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Motion adaptive noise reduction apparatus and method for video signals

US7199838B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 2004
Grant dateApr 3, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20216
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A video noise reduction system for a set of video frames that computes a first motion signal using a current frame and multiple consecutive previous frames, computes a second motion signal using the current frame and the processed preceding frame; computes the multi-frame temporal average of the current frame and multiple consecutive previous frames; computes the recursive average of the current frame and the processed preceding frame; generates a temporal filtered signal by soft switching between the multi-frame temporal average and the recursive average based on the first motion signal; applies a spatial filter to the current frame to generate a spatial filtered signal; and combines the temporal filtered signal and the spatial filtered signal based on the second motion signal to generate a final noise reduced video output signal.

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