Method and/or apparatus for detecting homogeneity of blocks in an image processing system
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and/or apparatus for detecting homogeneity of blocks in an image processing system 有权
    用于检测图像处理系统中块的均匀性的方法和/或装置

    公开(公告)号:US07715652B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-11

    申请号:US11232459

    申请日:2005-09-21

    IPC分类号: G06K9/36

    CPC分类号: G06T7/44 G06T7/11 G06T2200/28

    摘要: An apparatus comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to (i) receive an image data stream comprising a plurality of frames each having a plurality of regions, (ii) select a particular region to be marked as being homogeneous or not homogeneous, and (iii) determine whether a group of neighboring regions to the selected region are qualified or not qualified. The second circuit may be configured to mark the selected region as being homogeneous when one or more of the adjacent regions are (i) qualified and (ii) previously marked as being homogeneous.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括第一电路和第二电路的装置。 第一电路可以被配置为(i)接收包括多个帧的图像数据流,每个帧具有多个区域,(ii)选择要标记为均匀或不均匀的特定区域,以及(iii)确定是否 所选地区的一组邻近地区有资格或不合格。 第二电路可以被配置为当一个或多个相邻区域(i)合格并且(ii)先前标记为均匀时,将所选择的区域标记为均匀。

    High quality low bitrate video coding by enabling and disabling a non-residual mode
    2.
    发明授权
    High quality low bitrate video coding by enabling and disabling a non-residual mode 有权
    通过启用和禁用非残差模式实现高质量的低比特率视频编码

    公开(公告)号:US08306118B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-06

    申请号:US11365195

    申请日:2006-03-01

    IPC分类号: H04N7/12

    摘要: A method for encoding video, comprising the steps of (A) encoding a number of macroblocks of a video signal with a non-residual mode disabled, (B) checking each of the macroblocks for a null information pattern, and (C) re-encoding each of the macroblocks having the null information pattern with the non-residual mode enabled.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于编码视频的方法,包括以下步骤:(A)对非残余模式禁用的视频信号的宏块数进行编码,(B)检查每个宏块的空信息模式,以及(C) 对具有非残余模式的空信息模式的每个宏块进行编码。

    METHOD AND/OR ARCHITECTURE FOR MOTION ESTIMATION USING INTEGRATED INFORMATION FROM CAMERA ISP
    3.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND/OR ARCHITECTURE FOR MOTION ESTIMATION USING INTEGRATED INFORMATION FROM CAMERA ISP 审中-公开
    使用CAMERA ISP的综合信息进行运动估计的方法和/或架构

    公开(公告)号:US20130002907A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-03

    申请号:US13419281

    申请日:2012-03-13

    IPC分类号: H04N5/225

    摘要: A camera comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to perform image signal processing using encoding related information. The second circuit may be configured to encode image data using image signal processing related information. The first circuit may be further configured to pass the image signal processing related information to the second circuit. The second circuit may be further configured to pass the encoding related information to the first circuit. The second circuit may be further configured to modify one or more motion estimation processes based upon the information from the first circuit.

    摘要翻译: 一种照相机,包括第一电路和第二电路。 第一电路可以被配置为使用编码相关信息来执行图像信号处理。 第二电路可以被配置为使用图像信号处理相关信息对图像数据进行编码。 第一电路可以被进一步配置为将图像信号处理相关信息传递给第二电路。 第二电路可以被进一步配置为将编码相关信息传递给第一电路。 第二电路还可以被配置为基于来自第一电路的信息来修改一个或多个运动估计处理。

    Method and apparatus for frame, field and macroblock adaptive progressive/interlace coding selection
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for frame, field and macroblock adaptive progressive/interlace coding selection 有权
    用于帧,场和宏块自适应逐行/交织编码选择的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08483268B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-09

    申请号:US11374762

    申请日:2006-03-14

    IPC分类号: H04N7/12

    摘要: An apparatus includes a first preprocessor circuit and a second preprocessor circuit. The first preprocessor circuit may be configured to generate a first control signal for each of a plurality of macroblocks of an input image based upon a plurality of statistics for each of the plurality of macroblocks. The second preprocessor circuit may be configured to generate a second control signal based upon a combination of the first control signals of a number of macroblocks of the plurality of macroblocks.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置包括第一预处​​理器电路和第二预处理器电路。 第一预处理器电路可以被配置为基于多个宏块中的每一个的多个统计量来为输入图像的多个宏块中的每一个生成第一控制信号。 第二预处理器电路可以被配置为基于多个宏块中的多个宏块的第一控制信号的组合来产生第二控制信号。

    Method and/or architecture for motion estimation using integrated information from camera ISP
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and/or architecture for motion estimation using integrated information from camera ISP 有权
    使用摄像机ISP的综合信息进行运动估计的方法和/或架构

    公开(公告)号:US08135068B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-13

    申请号:US11769023

    申请日:2007-06-27

    IPC分类号: H04N7/12 G06K9/36

    摘要: A camera comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to perform image signal processing using encoding related information. The second circuit may be configured to encode image data using image signal processing related information. The first circuit may be further configured to pass the image signal processing related information to the second circuit. The second circuit may be further configured to pass the encoding related information to the first circuit. The second circuit may be further configured to modify one or more motion estimation processes based upon the information from the first circuit.

    摘要翻译: 一种照相机,包括第一电路和第二电路。 第一电路可以被配置为使用编码相关信息来执行图像信号处理。 第二电路可以被配置为使用图像信号处理相关信息对图像数据进行编码。 第一电路可以被进一步配置为将图像信号处理相关信息传递给第二电路。 第二电路可以被进一步配置为将编码相关信息传递给第一电路。 第二电路还可以被配置为基于来自第一电路的信息来修改一个或多个运动估计处理。

    Method and/or apparatus for multiple pass digital image stabilization
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and/or apparatus for multiple pass digital image stabilization 有权
    用于多次数字图像稳定的方法和/或装置

    公开(公告)号:US08923400B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-30

    申请号:US11939715

    申请日:2007-11-14

    IPC分类号: H04N7/12

    摘要: An apparatus including a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate (i) a first series of sequential frames, (ii) a plurality of local motion vectors for each of the frames, (iii) one or more global motion vectors for each of the frames, (iv) a second series of stabilized sequential frames, (v) a plurality of rough motion vectors and (vi) a digital bitstream in response to (i) a video input signal. The second circuit may be configured to generate a single motion vector in response to a plurality of motion vectors. The second circuit may be further configured to eliminate outlier vectors from the plurality of motion vectors.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括第一电路和第二电路的装置。 第一电路可以被配置为产生(i)第一系列连续帧,(ii)每个帧的多个局部运动矢量,(iii)每个帧的一个或多个全局运动矢量,(iv )第二系列稳定的顺序帧,(v)多个粗略运动矢量和(vi)响应于(i)视频输入信号的数字比特流。 第二电路可以被配置为响应于多个运动矢量生成单个运动矢量。 第二电路可以被进一步配置为从多个运动矢量中消除异常值向量。

    Method and apparatus for image decoder post-processing using image pre-processing and image encoding information
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for image decoder post-processing using image pre-processing and image encoding information 有权
    用于使用图像预处理和图像编码信息的图像解码器后处理的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07684626B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-23

    申请号:US11292199

    申请日:2005-12-01

    摘要: A method for image decoding is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) receiving from a medium (1) an encoded signal and (2) transform data comprising at least one of (i) encoding statistics embedded in the encoded signal, (ii) encoding information and (iii) pre-processing information, wherein (a) the encoding statistics are created by an encoder in encoding an intermediate input signal to create the encoded signal, (b) the encoding information is producible by the encoder in the encoding and (c) the pre-processing information is producible by a pre-processor in converting an image input signal into the intermediate input signal, (B) generating an intermediate output signal by decoding the encoded signal and (C) generating an image output signal by processing the intermediate output signal in response to the transform data.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于图像解码的方法。 该方法通常包括以下步骤:(A)从介质(1)接收编码信号;(2)转换数据,其包括以下至少一个:(i)编码嵌入在编码信号中的统计信息,(ii)编码信息和(iii 其中(a)由编码器在对中间输入信号进行编码以产生编码信号时产生编码统计量,(b)编码信息由编码器在编码中产生,(c)预编码信息 处理信息可由预处理器将图像输入信号转换成中间输入信号,(B)通过解码编码信号产生中间输出信号,(C)通过处理中间输出信号产生图像输出信号 响应于变换数据。

    System and method for copy protecting computer graphics
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method for copy protecting computer graphics 失效
    复制保护计算机图形的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06345099B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-05

    申请号:US09083623

    申请日:1998-05-22

    申请人: José R. Alvarez

    发明人: José R. Alvarez

    IPC分类号: H04N7167

    摘要: Copy protection is provided for the now-unprotected computer monitor port of a computer 100 in two ways: (i) delaying synchronizing signals by a time variable amount and (ii) generating pulses during non-active video. Delay of the synchronizing signal is performed by selecting a fixed offset 203 and selecting either the fixed offset of the pseudorandom delay to be sent to a variable delay generator 260, which delays the horizontal synchronizing signal 201 by the selected amount. This new delayed horizontal synchronizing signal 202 is encoded by the CRT Controller 244 and is then sent to the computer monitor 164, which uses the delayed synchronizing signal 202 as encoded to produce its display in conjunction with a data signal. Thus, if these signals 202, 268 are intercepted by a VGA to TV converter 122, the converter 122 (or any downstream device) is unable to lock onto the correct frequency in order to reproduce the image properly. Horizontal pulse bars 218 may also be generated to render a signal unfit for taping purposes. The horizontal pulse bars 218 are generated to replace the portion of the video signal containing no picture information after vertical picture contraction has occurred. The amplitude of the input signal 212 is reduced, and the amplitude of the pulse bars 218 is increased to be greater than the amplitude of the input signal 212. The horizontal pulse bars 218 are then combined with the attenuated signal 214. When a VHS recorder 116 detects the amplitude of the modified signal, it lowers the amount of gain added to the signal because of the high amplitude of the added pulses. As the data content of the signal is at a much lower amplitude than the added pulses due to the attenuation, the viewable picture after taping is extremely dim and of poor quality.

    摘要翻译: 通过两种方式为计算机100的现在未受保护的计算机监视器端口提供复制保护:(i)将同步信号延迟时间可变量,以及(ii)在非活动视频期间产生脉冲。 通过选择固定偏移203并选择待发送到可变延迟发生器260的伪随机延迟的固定偏移来执行同步信号的延迟,该可变延迟发生器260将水平同步信号201延迟所选择的量。 该新的延迟水平同步信号202由CRT控制器244编码,然后被发送到计算机监视器164,计算机监视器164使用经编码的延迟同步信号202以结合数据信号产生其显示。 因此,如果这些信号202,268被VGA到TV转换器122截取,则转换器122(或任何下游设备)不能锁定到正确的频率上,以便正确地再现图像。 也可以产生水平脉冲条218以使信号不适于胶带目的。 生成水平脉冲条218以在垂直图像收缩发生之后替换不包含图像信息的视频信号的部分。 输入信号212的幅度减小,并且脉冲条218的幅度增加到大于输入信号212的幅度。然后将水平脉冲条218与衰减信号214组合。当VHS记录器 116检测到修改信号的幅度,由于相加脉冲的高幅度,它降低了添加到信号的增益量。 由于信号的数据内容比由于衰减而增加的脉冲低得多的幅度,所以胶带之后的可视图像非常暗淡,质量差。

    Method and/or architecture for interlaced video resampling and color format conversion using combined vertical-temporal resolution extensions
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and/or architecture for interlaced video resampling and color format conversion using combined vertical-temporal resolution extensions 有权
    用于使用组合的垂直时间分辨率扩展的隔行视频重采样和色彩格式转换的方法和/或架构

    公开(公告)号:US08253856B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-28

    申请号:US11608968

    申请日:2006-12-11

    IPC分类号: H04N5/04

    CPC分类号: H04N9/64 H04N7/012

    摘要: An apparatus including a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a first control signal, a second control signal and a third control signal in response to a first interlaced video signal. The second circuit may be configured to generate a second interlaced video signal in response to the first interlaced video signal, the first control signal, the second control signal and the third control signal. The second circuit may be further configured to vertically scale the first interlaced video signal in an extended vertical domain.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括第一电路和第二电路的装置。 第一电路可以被配置为响应于第一隔行视频信号而产生第一控制信号,第二控制信号和第三控制信号。 第二电路可以被配置为响应于第一隔行扫描视频信号,第一控制信号,第二控制信号和第三控制信号而产生第二隔行视频信号。 第二电路还可以被配置为在扩展的垂直域中垂直缩放第一隔行视频信号。

    Method and/or architecture for controlling encoding parameters using integrated information from camera ISP
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and/or architecture for controlling encoding parameters using integrated information from camera ISP 有权
    使用来自相机ISP的综合信息来控制编码参数的方法和/或架构

    公开(公告)号:US07733380B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-08

    申请号:US11564483

    申请日:2006-11-29

    摘要: A camera including a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to perform image signal processing and control one or more functions of the camera using image signal processing related information and encoding related information. The second circuit may be configured to encode image data using the image signal processing related information and camera settings information. The first circuit may be further configured to pass the image signal processing related information and the camera settings information to the second circuit. The second circuit may be further configured to pass the encoding related information to the first circuit.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括第一电路和第二电路的照相机。 第一电路可以被配置为使用图像信号处理相关信息和编码相关信息来执行图像信号处理和控制相机的一个或多个功能。 第二电路可以被配置为使用图像信号处理相关信息和相机设置信息对图像数据进行编码。 第一电路还可以被配置为将图像信号处理相关信息和相机设置信息传递给第二电路。 第二电路可以被进一步配置为将编码相关信息传递给第一电路。