公开(公告)号：US20120328000A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-27

申请号：US13608192

申请日：2012-09-10

Applicant: Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose' R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

Inventor： Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose' R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

IPC: H04N7/26

CPC classification number: G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/122 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/625 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/90 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: System and method for decoding digital video data. The decoding system employs hardware accelerators that assist a core processor in performing selected decoding tasks. The hardware accelerators are configurable to support a plurality of existing and future encoding/decoding formats. The accelerators are configurable to support substantially any existing or future encoding/decoding formats that fall into the general class of DCT-based, entropy decoded, block-motion-compensated compression algorithms. The hardware accelerators illustratively comprise a programmable entropy decoder, an inverse quantization module, a inverse discrete cosine transform module, a pixel filter, a motion compensation module and a de-blocking filter. The hardware accelerators function in a decoding pipeline wherein at any given stage in the pipeline, while a given function is being performed on a given macroblock, the next macroblock in the data stream is being worked on by the previous function in the pipeline.

Abstract translation: 用于解码数字视频数据的系统和方法。 解码系统采用辅助核心处理器执行所选解码任务的硬件加速器。 硬件加速器可配置为支持多种现有和将来的编码/解码格式。 加速器可配置为支持落入基于DCT的熵解码的块运动补偿压缩算法的一般类别中的任何现有或将来的编码/解码格式。 硬件加速器示例性地包括可编程熵解码器，逆量化模块，反相离散余弦变换模块，像素滤波器，运动补偿模块和去块滤波器。 硬件加速器在解码流水线中起作用，其中在流水线中的任何给定阶段，在给定宏块上执行给定功能的同时，数据流中的下一个宏块正在通过管道中的先前功能进行处理。

公开(公告)号：US08229002B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-24

申请号：US13018840

申请日：2011-02-01

Applicant: Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

Inventor： Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

IPC: H04N7/18

CPC classification number: G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/122 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/625 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/90 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: System and method for decoding digital video data. The decoding system employs hardware accelerators that assist a core processor in performing selected decoding tasks. The hardware accelerators are configurable to support a plurality of existing and future encoding/decoding formats. The accelerators are configurable to support substantially any existing or future encoding/decoding formats that fall into the general class of DCT-based, entropy decoded, block-motion-compensated compression algorithms. The hardware accelerators illustratively comprise a programmable entropy decoder, an inverse quantization module, a inverse discrete cosine transform module, a pixel filter, a motion compensation module and a de-blocking filter. The hardware accelerators function in a decoding pipeline wherein at any given stage in the pipeline, while a given function is being performed on a given macroblock, the next macroblock in the data stream is being worked on by the previous function in the pipeline.

公开(公告)号：US07630566B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-08

申请号：US10247940

申请日：2002-09-20

Applicant: Alexander G MacInnis ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Jose R Alvarez

Inventor： Alexander G MacInnis ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Jose R Alvarez

IPC: G06K9/36 ,  G06K9/46

CPC classification number: H04N19/523 ,  G06T7/223 ,  H04N19/51 ,  H04N19/533 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/82

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing motion estimation and compensation to fractional pixel accuracy using polyphase prediction filters as part of a video compression/decompression technique. A motion estimator applies a set of polyphase filters to some data in the reference picture and generates motion vectors, an estimated macroblock of video data, and a residual error macroblock of video data. The data referenced in the reference picture usually have more data than a macroblock since multi-tap filtering needs to access more data. A motion compensator generates a compensated macroblock of video data in response to the reference video data, the residual error macroblock of video data, and a polyphase prediction filter decided by the motion vector. The reference video data are usually reconstructed at the compensator side.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于使用多相预测滤波器作为视频压缩/解压缩技术的一部分来执行运动估计和补偿到分数像素精度的方法和装置。 运动估计器将一组多相滤波器应用于参考图像中的一些数据，并产生运动矢量，视频数据的估计宏块和视频数据的残差误差宏块。 参考图中参考的数据通常具有比宏块更多的数据，因为多点抽头需要访问更多的数据。 运动补偿器响应于参考视频数据，视频数据的残余误差宏块和由运动矢量决定的多相预测滤波器，生成补偿的视频数据的宏块。 参考视频数据通常在补偿器一侧重建。

公开(公告)号：US08005147B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-23

申请号：US11400949

申请日：2006-04-05

Applicant: Jose′ R. Alvarez ,  Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

Inventor： Jose′ R. Alvarez ,  Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

IPC: H04N7/18

CPC classification number: G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/122 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/13 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/90

Abstract: A system and method for decoding a digital video data stream. In one aspect, a plurality of hardware acceleration modules are used together with a core processor. The accelerators operate in a decoding pipeline wherein, in any given stage, each accelerator operates on a particular macroblock of video data. In the subsequent pipeline stage, each accelerator works on the next macroblock in the data stream, which was worked on by another one of the accelerators in the previous stage. The core processor polls all of the accelerators during each stage. When all accelerators finish their tasks for a given stage, the core processor initiates the next stage. In another aspect, two variable-length decoders are employed to simultaneously decode two macroblock rows of a video frame. Each variable-length decoder works to decode an assigned row and the rows are variable-length decoded in parallel. The variable-length decoders operate as part of a pipeline wherein the variable-length decoders alternate, stage-by-stage, decoding macroblocks.

Abstract translation: 一种用于解码数字视频数据流的系统和方法。 在一个方面，多个硬件加速模块与核心处理器一起使用。 加速器在解码管线中操作，其中在任何给定阶段，每个加速器对视频数据的特定宏块进行操作。 在随后的流水线阶段，每个加速器对数据流中的下一个宏块进行工作，该前一阶段的另一个加速器工作。 核心处理器在每个阶段轮询所有加速器。 当所有加速器在给定阶​​段完成任务时，核心处理器启动下一阶段。 在另一方面，采用两个可变长度解码器来同时解码视频帧的两个宏块行。 每个可变长度解码器用于对分配的行进行解码，并行并行地进行可变长度解码。 可变长度解码器作为流水线的一部分进行操作，其中可变长度解码器逐级交替解码宏块。

公开(公告)号：US07007031B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-28

申请号：US10114886

申请日：2002-04-01

Applicant: Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose′ R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

Inventor： Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose′ R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/40

CPC classification number: G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/122 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/90 ,  Y10S707/99942

Abstract: System and method of data unit management in a decoding system employing a decoding pipeline. Each incoming data unit is assigned a memory element and is stored in the assigned memory element. Each decoding module gets the data to be operated on, as well as the control data, for a given data unit from the assigned memory element. Each decoding module, after performing its decoding operations on the data unit, deposits the newly processed data back into the same memory element. In one embodiment, the assigned memory locations comprise a header portion for holding the control data corresponding to the data unit and a data portion for holding the substantive data of the data unit. The header information is written to the header portion of the assigned memory element once and accessed by the various decoding modules throughout the decoding pipeline as needed. The data portion of memory is used/shared by multiple decoding modules.

公开(公告)号：US09329871B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-03

申请号：US13608192

申请日：2012-09-10

Applicant: Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose′ R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

Inventor： Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose′ R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G06F9/38 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/122 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/90 ,  H04N19/625

CPC classification number: G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/122 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/625 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/90 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: System and method for decoding digital video data. The decoding system employs hardware accelerators that assist a core processor in performing selected decoding tasks. The hardware accelerators are configurable to support a plurality of existing and future encoding/decoding formats. The accelerators are configurable to support substantially any existing or future encoding/decoding formats that fall into the general class of DCT-based, entropy decoded, block-motion-compensated compression algorithms. The hardware accelerators illustratively comprise a programmable entropy decoder, an inverse quantization module, a inverse discrete cosine transform module, a pixel filter, a motion compensation module and a de-blocking filter. The hardware accelerators function in a decoding pipeline wherein at any given stage in the pipeline, while a given function is being performed on a given macroblock, the next macroblock in the data stream is being worked on by the previous function in the pipeline.

公开(公告)号：US20130022105A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-24

申请号：US13608221

申请日：2012-09-10

Applicant: Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose' R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

Inventor： Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose' R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

IPC: H04N7/12

CPC classification number: G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/122 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/625 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/90 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: System and method for decoding digital video data. The decoding system employs hardware accelerators that assist a core processor in performing selected decoding tasks. The hardware accelerators are configurable to support a plurality of existing and future encoding/decoding formats. The accelerators are configurable to support substantially any existing or future encoding/decoding formats that fall into the general class of DCT-based, entropy decoded, block-motion-compensated compression algorithms. The hardware accelerators illustratively comprise a programmable entropy decoder, an inverse quantization module, a inverse discrete cosine transform module, a pixel filter, a motion compensation module and a de-blocking filter. The hardware accelerators function in a decoding pipeline wherein at any given stage in the pipeline, while a given function is being performed on a given macroblock, the next macroblock in the data stream is being worked on by the previous function in the pipeline.

Abstract translation: 用于解码数字视频数据的系统和方法。 解码系统采用辅助核心处理器执行所选解码任务的硬件加速器。 硬件加速器可配置为支持多种现有和将来的编码/解码格式。 加速器可配置为支持落入基于DCT的熵解码的块运动补偿压缩算法的一般类别中的任何现有或将来的编码/解码格式。 硬件加速器示例性地包括可编程熵解码器，逆量化模块，反相离散余弦变换模块，像素滤波器，运动补偿模块和去块滤波器。 硬件加速器在解码流水线中起作用，其中在流水线中的任何给定阶段，在给定宏块上执行给定功能的同时，数据流中的下一个宏块正在通过管道中的先前功能进行处理。

公开(公告)号：US08284844B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-09

申请号：US10114798

申请日：2002-04-01

Applicant: Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose′ R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

Inventor： Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose′ R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

IPC: H04N7/18

CPC classification number: G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/122 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/625 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/90 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: System and method for decoding digital video data. The decoding system employs hardware accelerators that assist a core processor in performing selected decoding tasks. The hardware accelerators are configurable to support a plurality of existing and future encoding/decoding formats. The accelerators are configurable to support substantially any existing or future encoding/decoding formats that fall into the general class of DCT-based, entropy decoded, block-motion-compensated compression algorithms. The hardware accelerators illustratively comprise a programmable entropy decoder, an inverse quantization module, a inverse discrete cosine transform module, a pixel filter, a motion compensation module and a de-blocking filter. The hardware accelerators function in a decoding pipeline wherein at any given stage in the pipeline, while a given function is being performed on a given macroblock, the next macroblock in the data stream is being worked on by the previous function in the pipeline.

Abstract translation: 用于解码数字视频数据的系统和方法。 解码系统采用辅助核心处理器执行所选解码任务的硬件加速器。 硬件加速器可配置为支持多种现有和将来的编码/解码格式。 加速器可配置为支持落入基于DCT的熵解码的块运动补偿压缩算法的一般类别中的任何现有或将来的编码/解码格式。 硬件加速器示例性地包括可编程熵解码器，逆量化模块，反相离散余弦变换模块，像素滤波器，运动补偿模块和去块滤波器。 硬件加速器在解码流水线中起作用，其中在流水线中的任何给定阶段，在给定宏块上执行给定功能的同时，数据流中的下一个宏块正在通过管道中的先前功能进行处理。

公开(公告)号：US20120020412A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US13205776

申请日：2011-08-09

Applicant: Jose R. Alvarez ,  Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

Inventor： Jose R. Alvarez ,  Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

IPC: H04N7/30 ,  H04N7/26

CPC classification number: G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/122 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/13 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/90

Abstract: A system and method for decoding a digital video data stream. In one aspect, a plurality of hardware acceleration modules are used together with a core processor. The accelerators operate in a decoding pipeline wherein, in any given stage, each accelerator operates on a particular macroblock of video data. In the subsequent pipeline stage, each accelerator works on the next macroblock in the data stream, which was worked on by another one of the accelerators in the previous stage. The core processor polls all of the accelerators during each stage. When all accelerators finish their tasks for a given stage, the core processor initiates the next stage. In another aspect, two variable-length decoders are employed to simultaneously decode two macroblock rows of a video frame. Each variable-length decoder works to decode an assigned row and the rows are variable-length decoded in parallel. The variable-length decoders operate as part of a pipeline wherein the variable-length decoders alternate, stage-by-stage, decoding macroblocks.

Abstract translation: 一种用于解码数字视频数据流的系统和方法。 在一个方面，多个硬件加速模块与核心处理器一起使用。 加速器在解码管线中操作，其中在任何给定阶段，每个加速器对视频数据的特定宏块进行操作。 在随后的流水线阶段，每个加速器对数据流中的下一个宏块进行工作，该前一阶段的另一个加速器工作。 核心处理器在每个阶段轮询所有加速器。 当所有加速器在给定阶​​段完成任务时，核心处理器启动下一阶段。 在另一方面，采用两个可变长度解码器来同时解码视频帧的两个宏块行。 每个可变长度解码器用于对分配的行进行解码，并行并行地进行可变长度解码。 可变长度解码器作为流水线的一部分进行操作，其中可变长度解码器逐级交替解码宏块。

公开(公告)号：US07881385B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-01

申请号：US11015555

申请日：2004-12-17

Applicant: Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose' R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

Inventor： Alexander G. MacInnis ,  Jose' R. Alvarez ,  Sheng Zhong ,  Xiaodong Xie ,  Vivian Hsiun

IPC: H04N7/18

CPC classification number: G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/122 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/625 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/90 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: System and method for decoding digital video data. The decoding system employs hardware accelerators that assist a core processor in performing selected decoding tasks. The hardware accelerators are configurable to support a plurality of existing and future encoding/decoding formats. The accelerators are configurable to support substantially any existing or future encoding/decoding formats that fall into the general class of DCT-based, entropy decoded, block-motion-compensated compression algorithms. The hardware accelerators illustratively comprise a programmable entropy decoder, an inverse quantization module, a inverse discrete cosine transform module, a pixel filter, a motion compensation module and a de-blocking filter. The hardware accelerators function in a decoding pipeline wherein at any given stage in the pipeline, while a given function is being performed on a given macroblock, the next macroblock in the data stream is being worked on by the previous function in the pipeline.

Abstract translation: 用于解码数字视频数据的系统和方法。 解码系统采用辅助核心处理器执行所选解码任务的硬件加速器。 硬件加速器可配置为支持多种现有和将来的编码/解码格式。 加速器可配置为支持落入基于DCT的熵解码的块运动补偿压缩算法的一般类别中的任何现有或将来的编码/解码格式。 硬件加速器示例性地包括可编程熵解码器，逆量化模块，反相离散余弦变换模块，像素滤波器，运动补偿模块和去块滤波器。 硬件加速器在解码流水线中起作用，其中在流水线中的任何给定阶段，在给定宏块上执行给定功能的同时，数据流中的下一个宏块正在通过管道中的先前功能进行处理。