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Method and apparatus for measuring the quality of video data

US7038710B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 2002
Grant dateMay 2, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/527
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating a model used to estimate the quality of input-video data. The apparatus is configured to obtain a plurality of average subjective scores from a plurality of sample video data, and a plurality of image metrics for each of the plurality of said average subjective scores is calculated. Some of the plurality of said image metrics is converted into corresponding, perceived quality metrics, then an image-quality metric is predicted based on the calculated quality metrics and the perceived quality metrics.

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