Method and apparatus for storing and processing picture information of temporally successive pictures

US7397856B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Ralf Buschmann · Geretsried, DE
• Gero Bäse · Birkenfeld, DE
• Andreas Hutter · Munich, DE
• Robert Kutka · Geltendorf, DE
• Norbert Oertel · Landshut, DE
• Juergen Pandel · Feldkirchen-Westerham, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 9, 2001
• Grant date: Jul 8, 2008
• Expiry date: Apr 7, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04N19/573
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for storing and processing picture information of temporally successive pictures wherein in each case at least one picture area is selected from each temporally preceding picture taking into account, the picture information determined from each selected picture area is stored with an assignment information item, which enables an assignment of the respective picture area and thus also of the picture information of the respective picture area to the corresponding picture and to the position of the picture area within the corresponding picture, at least one mixed picture is formed from the picture information of the respectively stored, selected picture areas, taking the account of the assignment information, and the mixed picture is used in the context of a motion estimation, a motion compensation or an error masking for an image.