Estimating quality of a video signal
First Claim
1. A method of estimating quality of a video signal at a device, the method comprising:
- receiving frames of the video signal at the device, each frame comprising a plurality of blocks of pixels;
using a section of a first frame of the video signal, which is correctly received, to provide a concealed block for use in place of a block of a second frame of the video signal, the block of the second frame having a motion vector indicating complex motion, the motion vector having been received in the video signal;
determining a difference measure indicative of a difference between at least some of the pixels surrounding the block in the second frame and the corresponding pixels surrounding the section in the first frame; and
using the difference measure to estimate the quality of the second frame of the video signal.
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Abstract
Method, device and computer program product for estimating quality of a video signal, wherein frames of the video signal are received at receiving means of the device, each frame comprising a plurality of blocks of pixels. A section of a first frame of the video signal, which is correctly received, is used to provide a concealed block for use in place of a block of a second frame of the video signal. A difference measure is determined indicative of a difference between at least some of the pixels surrounding the block in the second frame and the corresponding pixels surrounding the section in the first frame. The difference measure is used to estimate the quality of the second frame of the video signal.
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1. A method of estimating quality of a video signal at a device, the method comprising:
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receiving frames of the video signal at the device, each frame comprising a plurality of blocks of pixels; using a section of a first frame of the video signal, which is correctly received, to provide a concealed block for use in place of a block of a second frame of the video signal, the block of the second frame having a motion vector indicating complex motion, the motion vector having been received in the video signal; determining a difference measure indicative of a difference between at least some of the pixels surrounding the block in the second frame and the corresponding pixels surrounding the section in the first frame; and using the difference measure to estimate the quality of the second frame of the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for estimating quality of a video signal, the device comprising:
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a processing unit; and a memory comprising instructions executable by the processing unit to; receive frames of the video signal, each frame comprising a plurality of blocks of pixels; use a section of a first frame of the video signal, which is correctly received, to provide a concealed block for use in place of a block of a second frame of the video signal, the block of the second frame having a motion vector indicating complex motion, the motion vector having been received in the video signal; determine a difference measure indicative of a difference between at least some of the pixels surrounding the block in the second frame and the corresponding pixels surrounding the section in the first frame; and estimate, using the determined difference measure, the quality of the second frame of the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable hardware medium comprising instructions for estimating quality of a video signal, the instructions executable by a processor of a device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving frames of the video signal at the device, each frame comprising a plurality of blocks of pixels; using a section of a first frame of the video signal, which is correctly received, to provide a concealed block for use in place of a block of a second frame of the video signal, the block of the second frame having a motion vector indicating complex motion, the motion vector having been received in the video signal; determining a difference measure indicative of a difference between at least some of the pixels surrounding the block in the second frame and the corresponding pixels surrounding the section in the first frame; and using the difference measure to estimate the quality of the second frame of the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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