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Transcoder system for adaptively reducing frame-rate

US7269304B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 2004
Grant dateSep 11, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transcoder system for adaptively reducing frame rate is provided, which can change audio-visual stream of a GOP (group of picture). Each picture in the GOP consists of a plurality of macroblocks. The transcoder system includes a switching device, a variable length decoder, a motion vector compensation device, a memory and an encoder/decoder. The motion vector compensation device can compute output motion vectors respectively for the macroblocks in accordance with input picture types, so video data of I-, P- and B-pictures without complete reduced frame-rate transcoding in the prior art can be avoided. Therefore, video transcoding for pictures can be performed completely and quickly to thus reduce required transcoding computation and further increase transcoding speed.

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