Patent ID: 7359565

Claim:
A method of filtering predictive encoded streaming video information in order to filter individual elements of pixel groups, said method comprising: obtaining statistical parameters from video information encoded under a predictive encoding algorithm, utilizing a single-instruction-multiple-data instruction, generating a set of filtering masks based on said statistical parameters, and in response to a threshold value derived from said statistical parameters, selectively utilizing said filtering mask to filter individual elements of said pixel groups by gating one of filtered and unfiltered pixel groups over a video channel, wherein the generating step comprises generating filtering masks including a mask M=(|P 1 −Q 1 |<A)AND(|P 1 −P 2 |<B)AND(|Q 1 −Q 2 |<B), a mask M p =(|P 1 −P 3 |<B)AND(M) and mask M q =(|Q 1 −Q 3 |<B)AND(M) where P x and Q x , x being said specified integers, are pixel vectors having multiple pixel elements, A and B represent respective vectors of threshold values, and AND represent logical “AND” operation.