METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED MOTION ESTIMATION FOR VIDEO ENCODING - Patent 1157559

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EP 1 157 559 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	28.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/48

(21)	Application number: 99971615.2

(22)	Date of filing: 02.11.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 7/30, H04N 7/34

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9925/707

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0027/128 (11.05.2000 Gazette 2000/19)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

03.11.1998 US 106867 P

(71)	Applicant: Bops Incorporated
	Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KURAK, Charles, W., Jr. Durham, NC 27712 (US) MOLLER, Christian, Henrik, Luja Cary, NC 27513 (US)

(74)	Representative: Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis et al
	Beresford & Co.,2-5 Warwick Court,High Holborn London WC1R 5DH London WC1R 5DH (GB)

(54)	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED MOTION ESTIMATION FOR VIDEO ENCODING