Programmable motion estimation module with vector array unit

Details Programmable motion estimation module with vector array unit Programmable motion estimation module with vector array unit

2005-03-15

2005-03-15

Kelley, Chris (Department: 2613)

Pulse or digital communications

Bandwidth reduction or expansion

Television or motion video signal

C348S699000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06868123

ABSTRACT:
A programmable motion estimation module for processing pixel values from a sequence of digital video images. The module includes a programmable microcontroller, scalar and control register files, arithmetic logic units, a direct memory access unit and a vector array processor. The vector array processor includes a series of processing elements, a memory subsystem for storing pixel values and a crossbar switch for distributing pixel values from the memory subsystem to the processing elements. The module provides a flexible platform that can be programmed to implement a variety of different Motion Estimation (ME) algorithms using an associated Instruction Set Architecture without the need to modify the hardware.

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