Computer-assisted motion compensation of a digitized image

1. A method for computer-aided motion compensation in a digitized image, comprising:

estimating motion for an entire image, and for a predetermined number of previous images, with a respective image motion vector being determined for each according to a basic position of a first predetermined area of memory;

storing in a chronological sequence of images, the entire image and the previous images in a memory having been compensated for motion, using the respective image motion vector, where the memory is larger than a format of the entire image, thereby overwriting at least a portion of each previous image, with motion compensation by a subsequent image in the memory resulting in overlapping images; and

reading a second predetermined area of the memory to form a motion-compensated image.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said estimating, storing, reading and overwriting codes a digitized image.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said estimating, storing, reading and overwriting decodes a digitized image.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the respective image motion vector is determined using the basic position of only the first predetermined area of memory.

5. A system for computer-aided motion compensation in a digitized image, comprising:

a processor to perform motion estimation for an entire image and for a predetermined number of previous images, with a respective image motion vector being determined in each according to a basic position of a first predetermined area of memory; and

a memory to store the entire image and the previous images compensated for motion in a chronological sequence, using the respective image motion vector, where the memory is larger than a format of the entire image and each previous image is overwritten with motion compensation by a subsequent image resulting in overlapping images, said processor reading an identical second predetermined area of the memory to form each motion-compensated image.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the respective image motion vector is determined using the basic position of only the first predetermined area of memory.

7. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program to control a computer to perform a method for motion compensation in a digitized image, said method comprising:

estimating motion for an entire image, and for a predetermined number of previous images, with a respective image motion vector being determined for each according to a basic position of a first predetermined area of memory;

storing in a chronological sequence of images, the entire image and the previous images in a memory having been compensated for motion, using the respective image motion vector, where the memory is larger than a format of the entire image, thereby overwriting at least a portion of each previous image, with motion compensation by a subsequent image in the memory resulting in overlapping images; and

reading a second predetermined area of the memory to form a motion-compensated image.

8. The computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the respective image motion vector is determined using the basic position of only the first predetermined area of memory.

9. A method for computer-aided motion compensation in a digitized image, comprising:

estimating motion for an entire image, and for a predetermined number of entire previous images, with a respective image motion vector being determined for each according to a basic position of a first predetermined area of memory;

storing in a memory, larger than any image stored therein, the entire image and previous images in a chronological sequence, each image having been compensated for motion using the respective image motion vector, to overwrite at least a portion of each previous image by a subsequent image with motion compensation resulting in overlapping images in the memory; and

reading a second predetermined area of the memory to form a motion-compensated image.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the respective image motion vector is determined using the basic position of only the first predetermined area of memory.

11. A method for computer-aided motion compensation in a digitized image, comprising:

estimating motion for an entire image, and for a predetermined number of entire previous images; and

storing in a memory, larger than any image stored therein, the entire image and previous images in a chronological sequence, each image having been compensated for motion using a respective image motion vector, to overwrite at least a portion of each previous image by a subsequent image with motion compensation resulting in overlapping images in the memory.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the respective image motion vector is determined using a basic position of a single predetermined area of memory in each image to compensate for motion.