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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Jonathan Diggins, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Michael James Knee, Hampshire, GB;
Inventors:
Jonathan Diggins, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Michael James Knee, Hampshire, GB;
Assignee:
SNELL LIMITED, Reading, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/28 (2006.01); H04N 5/14 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2006.01); H04N 19/139 (2014.01); H04N 19/176 (2014.01); H04N 19/132 (2014.01); H04N 19/182 (2014.01); H04N 19/53 (2014.01); H04N 19/513 (2014.01); H04N 19/14 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/145 (2013.01); G06T 7/2013 (2013.01); H04N 19/132 (2014.11); H04N 19/139 (2014.11); H04N 19/176 (2014.11); H04N 19/182 (2014.11); H04N 19/521 (2014.11); H04N 19/53 (2014.11); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20016 (2013.01); H04N 19/14 (2014.11);
Abstract
A motion estimator has a spatial sub-sampler to receive input images; at least one motion estimator determining motion vectors between input images and sub-sampled motion vectors between sub-sampled images; an up-sampler for up-sampling the sub-sampled motion vectors; and a selector for providing a motion vector output by selecting between the motion vectors and the (up-sampled) sub-sampled motion vectors, according to motion vector confidence.