Patent ID: 8451911
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of processing a plurality of successive video images, the method comprising: determining whether sufficient time exists to perform a post-filter operation on a video image in the plurality of successive video images; performing the post-filter operation on the video image only when sufficient time exists to perform the post-filter operation; when there is not sufficient time to perform the post-filter operation on an entirety of the video image, determining whether there is sufficient time to perform the post-filter operation on a set of sub-sections of the video image corresponding to a set of sub-sections that are not coded in the next video image in the plurality of successive video images; and performing the post-filter operation on the set of sub-sections of the video image only when there is sufficient time to perform the post-filter operation on the set of sub-sections of the video image.