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Motion estimation using block matching indexing

US8913661B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2010
Grant dateDec 16, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of compressing video data, the method comprising: providing image data for each of a plurality of image portions; determining an index value for each of said image portions based on the respective image data; for a target image portion to be encoded, identifying a matching image portion having an index value within a search threshold of the index value of the target image portion; and generating difference data for the target image portion relative to the matching image portion, and including the difference data in an encoded video signal.

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