{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8467448","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8467448","title":"Apparatus and method for fast intra/inter macro-block mode decision for video encoding","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2006-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-06-18T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04N","H04N","H04N","H04N","H04N","H04N"],"num_claims":5,"abstract":"A fast video encoder (100) and method (500) for selecting (809) Inter macro-block mode or intra macro-block mode is provided. The method can include estimating (502) a rate-distortion cost (801) of a plurality of predictors (203) for coding a video (201), selecting (504) a predictive coding mode for the video based on a minimization of the rate-distortion cost, and coding (505) the image using a predictive mode associated with the minimum rate-distortion cost. The rate-distortion cost can be estimated across Intra macro-block modes and Inter macro-block modes for reducing a computational complexity. Rate-Distortion costs can be terminated early (524) based on statistical information (522) across a plurality of predictors for increasing an encoding speed. A fast estimation of the rate-distortion cost associated with the Intra macro-block mode for making inter/intra macro-block mode decision in a video coding system by exploiting the coding statistics across prediction modes is presented."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Apparatus and method for fast intra/inter macro-block mode decision for video encoding","description":"A fast video encoder (100) and method (500) for selecting (809) Inter macro-block mode or intra macro-block mode is provided. The method can include estimating (502) a rate-distortion cost (801) of a ","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8467448","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8467448","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Apparatus and method for fast intra/inter macro-block mode decision for video encoding\" (US-8467448). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8467448","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8467448","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8467448","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T10:02:19.091Z"}