Scene-aware automatic-exposure control
    1.
    发明授权
    Scene-aware automatic-exposure control 有权
    场景感知自动曝光控制

    公开(公告)号:US08493501B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-23

    申请号:US13292353

    申请日:2011-11-09

    IPC分类号: H04N5/238

    CPC分类号: H04N5/2351

    摘要: A scene-aware auto-exposure control process stabilizes changes in a camera's auto-exposure settings so as to reduce lighting and color flicker during image capture operations. A metric, referred to as the Modified Adjusted Luminance (MAL) metric, is defined to remain relatively constant as long as the lighting of the scene being captured remains relatively constant. Thus, scene changes such as an object moving into, out of, or around in a scene do not significantly affect the MAL metric's value and do not, therefore, trigger an exposure adjustment. Once the MAL metric indicates a scene's lighting is stable, the camera's auto-exposure operation may be suppressed. As long as incoming frames indicate a stable lighting condition (based on the MAL metric), auto-exposure operation may remain suppressed. When incoming frames result in a substantially different MAL over a specified number of frames, auto-exposure operation may be restored.

    摘要翻译: 场景感知自动曝光控制过程可稳定照相机自动曝光设置的变化,以减少图像拍摄过程中的照明和颜色闪烁。 被称为修正调整亮度(MAL)度量的度量被定义为保持相对恒定,只要被捕获的场景的照明保持相对恒定。 因此,诸如移动到场景中的,离开或在场景中的对象的场景改变不会显着影响MAL度量的值,因此不会触发曝光调整。 一旦MAL指标表明场景的照明是稳定的,则可能会抑制相机的自动曝光操作。 只要进入的帧指示稳定的照明条件(基于MAL度量),自动曝光操作可能仍然被抑制。 当输入帧在指定数量的帧上导致基本上不同的MAL时,可以恢复自动曝光操作。

    SCENE-AWARE AUTOMATIC-EXPOSURE CONTROL
    2.
    发明申请
    SCENE-AWARE AUTOMATIC-EXPOSURE CONTROL 有权
    场景自动曝光控制

    公开(公告)号:US20110298965A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-08

    申请号:US12793848

    申请日:2010-06-04

    IPC分类号: H04N5/235

    CPC分类号: H04N5/2351

    摘要: A scene-aware auto-exposure control process stabilizes changes in a camera's auto-exposure settings so as to reduce lighting and color flicker during image capture operations. A metric, referred to as the Modified Adjusted Luminance (MAL) metric, is defined to remain relatively constant as long as the lighting of the scene being captured remains relatively constant. Thus, scene changes such as an object moving into, out of, or around in a scene do not significantly affect the MAL metric's value and do not, therefore, trigger an exposure adjustment. Once the MAL metric indicates a scene's lighting is stable, the camera's auto-exposure operation may be suppressed. As long as incoming frames indicate a stable lighting condition (based on the MAL metric), auto-exposure operation may remain suppressed. When incoming frames result in a substantially different MAL over a specified number of frames, auto-exposure operation may be restored.

    摘要翻译: 场景感知自动曝光控制过程可稳定照相机自动曝光设置的变化,以减少图像拍摄过程中的照明和颜色闪烁。 被称为修正调整亮度(MAL)度量的度量被定义为保持相对恒定,只要被捕获的场景的照明保持相对恒定。 因此,诸如移动到场景中的,离开或在场景中的对象的场景改变不会显着影响MAL度量的值,因此不会触发曝光调整。 一旦MAL指标表明场景的照明是稳定的,则可能会抑制相机的自动曝光操作。 只要进入的帧指示稳定的照明条件(基于MAL度量),自动曝光操作可能仍然被抑制。 当输入帧在指定数量的帧上导致基本上不同的MAL时,可以恢复自动曝光操作。

    Pixel patch collection for prediction in video coding system

    公开(公告)号:US10536726B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US13463547

    申请日:2012-05-03

    摘要: In a video coding system, an encoder may include a coding engine to predictively code input video, a decoder to reconstruct reference pictures generated by the coding engine, a reference picture cache to store the reconstructed reference pictures, a patch cache to store prediction patches generated from other sources, and a prediction search unit to search among the reference picture cache and the patch cache to generate prediction references for use by the coding engine while coding input video. The prediction patches may be assembled from a variety of sources including: predefined image content, reference pictures being evicted from the reference picture cache, image content of prior coding sessions and image data stored by applications on a common terminal where the encoder resides. A decoder may store prediction patches in its own patch cache for synchronous decoding.

    Scene-aware automatic-exposure control
    5.
    发明授权
    Scene-aware automatic-exposure control 有权
    场景感知自动曝光控制

    公开(公告)号:US08077256B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-13

    申请号:US12793848

    申请日:2010-06-04

    IPC分类号: H04N5/238

    CPC分类号: H04N5/2351

    摘要: A scene-aware auto-exposure control process stabilizes changes in a camera's auto-exposure settings so as to reduce lighting and color flicker during image capture operations. A metric, referred to as the Modified Adjusted Luminance (MAL) metric, is defined to remain relatively constant as long as the lighting of the scene being captured remains relatively constant. Thus, scene changes such as an object moving into, out of, or around in a scene do not significantly affect the MAL metric's value and do not, therefore, trigger an exposure adjustment. Once the MAL metric indicates a scene's lighting is stable, the camera's auto-exposure operation may be suppressed. As long as incoming frames indicate a stable lighting condition (based on the MAL metric), auto-exposure operation may remain suppressed. When incoming frames result in a substantially different MAL over a specified number of frames, auto-exposure operation may be restored.

    摘要翻译: 场景感知自动曝光控制过程可稳定照相机自动曝光设置的变化,以减少图像拍摄过程中的照明和颜色闪烁。 被称为修正调整亮度(MAL)度量的度量被定义为保持相对恒定,只要被捕获的场景的照明保持相对恒定。 因此,诸如移动到场景中的,离开或在场景中的对象的场景改变不会显着影响MAL度量的值,因此不会触发曝光调整。 一旦MAL指标表明场景的照明是稳定的,则可能会抑制相机的自动曝光操作。 只要进入的帧指示稳定的照明条件(基于MAL度量),自动曝光操作可能仍然被抑制。 当输入帧在指定数量的帧上导致基本上不同的MAL时,可以恢复自动曝光操作。

    Joint bandwidth detection algorithm for real-time communication
    6.
    发明授权
    Joint bandwidth detection algorithm for real-time communication 有权
    用于实时通信的联合带宽检测算法

    公开(公告)号:US08638851B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-28

    申请号:US12646065

    申请日:2009-12-23

    IPC分类号: H04N7/12

    摘要: A video coding system and method for increasing a transmitted output bit rate of a video encoding system by altering the content of the bit stream. A video encoder may receive a coding mode signal from a computer application for coding source video data, the coding mode signal indicating a target bit rate having a risk factor related to transmission error associated to the target bit rate. The coded bitstream may be modified based on the risk factor indicated in the coding mode signal. A modified coded bitstream may be outputted at the target bit rate and at a reduced coding efficiency, and the channel may be tested for transmission errors. Based on the test results, a revised coding mode signal indicating the same target bit rate, but a revised risk factor may be provided. The coded bitstream may be revised by removing the modifications previously made to the coded bitstream and a revised coded bitstream having greater coding efficiency may be output at the target bit rate.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过改变比特流的内容来增加视频编码系统的发送的输出比特率的视频编码系统和方法。 视频编码器可以接收来自用于编码源视频数据的计算机应用的编码模式信号,编码模式信号指示具有与目标比特率相关联的传输错误的风险因子的目标比特率。 可以基于编码模式信号中指示的危险因素来修改编码比特流。 可以以目标比特率和降低的编码效率输出经修改的编码比特流,并且可以测试该信道的传输错误。 基于测试结果,可以提供指示相同目标比特率的修订的编码模式信号,但是可以提供经修订的风险因子。 可以通过去除先前对编码比特流进行的修改来修改编码比特流,并且可以以目标比特率输出具有更大编码效率的修改编码比特流。

    Dynamic dithering for video compression
    7.
    发明授权
    Dynamic dithering for video compression 有权
    用于视频压缩的动态抖动

    公开(公告)号:US08270498B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-18

    申请号:US12463859

    申请日:2009-05-11

    IPC分类号: H04N7/12 G06K9/40

    摘要: A method and device for dithering video from a decoder. The method and device provide: selecting a segment of video frames from the video; computing a noise map for the segment of the video, the noise map computed from differences among pixels selected from spatially-distributed sampling patterns in the segment; determining contours of quantization artifacts within the video frame based on the noise map and a histogram of pixel values in the video frame; computing a gradient measurement of pixel values along the contours; identifying regions along the contours of quantization artifacts to apply dithering based on the noise map and the gradient measurement; determining a dithering strength based on the noise map and the gradient measurement; and applying dithering noise to the identified regions at the determined dithering strength.

    摘要翻译: 一种从解码器抖动视频的方法和装置。 该方法和设备提供:从视频中选择一段视频帧; 计算视频段的噪声映射,根据从片段中的空间分布采样模式中选择的像素之间的差异计算的噪声图; 基于噪声图和视频帧中的像素值的直方图确定视频帧内的量化伪像的轮廓; 计算沿着轮廓的像素值的梯度测量; 识别沿着量化伪影轮廓的区域,以基于噪声图和梯度测量应用抖动; 基于噪声图和梯度测量确定抖动强度; 并以确定的抖动强度对所识别的区域施加抖动噪声。

    PIXEL PATCH COLLECTION FOR PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    PIXEL PATCH COLLECTION FOR PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING SYSTEM 审中-公开
    在视频编码系统中预测的PIXEL PATCH收集

    公开(公告)号:US20130223525A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-29

    申请号:US13463547

    申请日:2012-05-03

    IPC分类号: H04N7/32

    摘要: In a video coding system, an encoder may include a coding engine to predictively code input video, a decoder to reconstruct reference pictures generated by the coding engine, a reference picture cache to store the reconstructed reference pictures, a patch cache to store prediction patches generated from other sources, and a prediction search unit to search among the reference picture cache and the patch cache to generate prediction references for use by the coding engine while coding input video. The prediction patches may be assembled from a variety of sources including: predefined image content, reference pictures being evicted from the reference picture cache, image content of prior coding sessions and image data stored by applications on a common terminal where the encoder resides. A decoder may store prediction patches in its own patch cache for synchronous decoding.

    摘要翻译: 在视频编码系统中,编码器可以包括用于预测性地编码输入视频的编码引擎,解码器,以重构由编码引擎生成的参考图片,用于存储重构的参考图片的参考图像高速缓存,用于存储生成的预测补丁的补丁高速缓存 以及预测搜索单元,用于在参考图像高速缓存和片段高速缓存之间进行搜索,以生成预测参考,供编码引擎在编码输入视频时使用。 预测补丁可以从各种来源进行组合,包括:预定图像内容,从参考图像缓存中逐出的参考图片,先前编码会话的图像内容以及存储在编码器驻留的公共终端上的应用程序存储的图像数据。 解码器可以将预测补丁存储在其自己的补丁缓存中用于同步解码。

    Scene-Aware Automatic-Exposure Control
    9.
    发明申请
    Scene-Aware Automatic-Exposure Control 有权
    场景感知自动曝光控制

    公开(公告)号:US20120057073A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-08

    申请号:US13292353

    申请日:2011-11-09

    IPC分类号: H04N5/238

    CPC分类号: H04N5/2351

    摘要: A scene-aware auto-exposure control process stabilizes changes in a camera's auto-exposure settings so as to reduce lighting and color flicker during image capture operations. A metric, referred to as the Modified Adjusted Luminance (MAL) metric, is defined to remain relatively constant as long as the lighting of the scene being captured remains relatively constant. Thus, scene changes such as an object moving into, out of, or around in a scene do not significantly affect the MAL metric's value and do not, therefore, trigger an exposure adjustment. Once the MAL metric indicates a scene's lighting is stable, the camera's auto-exposure operation may be suppressed. As long as incoming frames indicate a stable lighting condition (based on the MAL metric), auto-exposure operation may remain suppressed. When incoming frames result in a substantially different MAL over a specified number of frames, auto-exposure operation may be restored.

    摘要翻译: 场景感知自动曝光控制过程可稳定照相机自动曝光设置的变化,以减少图像拍摄过程中的照明和颜色闪烁。 被称为修正调整亮度(MAL)度量的度量被定义为保持相对恒定,只要被捕获的场景的照明保持相对恒定。 因此,诸如移动到场景中的,离开或在场景中的对象的场景改变不会显着影响MAL度量的值,因此不会触发曝光调整。 一旦MAL指标表明场景的照明是稳定的,则可能会抑制相机的自动曝光操作。 只要进入的帧指示稳定的照明条件(基于MAL度量),自动曝光操作可能仍然被抑制。 当输入帧在指定数量的帧上导致基本上不同的MAL时,可以恢复自动曝光操作。