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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2020
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Beamr Imaging Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Dotan David Levi, Kiryat Motzkin, IL;
Assaf Weissman, Moreshet, IL;
Ohad Markus, Haifa, IL;
Uri Gadot, Haifa, IL;
Aviad Raveh, Bat Hefer, IL;
Tamar Shoham, Netanya, IL;
MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Yokneam, IL;
BEAMR IMAGING LTD., Tel Aviv, IL;
Abstract
A video processor includes a memory and a processor. The processor is coupled to memory and is configured to store in the memory (i) multiple raw frames belonging to a Group of Pictures (GOP) to be processed, and (ii) one or more reference frames. The processor is further configured to select for multiple target blocks having a same block-location in respective raw frames associated with a common reference frame, a common search region in the common reference frame, and before selecting another search region, to apply at least two motion estimation operations using at least two of the target blocks and the common search region, to estimate respective at least two Motion Vectors (MVs).