Patent ID: 6526097
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
In a video processing system comprising a plug-in video encoder and a video controller distinct from the plug-in video encoder and capable of operating with a variety of different plug-in video encoders, a method for encoding a video sequence by the plug-in video encoder, comprising the steps of:(a) receiving a current frame of video data; (b) receiving a set of input parameter values corresponding to the current frame from the video controller, wherein the set of input parameter values is distinct from the current frame and was generated by the video controller prior to any encoding of the current frame by the plug-in video encoder; (c) determining whether to skip the current frame based on the set of input parameter values; (d) if appropriate, encoding the current frame based on the set of input parameter values; and (e) repeating steps (a)-(d) for one or more other frames in the video sequence, wherein one or more of the input parameter values vary from frame to frame in the video sequence.