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Motion estimation with weighting prediction

US7376186B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2003
Grant dateMay 20, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/90
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A video encoder and decoder are provided for encoding and decoding video signal data for an image block and a particular reference picture index to predict the image block, where the encoder includes a reference picture weighting factor selector having an output indicative of a weighting factor corresponding to the particular reference picture index, a multiplier in signal communication with the reference picture weighting factor selector for providing a weighted version of the reference picture, and a motion estimator in signal communication with the multiplier for providing motion vectors corresponding to the weighted version of the reference picture; and the corresponding decoder a reference picture weighting factor unit having an output for determining a weighting factor corresponding to the particular reference picture index.

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