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Process and device for coding images according to the MPEG standard for the insetting of imagettes

US6934333B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 11, 1999
Grant dateAug 23, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/51
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The process utilizing the inter mode with motion estimation with respect to a reference image and the intra mode, wherein: an exclusion zone which includes the macroblocks which lie even partially in the location of the imagette is defined in the image, the motion estimation of the macroblocks of the image not belonging to the exclusion zone cannot take account of an image block belonging to the exclusion zone in the reference image. Applications relate to the coding of images which is compatible with the inserting of logos or other imagettes specific to the utilizer. They also relate to the real-time coding of images comprising insets.

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