Patent ID: 8111752
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for encoding a first set of pixels in a first image in a sequence of images, the method comprising: identifying a first motion vector for the first set of pixels and a second motion vector for a non-overlapping second set of pixels that is adjacent to the first set of pixels in the first image, wherein the first and second motion vectors are defined by reference to a second image in the sequence of images; by a computing device, determining whether an angular difference between the first motion vector and the second motion vector is within a first threshold; determining whether a length difference between the first motion vector and the second motion vector is within a second threshold; and when the angular difference is within the first threshold and the length difference is within the second threshold, selecting skip mode encoding as an encoding mode for the first set of pixels, wherein the skip mode encoding for the first set of pixels indicates that the first set of pixels is decoded by referencing the motion vector of the second set of pixels.