IP Library Granted Patent US 7,391,924
Granted Patent B2
US 7,391,924 · App. 11/874,993 · Granted Jun 24, 2008

Method of reducing a blocking artifact when coding moving picture

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Patent No.
US 7,391,924
App. No.
11/874,993
Granted
Jun 24, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of coding a moving picture is provided that reduces blocking artifacts. The method can include defining a plurality of defining pixels S 0 , S 1 , and S 2 , which are centered around a block boundary. If a default mode is selected then frequency information of the surroundings of the block boundary is obtained. A magnitude of a discontinuous component in a frequency domain belonging to the block boundary is adjusted based on a magnitude of a corresponding discontinuous component selected from a pixel contained entirely within a block adjacent the block boundary. The frequency domain adjustment is then applied to a spatial domain. Or, a DC offset mode can be selected to reduce blocking artifacts in smooth regions where there is little motion.

Claims (7)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

selecting a correction mode from at least first and second correction modes based on at least a first comparison of two adjacent pixels of a first block and a second comparison of two adjacent pixels of a second block that is adjacent to the first block; and

adjusting, if the first correction mode is selected, a pixel value for one of the two adjacent pixels of the first block and a pixel value for one of the two adjacent pixels of the second block using a compensated value, the one of the two adjacent pixels of the first block and the one of the two adjacent pixels of the second block being adjacent and located across a block boundary, and the compensated value being obtained using a clipping operation.

2. A device comprising:

a deblocking filter configured to:

select a correction mode from at least first and second correction modes based on at least a first comparison of two adjacent pixels of a first block and a second comparison of two adjacent pixels of a second block that is adjacent to the first block; and

adjust, if the first correction mode is selected, a pixel value for one of the two adjacent pixels of the first block and a pixel value for one of the two adjacent pixels of the second block using a compensated value, the one of the two adjacent pixels of the first block and the one of the two adjacent pixels of the second block being adjacent and located across a block boundary, and the compensated value being obtained using a clipping operation.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2013
From: VIDEO ENHANCEMENT SOLUTIONS LLC
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 031744/0542 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2009
From: ACACIA PATENT ACQUISITION LLC
To: VIDEO ENHANCEMENT SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 023494/0900 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2009
From: LG ELECTRONICS
To: ANPA INC.
Reel/Frame 023454/0460 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2009
From: ANPA INC.
To: ACACIA PATENT ACQUISITIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 023454/0582 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2008
From: KIM, HYUN MUN; RA, JONG BEOM; KIM, SUNG DEUK; LEE, YOUNG SU
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 020971/0764 →