Motion compensation estimating device and method achieving improved motion compensation
First Claim
1. A motion compensation apparatus for inter-frame prediction comprising:
- an area subdividing means for subdividing a reference image into sub-areas and producing a subdivided area,an inter-frame difference calculating means for producing inter-frame difference information between an input image and the reference image;
a moving area detecting means for detecting, by reference to the inter-frame difference information, sub-areas in said subdivided area having inter-frame difference information of a predetermined character and designating said sub-areas as moving areas;
an area integrating means for integrating the moving areas and outputting the integrated areas as moving object areas;
motion estimating means for estimating inter-frame motion between the input and reference images for each of the moving object areas and outputting motion parameters representing motion of the moving object areas; and
motion compensating means for conducting motion compensation for each of the moving object areas according to the motion parameters and producing and outputting a motion compensated prediction image.
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Abstract
An area subdividing unit subdivides a reference image, producing sub-areas. An inter-frame difference calculating device determines inter-frame differences between the reference image and an input image. A moving area detecting unit designates, by reference to the inter-frame differences, moving areas from a plurality of sub-areas. An area integrating device integrates the detected moving areas according to information of the reference image to create a plurality of moving object areas. A motion estimating device estimates motion between the input and reference images for each moving object area to attain motion parameters. A motion compensating unit compensates motion for each moving object area based on the motion parameters to generate a motion compensated prediction image. A motion compensating apparatus is capable of achieving complete and exact motion compensation using area information and a reduced number of encoding operations.
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1. A motion compensation apparatus for inter-frame prediction comprising:
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an area subdividing means for subdividing a reference image into sub-areas and producing a subdivided area, an inter-frame difference calculating means for producing inter-frame difference information between an input image and the reference image; a moving area detecting means for detecting, by reference to the inter-frame difference information, sub-areas in said subdivided area having inter-frame difference information of a predetermined character and designating said sub-areas as moving areas; an area integrating means for integrating the moving areas and outputting the integrated areas as moving object areas; motion estimating means for estimating inter-frame motion between the input and reference images for each of the moving object areas and outputting motion parameters representing motion of the moving object areas; and motion compensating means for conducting motion compensation for each of the moving object areas according to the motion parameters and producing and outputting a motion compensated prediction image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A motion compensation method of inter-frame prediction comprising the steps of:
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subdividing a reference image into sub-areas and producing a subdivided area; producing inter-frame difference information between an input image and the reference image; detecting, by reference to the inter-frame difference information, sub-areas of the subdivided area having inter-frame difference information of a predetermined character and designating said sub-areas as moving areas; integrating the moving areas and outputting the integrated areas as moving object areas; estimating inter-frame motion between the input and reference images for each of the moving object areas and outputting motion parameters representing motion of the moving object areas; and conducting motion compensation for each of the moving object areas according to the motion parameters and producing and outputting a motion compensated prediction image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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