Water ring scanning apparatus and method, and apparatus and method for encoding/decoding video sequences using the same
US7388916B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/61
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A water ring scanning apparatus and method, and an apparatus and method for encoding/decoding video sequences using the same are disclosed. A water ring scanning apparatus includes: a preferential scan unit for scanning information on a water ring origin point (water_ring(0)) in an image frame, which is a most significant bit of the image frame to be preferentially scanned; a scan location decision unit for deciding a location of i_th generated water ring (water_ring(i)), which is a rectangular-shape ring surrounding the water ring origin point; and a scan unit for scanning information on the location of the i_th generated water ring.
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