IP Library Granted Patent US 7,009,656
Granted Patent B2
US 7,009,656 · App. 10/220,437 · Granted Mar 7, 2006

Video signal processing

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Patent No.
US 7,009,656
App. No.
10/220,437
Granted
Mar 7, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

In video processing, a motion compensated process and an equivalent linear process are performed on an input signal, the processing errors of which are computed and compared. The comparison is then used to control a mix between the outputs of the two processes to produce an output signal.

Claims (20)

1. A method of video processing comprising the steps of:

receiving an input signal;

conducting a motion compensated video process on the input signal to form a motion compensated signal;

conducting an equivalent linear process on the input signal to form a linear signal;

forming a measure of relative errors in the motion compensated process and the linear process respectively; and

utilising said measure to form an output signal which is a mix between the motion compensated signal and the linear signal, the relative proportions of the motion compensated signal and linear signal in said mix being determined by said measure.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein said measure of relative errors is formed by forming a first error signal from the output of the motion compensated process and by forming a second error signal from the output of the linear process.

3. A method according to claim 2 , wherein the first error signal is formed by forming a first difference signal between pictures in the motion compensated process, and the second error signal is formed by forming a second difference signal between pictures in the linear process.

4. A method according to claim 3 , wherein said measure is formed by comparing the first and second error signals.

5. A method according to claim 2 , wherein said measure is formed by comparing the first and second error signal.

6. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the motion compensation process comprises phase correlation.

7. A method of video processing comprising the steps of:

conducting a motion compensated process on an input signal;

conducting an equivalent linear process on the input signal;

forming a first error signal from an output of the motion compensated process;

forming a second error signal from an output of the linear process; and

utilising the error signal to form a mix between the output of the motion compensated process and the output of the linear process.

8. A method according to claim 7 , wherein the motion compensation process comprises phase correlation.

9. A method of video processing comprising the steps of conducting a motion compensated process on an input signal; conducting an equivalent linear process on the input signal; forming a first difference signal from pictures undergoing the motion compensated process, forming a second difference signal from pictures undergoing the linear process; comparing the first and second difference signals; and utilising the comparison to form a mix between the output of the motion compensated process end the output of the linear process.

10. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the motion compensation process comprises phase correlation.

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