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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander Anesko, Red Bank, NJ (US);
Horng-Dar Lin, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Gordana Pavlovic, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Brian John Petryna, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382236 ; 348416 ; 348699 ; 382304 ;
Abstract
A programmable motion estimator having a memory and processing element array that implement a dual addressing scheme and a block rotating scheme that work together to perform block difference calculations required in video encoder subsystems to provide motion estimation with less processing power without comprising video quality.