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Granted Patent B2
US 8,873,629 · App. 13/589,493 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Interpolation of video compression frames

Inventor: Gary A. Demos (Culver City, CA)
Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
H04N19/00533H04N19/00715
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Patent No.
US 8,873,629
App. No.
13/589,493
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Video image decompression systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are disclosed. Some techniques involve accessing a sequence of predicted and bidirectional predicted frames each comprising pixel values arranged in image regions, wherein at least one image region within a bidirectional predicted frame is determined using direct mode prediction based on motion vectors from two or more predicted frames, and wherein at least one such motion vector is scaled by a frame scale fraction of less than zero or greater than one.

Claims (5)

1. A video image decompression system including a processor and a decoder, the system accessing a sequence of predicted and bidirectional predicted frames each comprising pixel values arranged in image regions, wherein at least one image region within a bidirectional predicted frame is determined using direct mode prediction based on a motion vector from a predicted frame, and wherein the motion vector is scaled by a frame scale fraction of less than minus one or greater than one.

2. A video image compression system accessing a sequence of predicted and bidirectional predicted frames each comprising pixel values arranged in image regions, wherein at least one image region within a bidirectional predicted frame is determined using direct mode prediction based on motion vectors from two or more predicted frames, and wherein at least one such motion vector is scaled by a frame scale fraction of less than minus one or greater than one.

3. The video image compression system of claim 2 , wherein at least two such motion vectors are scaled by a frame scale fraction of less than −1 or greater than 1.

4. A decoder accessing a sequence of predicted and bidirectional predicted frames each comprising pixel values arranged in image regions, wherein at least one image region within a bidirectional predicted frame is determined using direct mode prediction based on motion vectors from two or more predicted frames, and wherein at least one such motion vector is scaled by a frame scale fraction of less than minus one or greater than one.

5. The decoder of claim 4 , wherein at least two such motion vectors are scaled by a frame scale fraction of less than −1 or greater than 1.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2012
From: DEMOS, GARY A.
To: DEMOGRAFX
Reel/Frame 028900/0952 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2012
From: DEMOGRAFX
To: DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 028901/0018 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2012
From: DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC.
To: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028901/0086 →
Continuity (7)
Division 12986240 · Jan 7, 2011
Continuation 12644953 · Dec 22, 2009
Continuation 12567161 · Sep 25, 2009
Continuation 11831723 · Jul 31, 2007
Division 10187395 · Jun 28, 2002
Continuation In Part 09904203 · Jul 11, 2001
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