Moving picture encoding method and decoding method

Y Suzuki - US Patent 7,970,058, 2011 - Google Patents
Conventionally, there has been a case that the direct mode cannot be applied effectively
depending on the block. With such being the case, information indicating whether a …

Method and apparatus for adaptively selecting a coding mode for video encoding

H Kodama, T Urano, S Kobayashi… - US Patent …, 1999 - Google Patents
The present invention generally relates to motion video encoding techniques and, more
particularly, to techniques for adaptively Selecting a coding mode. The present inven tion …

Method and apparatus for determining motion vectors for image sequences

B Liu, A Zaccarin - US Patent 5,398,068, 1995 - Google Patents
In an image coding system, block based motion estima tion is used to determine motion
vectors for blocks of pixels in a current frame or field. Only a portion of blocks from a …

Method of coding and decoding motion vector and apparatus therefor, and method of coding and decoding picture signal and apparatus therefor

M Kato - US Patent 6,040,863, 2000 - Google Patents
A difference vector determination element used in an apparatus for coding motion vector
includes register memories (PMV) of which number is equal to sum of maximum …

Macroblock coding including difference between motion vectors

M Kato - US Patent 5,701,164, 1997 - Google Patents
A difference vector determination element used in an appa ratus for coding motion vector
includes register memories (PMW) of which number is equal to sum of maximum …

Macroblock coding including difference between motion vectors

M Kato - US Patent 5,946,042, 1999 - Google Patents
In the case of digitizing a Signal of a moving picture to record and transmit digital data thus
obtained, because its data quantity becomes very large, coding (compression) is …

Accelerated video encoding using a graphics processing unit

G Shen, S Li, G Gao - US Patent 7,813,570, 2010 - Google Patents
A video encoding system uses both a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphics
processing unit (GPU) to perform video encoding. The system implements a technique that …

Picture signal encoding and/or decoding apparatus

R Iwamura - US Patent 5,512,952, 1996 - Google Patents
Apparatus for compressing a motion picture signal divided into blocks, in which circuits
perform the following operations: subtracting the blocks of the motion picture signal from …

Image predictive decoding method, image predictive decoding apparatus, image predictive coding apparatus, and data storage medium

CS Boon - US Patent 6,359,929, 2002 - Google Patents
An image predictive decoding method in which when com pressively coded image data
including information about a plurality of motion compensation modes, and a plurality of …

Area/time-efficient motion estimation micro core

SG Chen, GJ Lin - US Patent 5,563,813, 1996 - Google Patents
An efficient micro architecture for motion estimation is proposed. It achieves better time and
area performance over the existing structures. Through pipelining and effective manipulation …