DE69029999D1 - Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung von Bewegungsvektoren - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung von Bewegungsvektoren

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DE69029999D1
DE69029999D1 DE69029999T DE69029999T DE69029999D1 DE 69029999 D1 DE69029999 D1 DE 69029999D1 DE 69029999 T DE69029999 T DE 69029999T DE 69029999 T DE69029999 T DE 69029999T DE 69029999 D1 DE69029999 D1 DE 69029999D1
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Haan Gerard De
Hendrik Huijgen
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    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/14—Picture signal circuitry for video frequency region
    • H04N5/144—Movement detection
    • H04N5/145—Movement estimation
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T7/00—Image analysis
    • G06T7/20—Analysis of motion
    • G06T7/223—Analysis of motion using block-matching
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    • H04N19/00—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals
    • H04N19/50—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding
    • H04N19/503—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving temporal prediction
    • H04N19/51—Motion estimation or motion compensation
    • H04N19/527—Global motion vector estimation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N19/00—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals
    • H04N19/50—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding
    • H04N19/503—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving temporal prediction
    • H04N19/51—Motion estimation or motion compensation
    • H04N19/53—Multi-resolution motion estimation; Hierarchical motion estimation
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    • H04N19/00—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals
    • H04N19/85—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression
    • H04N19/86—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression involving reduction of coding artifacts, e.g. of blockiness
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N19/00—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals
    • H04N19/90—Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using coding techniques not provided for in groups H04N19/10-H04N19/85, e.g. fractals
    • H04N19/98—Adaptive-dynamic-range coding [ADRC]
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DE69029999T 1990-07-20 1990-07-20 Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung von Bewegungsvektoren Expired - Lifetime DE69029999T2 (de)

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