| US 7,477,690 B2 | ||
| Macroblock level adaptive frame/field coding for digital video content | ||
| Limin Wang, San Diego, Calif. (US); Rajeev Gandhi, San Diego, Calif. (US); Krit Panusopone, San Diego, Calif. (US); and Ajay Luthra, San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, Pa. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/27,098. | ||
| Application 11/027098 is a division of application No. 10/301290, filed on Nov. 20, 2002, granted, now 6,980,596. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/398161, filed on Jul. 23, 2002. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/395734, filed on Jul. 12, 2002. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/333921, filed on Nov. 27, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0123051 A1, Jun. 09, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04B 1/66 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 375—240.15 [375/240.24; 375/240.25; 375/240.12; 375/240.16; 375/240.02; 348/699; 382/235; 382/233; 382/236; 382/238; 382/239] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A method of encoding a picture in an image sequence, comprising:
dividing said picture into a plurality of smaller portions;
selectively encoding at least one of said plurality of smaller portions at a time in frame coding mode and at least one of
said plurality of smaller portions at a time in field coding mode to form an encoded picture; and
skipping at least one macroblock within said at least one of smaller portions from being encoded if said picture is a predictive
coded picture or a bi-predictive coded picture,
wherein each of said smaller portions has a size that is larger than one macroblock.
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