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Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2006
Applicants:

Chon Tam Le Dinh, Montreal, CA;

François Rossignol, Montreal, CA;

Hong Thai Nguyen, Vancouver, CA;

Inventors:

Chon Tam Le Dinh, Montreal, CA;

François Rossignol, Montreal, CA;

Hong Thai Nguyen, Vancouver, CA;

Assignee:

Algolith Inc., Montreal, Quebec, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/40 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A new approach to objective quality assessment of DCT-coded video sequences, with or without a reference is proposed. The system is comprised of a proprietary segmentation algorithm, a feature extraction process and a nonlinear feed-forward-type neural network for feature analysis. The methods mimic function of the human visual system (HVS): A neural network training algorithm is used for determining the optimal network weights and biases for both system modes of operation. The proposed method allows for assessment of DCT-coded video sequences without the original source being available (pseudo-reference mode). The pseudo-reference mode is also comprised of a proprietary DCT-coded video (MPEG) noise reducer (MNR), co-pending patent application No. 60/592,143.


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