(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,490,319 Bi
Yang (45) Date of Patent: Dec. 3,2002
(54) REGION OF INTEREST VIDEO CODING
(75) Inventor: Liuyang Yang, Portland, OR (US)
(73) Assignee: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/337,788
(22) Filed: Jun. 22, 1999
(51) Int. CI.7 H04N 7/36; H04N 7/50
(52) U.S. CI 375/240.03; 375/240.08
(58) Field of Search 375/240.03, 240.08,
375/240.01; H04N 7/36, 7/50
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