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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hyundai Curitel, Inc., Kyoungki-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/12 ;
Abstract
A motion vector estimation apparatus in a digital video coding system and a method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a motion estimation method and apparatus for, prior to a motion vector estimation operation, determining whether to perform it and selectively performing the motion vector estimation operation in accordance with the determined result, thereby reducing the coding time period and the amount of power consumed.