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Video coding using reference motion vectors

US9485515B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 2013
Grant dateNov 1, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/182
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are described to use a reference motion vector to reduce the amount of bits needed to encode motion vectors for inter prediction. One method includes identifying a candidate motion vector used to inter predict each of a plurality of previously coded blocks to define a plurality of candidate motion vectors, identifying a set of reconstructed pixel values corresponding to a set of previously coded pixels for the current block, and generating, using each candidate motion vector, a corresponding set of predicted values for the set of previously coded pixel values within each reference frame of a plurality of reference frames. A respective error value based on a difference between the set of reconstructed pixel values and each set of predicted values is used to select a reference motion vector from the candidate motion vectors that is used to encode the motion vector for the current block.

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