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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Shun-chen Wu, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Ying-chieh Tu, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Inventors:
Shun-Chen Wu, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Ying-Chieh Tu, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Assignee:
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motion estimation method, applied to an image frame having a time constraint, includes calculating an available time for estimating a motion vector of a block unit of the image frame; and selectively performing at least one stage of a plurality of motion estimation stages according to the available time to estimate the motion vector of the block unit.