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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Tsui-chin Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-shu Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Wan-hsi Hsieh, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yu-tsung HU, Changhua County, TW;
Tsui-Chin Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Shu Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Wan-Hsi Hsieh, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yu-Tsung Hu, Changhua County, TW;
NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp., Hsinchu Science Park, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A block matching method for estimating a motion vector of an estimation block of an image frame is provided, which includes comparing the estimation block with at least one reference block corresponding to a first object to obtain a plurality of pixel difference values, determining a mask area corresponding to the first object and a calculation area corresponding to a second object in the estimation block, and performing blocking matching operations on the calculation area to determine a motion vector of the second object as the motion vector of the estimation block.