Patent Document ID: 9532070
Application ID: 13500609
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of processing a video sequence in which the video sequence comprises a series of digital images including a) a current image and b) a first image prior to the current image, the method comprising: 1) generating a first reconstruction of the first image and a second reconstruction of the first image, the second reconstruction being different from the first reconstruction, wherein the first reconstruction is generated so as to obtain a first reference image, and wherein the second reconstruction is generated so as to obtain a second reference image; 2) selecting at least one reference image from the first reference image and the second reference image; and 3) predicting at least part of the current image from the selected at least one reference image, wherein the images are defined by a plurality of data blocks, and wherein the second reconstruction of the first image comprises a reconstruction solely of blocks of the first image that are used during a prediction of at least part of the current image.