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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Sang-jo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Ho-jin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Do-hyung Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided are a motion estimation apparatus and method and an image encoding apparatus and method employing the same. The motion estimation apparatus includes an optimal motion estimation unit performing motion estimation in an initial block mode while skipping remaining block modes excluding the initial block mode from a plurality of block modes of the current block, or performing motion estimation in candidate block modes determined from the plurality of block modes.