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Motion vector detection system

US6414995B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 2001
Grant dateJul 2, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/57
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a motion vector detection method and system for detecting a motion vector for motion compensation in moving picture compression. The motion vector detection system reduces the amount of operations without degrading the quality of an image. A vector memory stores a motion vector having been obtained. A predicted motion vector calculator predicts the motion vector of a block to be predicted based upon the motion vector of a block adjacent to the block to be predicted. The search range determiner determines a search range based upon the motion vector predicted. The motion vector detector performs block matching within the search range.

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