EP 1190578 A1 20020327 - VIDEO ENCODER AND METHOD OF VIDEO ENCODING
Title (en)
VIDEO ENCODER AND METHOD OF VIDEO ENCODING
Title (de)
VIDEOCODER UND VERFAHREN DER VIDEOCODIERUNG
Title (fr)
CODEUR VIDEO ET PROCEDE DE CODAGE VIDEO
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 0004752 W 20000524
- GB 9912082 A 19990524
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2350512A] The invention encompasses a video encoder (300) for compressing and encoding frames of an image sequence for transmission. The invention also encompasses a method of video encoding. The video encoder (300) has segmentation means (322) for recognising at least one object (450) in a frame (400) of an image sequence. An encoder (304) encodes blocks of the image sequence into a single bitstream for transmission, blocks containing the at least one object being transmitted preferentially over other blocks. The segmentation means (322) may operate under user control (324). The invention provides enhanced viewing of an image sequence, particularly after transmission over a transmission channel of limited bandwidth. The video encoder (300) may be made compatible with the H.263 standard, whereby a standard H.263 receiver can then decompress and decode the transmitted image sequence. The invention may be incorporated into a mobile or a portable radio, or a mobile telephone.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06T 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/26 (2006.01); H04N 7/30 (2006.01); H04N 7/36 (2006.01); H04N 7/50 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04N 19/17 (2014.11); H04N 19/20 (2014.11); H04N 19/30 (2014.11); H04N 19/507 (2014.11); H04N 19/61 (2014.11)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0072603A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 2350512 A 20001129; GB 9912082 D0 19990721; AU 5216300 A 20001212; EP 1190578 A1 20020327; WO 0072603 A1 20001130
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9912082 A 19990524; AU 5216300 A 20000524; EP 0004752 W 20000524; EP 00936795 A 20000524