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Method and apparatus for effectively compressing motion vectors in multi-layer structure

US8559520B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2011
Grant dateOct 15, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/52
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A motion vector compression apparatus includes: a down-sampling module for down-sampling an original frame to have a size of a frame in each layer; a motion vector search module for obtaining a motion vector in which an error or a cost function is minimized with respect to the down-sampled frame; a reference vector generation module for generating a reference motion vector in a predetermined enhanced layer by means of a block of a lower layer corresponding to a predetermined block in the predetermined enhanced layer, and motion vectors in blocks around the block; and a motion difference module for calculating a difference between the obtained motion vector and the reference motion vector.

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