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Adaptive video prefilter

US7394856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 19, 2003
Grant dateJul 1, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/176
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for adaptively filtering a video signal prior to encoding is provided. The method initiates with calculating a local gradient indicative of a region type. Then, a weight factor is determined based upon the local gradient. Next, the weight factor is applied to a difference signal according to the region type. A computer readable media, an integrated circuit and a system for processing an image data signal are also provided.

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