Programmable video motion accelerator method and apparatus
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1. A programmable video motion accelerator comprising:
- a hardware-based video motion estimator;
a hardware-based difference computer a hardware-based video motion compensator having;
a first video input;
a second video input that is integrally and operably coupled to the video motion estimator.
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Abstract
A programmable video motion accelerator includes a hardware-based video motion estimator (11), a hardware-based difference computer (13), and a hardware-based video motion compensator (12) having at least a first video input and a second video input that is integrally and operably coupled to the video motion estimator. In one embodiment, the video motion estimator and the video motion compensator share programmed elements (15) including, for example, results buffers. A controller (10) can serve to permit selective re-configuration of various elements and data flow paths to thereby facilitate compatible support of various video processing standards and methods.
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1. A programmable video motion accelerator comprising:
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a hardware-based video motion estimator;
a hardware-based difference computer a hardware-based video motion compensator having;
a first video input;
a second video input that is integrally and operably coupled to the video motion estimator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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providing a programmable integral hardware platform having;
a video motion estimation circuit;
a difference computer circuit; and
a video motion compensation circuit;
using the programmable integral hardware platform to selectively accelerate at least one of video motion estimation, difference computation, and video motion compensation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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