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Method of motion estimation in mobile device

US7336710B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 2003
Grant dateFeb 26, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/145
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of estimating motion in a mobile device reduces access of external memory and power consumption while increasing the usability of internal memory. The method includes recognizing an overlapped block of a reference search area between the current and its next macro block, and transferring only non-overlapped blocks to internal memory when motion estimation of a next macro block is performed.

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