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Circuit implementation of block matching algorithm

CA 1306061 C · Owner: Yang, Kun-Min · Inventors: Wu, Lancelot; Yang, Kun-Min

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A circuit for implementing a full search block matching algorithm for coding video signals sequentially receives pixel values from a block of pixels in a current video frame and sequentially receives pixel values from a search area of a previous video frame. The circuit includes a plurality of processors for calculating in parallel a group of error functions corresponding to a group of positions of the block in the search area. The error functions are compared for determining the block position having the minimum error function.

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  • Granted August 4, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 4, 2009.
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FiledMarch 13, 1989
GrantedAugust 4, 1992
Term endedAugust 4, 2009
Patent numberCA 1306061 C
Classification (IPC)G06T7/20 +2 more

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedMarch 13, 1989Patent grantedAug 4, 1992Term endedAug 4, 2009

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