Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090273606 | REWIND-ENABLED HARDWARE ENCODER - Described herein are a number of approaches for implementing a video encoder with hardware-enabled rewind functionality. In several embodiments, rewind functionality can be implemented in hardware, in a manner which allows the transform engine of the encoder to reprocess video data, without requesting data from other stages in the encoder. Such rewind functionality is useful in implementing some video standards in a pipeline architecture, such as the H.264 standard. In one embodiment, a method of encoding video data is described, which involves obtaining a first portion of video data from a first location in a buffer, and performing an encoding operation on it. The second portion of video data is obtained from a second location in the buffer, and encoding operations begin on the second portion. The first portion of video data can be retrieved from the first location, in order to reprocess the first portion if necessary. | 11-05-2009 |
20090274209 | MULTISTANDARD HARDWARE VIDEO ENCODER - Described herein are a number of approaches for implementing a multistandard video encoder. In several embodiments, a single encoder supports multiple video encoding standards via dedicated hardware datapaths, while using shared buffers to store a video data between processing stages. In one such embodiment, system for video encoding is described. The system includes a number of encoding stages, for performing tasks associated with encoded video data. The system also includes a number of encoding buffers, coupled to the encoding stages, for storing video data between encoding stages. The encoding stages are operable to encode the video data in accordance with a number of video encoding standards, and the encoding buffers are operable to store partially encoded video data, regardless of the video encoding standard selected. | 11-05-2009 |
20090296813 | INTRA PREDICTION MODE SEARCH SCHEME - The following embodiments describe an approach for selecting an intra prediction mode for video encoding, such as occurs in the H.264 standard. One embodiment describes a method of selecting an optimum intra prediction mode. This method involves selecting a first intra prediction mode, which is used to determine a search order for a number of intra prediction modes. These intra prediction modes are then evaluated in order to identify the optimum intra prediction mode. | 12-03-2009 |
20100128788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRA REFRESH IMPLEMENTATION WITH PSEUDO RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION - Embodiments of the present invention include a method and system for encoding video data comprising accessing a picture to be encoded, wherein the picture comprises a plurality of macro-blocks. A plurality of programmable counters is associated with each macro-block to be encoded. A counter associated with a macro-block of the plurality of macro-blocks is accessed and a value of the counter is determined. The method further includes determining whether to encode the macro-block as an Intra or non-Intra based on the value of the counter. If the macro-block is encoded as Intra, its counter is reset. If the macro-block is encoded as non-Intra, its counter value is updated. The counter value may be reset with a random number. Counters can be programmed such that a region of interest is defined for updating associated macro-blocks with greater frequency. | 05-27-2010 |
20100142761 | ADAPTIVE MULTIPLE ENGINE IMAGE MOTION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention facilitates efficient and effective detection of pixel alteration. In one embodiment a pixel alteration analysis system includes a difference summing multiple engine component and a control component. The difference summing multiple engine component determines the sum of differences between pixel values in a plurality of pixels. The control component determines an indication of motion based upon said relationship of said pixels in said plurality of pixels. In one exemplary implementation, the difference in values corresponds to a relationship between values of pixels in a block of pixels at different frames. The number and configuration of pixels in a block partition can be flexibly changed. | 06-10-2010 |
20100150237 | SELECTING A MACROBLOCK ENCODING MODE - Non-encoded data for a macroblock of an image frame is accessed. A cost to intra-encode the macroblock is computed using at least a portion of the non-encoded data in place of reconstructed image data from another macroblock of the image frame. The cost can be compared against the cost to inter-encode the first macroblock in order to select how the first macroblock is to be encoded. | 06-17-2010 |
20100158105 | POST-PROCESSING ENCODING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Quantization post-processing encoding systems and methods are described. In one embodiment an encoding system includes a quantization module, a quantization coefficient buffer, and a quantization post-processing module. The quantization module performs quantized encoding of information. The quantization coefficient buffer stores results of the quantized module. The quantization post-processing module provides adjustment information to the quantization coefficient buffer for utilization in adjusting the results from the quantized module stored in the quantization coefficient buffer without unduly impacting image quality. | 06-24-2010 |
20100195730 | DUAL STAGE INTRA-PREDICTION VIDEO ENCODING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Multi-level prediction mode encoding type decision methods and systems are presented. In one embodiment, an indication of a prediction mode level is received and encoding is performed in accordance with said prediction mode level. The indication of said prediction mode level is programmable and can be set at different levels. The prediction mode level can be associated with a programmable encoding type decision point (e.g., early, intermediate, late, etc.). The encoding process includes deciding upon an I-type or P-type encoding. In one embodiment, a multi-stage encoding type method is also implemented in intra-prediction related search and inter-prediction related search and respective corresponding prediction operations are performed, wherein at least a portion of the intra-prediction related search and the inter-prediction related search are performed in parallel. | 08-05-2010 |