Encoding image data
US8270467B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/176
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Devices, systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with encoding image data are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises classification logic to determine, using an image characteristic from a macro-block of image data, whether the macro-block is a smooth image or a complex image based at least in part on the image characteristic. The apparatus may then generate an encoded macro-block by selectively encoding the macro-block using a first prediction mode if the macro-block is the smooth image and encoding the macro-block using a different second prediction mode if the macro-block is the complex image.
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