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Method for video compression using temporal weighting
Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Ltd
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Filing: 1996-06-05
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Granted: 1999-10-26
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Expires: 2016-06-05
Abstract
Abstract Decoder reconstruction error is estimated so as to provide compensation at the encoder which equalizes the errors over different frames, since the errors created by some frames are lower than those created by other frames. The compensation is provided by means of temporal weighting applied in the form of temporal bands each associated with specific numbered frames within a frame group. The technique can be applied to a logarithmic temporal decimation frame structure in which one frame within a group of 2n frames is an 'I' frame and the remaining frames are 'B' frames.
Inventors
- 👤 James Hedley Wilkinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N19/00; H04N19/85; H04N19/89; H04N19/10; H04N19/169; H04N19/186; H04N19/50; H04N19/503; H04N19/51; H04N19/577; H04N19/587; H04N19/60; H04N19/61; H04N19/63
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A video compression method comprising the steps of: encoding a video frame group using a pair of I-frames at each extremity of said video frame group, together with one or more motion compensated B-frames created by logarithmic temporal decimation; predetermining relative weighting values for compensation of each of a plurality of video frames within said video frame group; estimating the reconstruction error in a video decoder generated when decoding each of said B-frames of the current video frame, said reconstruciton error for each B-frame being defendant on a decoding error associated therewith, as well as decoding errors associated with surrounding B-frames; and providing compensation in accordance with said predetermined relative weighting values and dependent on said estimated reconstruction error so as to equalize said errors over different frames and mitigate accrued reconstruction errors, wherein said compensation is provided by means of temporal weighting.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A video compression method comprising the steps of: encoding a video frame group using a pair of I-frames at each extremity of said video frame group, together with one or more motion compensated B-frames created by logarithmic temporal decimation; predetermining relative weighting values for compensation of each of a plurality of video frames within said video frame group; estimating the reconstruction error in a video decoder generated when decoding each of said B-frames of the current video frame, said reconstruciton error for each B-frame being defendant on a decoding error associated therewith, as well as decoding errors associated with surrounding B-frames; and providing compensation in accordance with said predetermined relative weighting values and dependent on said estimated reconstruction error so as to equalize said errors over different frames and mitigate accrued reconstruction errors, wherein said compensation is provided by means of temporal weighting.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein in each video frame group, all of the frames other than the `I` frame are `B` frames.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein each encoded video frame group includes a range of a power of 2 frames.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein an incoming video frame group includes a number of frames, and the temporal weighting is applied in the form of temporal bands each associated with specific numbered frames, each temporal band including specific numbered frames defined at the same level of a logarithmic temporal decimation encoding procedure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of increasing a weighting factor of said means of temporal weighting resulting in an increase in the average S/N ratio.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of applying temporal weighting to temporal bands to equalize said errors by lowering quantizing levels for higher temporal bands, thereby increasing quantizing errors of the higher temporal bands.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of applying said means of temporal weighting in an open loop encoder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of combining said means of temporal weighting with a means of weighting of said open loop encoder to equalize said errors.
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