EP0806866A3

Evaluation apparatus and method usable in motion vector detecting apparatus

Abstract

An evaluation apparatus (7), comprising: means (62) for applying an orthogonal transformation of degree N, where N is an integer not smaller than 2, to signals representing two pictures, respectively; means (82,84,64) for determining a distance between two points on an N-dimensional space specified by two sets of coefficients of said two picture signals obtained by said orthogonal transformation; and evaluation means (70) for evaluating the degree of similarity between said two pictures on the basis of data associated with the distance between the two points as obtained.

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Owner: JAPAN BROADCASTING CORP
Assigned now: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
Applicants: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
Inventors: Hirabayashi, Hiroshi, Nippon Hoso Kyokai Hoso, Kinuta 1-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157, Japan
Nojiri, Yuji, Nippon Hoso Kyokai Hoso Gijutsu, Kinuta 1-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157, Japan
Kanatsugu,Yasuaki, Nippon Hoso Kyokai Hoso Gijutsu, Kinuta 1-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157, Japan
Suzuki, Shoichi, Nippon Hoso Kyokai Hoso Gijutsu, Kinuta 1-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157, Japan
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Sonehara, Hajime, Nippon Hoso Kyokai Hoso Gijutsu, Kinuta 1-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157, Japan
Kumada, Junji, Nippon Hoso Kyokai Hoso Gijutsu, Kinuta 1-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157, Japan
Obata, Iwao, Nippon Hoso Kyokai Hoso Gijutsu, Kinuta 1-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157, Japan
Nakajima, Kenji, Nippon Hoso Kyokai Hoso Gijutsu, Shinbuya-ku, Tokyo 157, Japan

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Agent: Senior, Alan Murray

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Cites: 4 earlier patents⁠

Classification

CPC: H04N19/51G06T7/269G06T7/70H04N5/145
IPC: G06T7 00G06T7 20H04N5 14H04N7 26

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0333069A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1,4
FR2648590A1	Cites	France	A	Search report	1,5,8,9
US4591907A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1,5
US4683494A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1,5

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Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
14662491	Japan	–	1991-05-23
14662491	Japan	A	1991-05-23
14662591	Japan	–	1991-05-23
14662591	Japan	A	1991-05-23
16625491	Japan	–	1991-06-12
16625491	Japan	A	1991-06-12
20117091	Japan	–	1991-07-17
20117091	Japan	A	1991-07-17
92910679	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1992-05-22
EP19920910679	–	–	–
JP19910146624	–	–	–
JP19910146625	–	–	–
JP19910166254	–	–	–
JP19910201170	–	–	–

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