Method and apparatus for filtering video data using a programmable graphics processor
US7876378B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/012
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Video filtering using a programmable graphics processor is described. The programmable graphics processor may be programmed to complete a plurality of video filtering operations in a single pass through a fragment-processing pipeline within the programmable graphics processor. Video filtering functions such as deinterlacing, chroma up-sampling, scaling, and deblocking may be performed by the fragment-processing pipeline. The fragment-processing pipeline may be programmed to perform motion adaptive deinterlacing, wherein a spatially variant filter determines, on a pixel basis, whether a “bob”, a “blend”, or a “weave” operation should be used to process an interlaced image.
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