.

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