Low-power motion vector estimation using iterative search block-matching methods and a high-speed non-destructive CMOS image sensor

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1084-1092

  Kawahito, Shoji ^a   Handoko, Dwi ^a   Tadokoro, Yoshiaki ^b   Matsuzawa, Akira ^c  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptive iterative search block matching; Bidirectional multiple charge transfer active pixel; High speed nondestructive imaging; Low power video compression; Motion vector estimation

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; IMAGE CODING; IMAGE COMPRESSION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SENSORS;

ADAPTIVE ITERATIVE-SEARCH BLOCK MATCHING; BIDIRECTIONAL MULTIPLE CHARGE TRANSFER ACTIVE PIXEL; CMOS IMAGE SENSOR; HIGH-SPEED NONDESTRUCTIVE IMAGING; LOW-POWER IMAGE COMPRESSION; MOTION VECTOR ESTIMATION;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

EID: 0036992639     PISSN: 10518215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSVT.2002.806809     Document Type: Article

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