Method of video encoding by accumulated error processing and encoder therefor

• US 5,731,836 A
• Filed: 09/23/1996
• Issued: 03/24/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Shi-hwa
• Primary Examiner(s): Britton, Howard W.
• Application Number:
  US08/710,861
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 348/402, 348/412, 348/416, 382/308
• US Class Current: 375/240.16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/61 in combination with predictive coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/82 involving filtering within a prediction loop

Abstract

The present invention relating to a method of video coding associated with processing accumulated errors and a encoder therefor, the method comprising the steps of: (a) generating motion vectors of an input image in a predetermined unit and the difference image between an image of filtering a motion-compensated image on a reconstructed previous frame and the input image on current frame, and then performing discrete cosine transform (DCT), quantization and variable length coding on the difference image; (b) generating the motion-compensated image on the reconstructed previous frame from the reconstructed previous frame and the motion vectors; and (c) filtering off accumulated errors while preserving the edges within the motion-compensated image on the reconstructed previous frame. Therefore, random distributed noises due to accumulated errors can be removed and bit generation amounts by filtering off random accumulated errors with a high frequency characteristics before coding can be reduced.

Claims

1. Method of video coding associated with processing accumulated errors, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) generating motion vectors of an input image in a predetermined unit and the difference image between an image of filtering a motion-compensated image of a reconstructed previous frame and the input image on current frame, and then performing discrete cosine transform (DCT), quantization and variable length coding of the difference image;

(b) generating said motion-compensated image of the reconstructed previous frame from the reconstructed previous frame in said step (a) and said motion vectors; and

(c) filtering off accumulated errors while preserving the edges within said motion-compensated image of the reconstructed previous frame.

2. Method of video coding associated with processing accumulated errors as claimed in claim 1, wherein said step (c) is according to a morphological filtering method.

3. Method of video coding associated with processing accumulated errors as claimed in claim 1, wherein said step (c) is not performed on a refresh image without said accumulated errors.

4. Encoder for video coding associated with processing accumulated errors, said encoder comprising:

coding means for generating motion vectors of an input image in a predetermined unit and the difference image between an image of filtering a motion-compensated image of a reconstructed previous frame and the input image of current frame, and then performing discrete cosine transform (DCT), quantization and variable length coding of the difference image;

means for generating said motion-compensated image of the reconstructed previous frame from the reconstructed previous frame and said motion vectors; and

filter for filtering off accumulated errors while preserving the edges within said motion-compensated image of the reconstructed previous frame and transmitting the filtered motion-compensated image to said coding means.

5. Encoder for video coding associated with processing accumulated errors as claimed in claim 4, wherein said filter works according to a morphological filtering method.

6. Encoder for video coding associated with processing accumulated errors as claimed in claim 4, wherein said filter does not work on a refresh frame without accumulated errors.

7. An image simplifying method by morphological filtering, comprising steps of:

(a) sequentially performing dilation and a first erosion on a received original signal by using a structuring element of a first predetermined size, and performing a second erosion on said first-erosion processed signal by using a structuring element of a minimum size;

(b) selecting the higher-level signal of said signal resulting from said step (a) and said original signal;

(c) comparing said signal resulting from said step (b) with said first-erosion processed signal;

(d) repeatedly performing said second erosion and said steps (b) and (c) if said signal resulting from said step (b) is different from said first-erosion processed signal in said step (c);

(e) sequentially performing erosion and a first dilation on said original signal by using a structuring element of a second predetermined size, and performing a second dilation on said first-dilation processed signal by using said structuring element of a minimum size;

(f) selecting the lower-level signal of said signal resulting from said step (e) and a signal generated when said signal resulting from said step (b) is identical to said first-erosion processed signal in said step (c); and

(g) repeatedly performing said second dilation and said steps (e) and (f) if said signal resulting from said step (e) is different from said first-dilation processed signal, and a final simplified signal is output if said signal resulting from said step (e) is identical to said first-dilation processed signal.