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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2006
Applicants:
José R. Alvarez, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jiangtao Wen, La Jolla, CA (US);
Inventors:
José R. Alvarez, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jiangtao Wen, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Maxim Integrated, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for encoding video, comprising the steps of (A) encoding a number of macroblocks of a video signal with a non-residual mode disabled, (B) checking each of the macroblocks for a null information pattern, and (C) re-encoding each of the macroblocks having the null information pattern with the non-residual mode enabled.